Tax Compliance Manager at PZ Cussons

Job ID: JR002184

Job Responsibilities

• Preparing & reviewing Withholding tax returns (Federal and All States) as per statutory requirement for PZW/Wilmar entities in Nigeria by spooling monthly reports, verifying applicable rates, separating into applicable tax jurisdictions, reconciling WHT report against ledger balances and processing payments without any delays.
• Preparing & reviewing VAT returns as per statutory requirement for PZW/Wilmar entities in Nigeria by spooling monthly reports, verifying applicable rates, reconciling VAT report against ledger balances and processing payments without any delays.
• Preparing & reviewing monthly Corporate Tax computation by spooling monthly reports, verifying applicable rates.
• Preparing & reviewing PAYE returns (Federal and All States) as per statutory requirement for PZW/Wilmar entities in Nigeria by spooling monthly reports, verifying applicable rates, separating into applicable tax jurisdictions, reconciling WHT report against ledger balances and processing payments without any delays.
• Process payments for all monthly taxes, final demand notice liabilities and every other undisputed tax liability
• Prepare initial draft responses to demand notices, queries and other correspondence from the FIRS and state boards.
• Apply for and Obtain Tax clearance certificates for all entities every year • Receive and record all correspondence from tax authorities
• Maintain correspondence tracker to ensure responses are filed within the stipulated timeline.
• WHT credit note verification on B2B Customer purchases.

Qualifications & Experience

• A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance
• Minimum 4 years’ relevant experience or a related field, with a minimum of a Second Class Upper division including in a multinational corporate environment, with exposure to following areas:
  • Preparation of various statutory returns – Corporate Tax, WHT,VAT,PAYE etc.
  • Handling various audit (FIRS/state tax authorities / Internal / external audit etc.)
  • Professional Qualified ACA/ ACCA or /and member of The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria
  • Candidates with working experience in Audit / Assurance function with Big Assurance function are preferred.