Job Purpose:
Support for all in-country Kenya tax issues including VAT, WHT, PAYE & Customs.
Responsibilities / Key Objectives:
Deliver overall tax compliance in line with applicable laws and regulations. This includes timely filing of VAT, WHT, PAYE , AFS and CIT returns
Build relationships with external clients e.g. tax advisors, KRA, NT, MOPM etc to provide excellent planning, consulting and expertise
Provide expert support to management and business departments for taxrelated matters such as VAT, income tax, corporation tax etc
Manage and review performance of external service providers for tax and compliance areas such as tax consultancy firms
Identify and mitigate tax risks
Develop and implement strategic tax planning to achieve tax efficiency
Manage tax provisions and tax compliance processes
Develop and maintain a good system of internal controls over all tax processes
Manage and coordinate tax audits (KRA, Customs etc) and special tax related projects (KRA).
Reconcile or review tax balances on general ledger (VAT, WHT and payroll Tax Accounts)
Monitor legislative and regulatory tax law developments, communicate the effects of these developments to management and the tax team and create strategies to capitalize on changes to taxation legislation
Implement and execute a seamless process to ensure all tax exemptions are processed in line with laid down regulations.
Education & Experience:
A University Degree in Business or Law
ACCA/CPA qualifications.
At least 3 years working experience in Tax environment