Team Lead, Tax Compliance at Access Bank

Job Grade: SBO

Reports to: Group Head, Tax Management

Job Overview: To ensure full compliance with all tax laws and statutory reporting obligations across jurisdictions while leading the coordination and management of tax audits, regulatory reviews, and engagements with tax authorities. The role is responsible for maintaining strong tax governance, ensuring accurate tax reporting, and defending the Group’s tax positions during audits and regulatory investigations.

Key Responsibilities

Tax Compliance

• Ensure all Group entities comply with tax laws and statutory obligations across all jurisdictions where the Group operates.
• Prepare, review, and file statutory returns including:
  • Corporate Income Tax returns
  • Value Added Tax (VAT) returns
  • Withholding Tax returns
  • Other statutory filings required by tax authorities.
• Maintain and manage the tax compliance calendar to ensure timely filing of all tax obligations.
• Monitor changes in tax legislation and regulatory requirements and ensure internal compliance processes are updated accordingly.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation supporting tax filings, tax computations and tax payments.
• Ensure all tax filings are accurate, complete and compliant with regulatory requirements

Tax Audit & Investigation Management

• Coordinate and manage tax audits, reviews and investigations conducted by tax authorities.
• Act as the primary liaison with tax authorities during audits and regulatory engagements.
• Prepare and review documentation, schedules, and responses required during tax authority audits and information requests.
• Review audit findings and assessments issued by tax authorities and prepare responses, reconciliations and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders including Finance, Legal and Business Units to gather required information during audits.
• Manage the resolution of tax assessments, objections and disputes arising from tax audits.
• Support the preparation and submission of tax objections, appeals and settlement negotiations where necessary.
• Maintain a repository of audit documentation, correspondence and regulatory submissions.
• Track audit timelines and ensure all regulatory deadlines and responses are met.
• Provide strategic input to mitigate risks identified during tax audits

Tax Reporting & Documentation Management

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual tax provisions for Group entities.
• Support tax disclosures required for financial reporting and regulatory filings.
• Maintain detailed tax schedules and working papers supporting tax computations and filings.
• Prepare reconciliations between accounting records and tax computations.
• Maintain adequate documentation supporting tax positions taken by the Group.
• Provide periodic tax reports and updates to Group Tax leadership and senior management.

Tax Risk Monitoring & Advisory

• Identify potential tax risks and exposures arising from business operations.
• Review tax processes and recommend improvements to strengthen tax governance and compliance controls.
• Provide day-to-day tax compliance advisory to internal stakeholders.
• Support the evaluation of tax implications of new transactions, products and business initiatives.
• Work closely with subsidiaries to resolve tax compliance issues and audit exposures.
• Ensure tax risks identified during audits are properly documented and mitigated.

Requirements

Skills/Competencies

• Strong understanding of corporate tax, VAT, withholding tax and regulatory tax frameworks
• Experience in managing tax audits and regulatory engagements
• Strong numerical, analytical and investigative skills
• Excellent documentation, report writing and presentation skills
• High attention to detail
• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills
• Ability to work under tight regulatory timelines

Academic Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent
• Professional certification – ICAN, ACCA, CITN or equivalent
• 4 – 5 Years experience in
• Tax Compliance, Audit & Investigation
• Transactional Taxes
• Corporate tax within the banking or financial services or consulting, preferably with a multinational or the Big 4 firms is highly desirable.