Tax Manager

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Accurately preparing and filing federal and state tax returns in a timely manner.
  
• Developing and implementing tax planning strategies to optimize the organization's tax position while maintaining compliance.
  
• Identifying tax problems and developing solutions.
  
• Coordinating and managing tax audits, investigations, and assessments by tax authorities
  
• Completing responses to tax queries and objections.
  
• Reviewing tax computations, returns and payment to ensure timely filing
  
• Overseeing tax accounting and tax reporting in accordance with applicable accounting standards and regulatory requirements
  
• Conducting periodic tax health checks and ensuring adequate controls are in place to mitigate tax risks
  
• Monitoring changes in tax legislation and advising management on their impact on the business
  
• Reviewing contracts and business transactions to identify tax implications and recommend tax-efficient structures.
  
• Review and assess related party transactions to ensure compliance with transfer pricing regulations, tax laws, and company policies
  
• Providing advisory, training and guidance to internal stakeholders on tax compliance requirements
  
• Supervising members of the tax team to ensure that tax returns are completed correctly.
  

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Accounting or related discipline.
  
• Relevant professional accounting qualification such as. ACA, ACCA etc.
  
• Minimum of (10) years relevant work experience.
  
• Big 4 experience is an advantage
  

Skills and Competencies

• Proven experience as a tax manager or similar role
  
• Strong knowledge of tax legislation, particularly corporate taxation, indirect taxation, transfer pricing and tax administration
  
• Extensive knowledge of tax legislation.
  
• Ability to manage tax audits and regulatory engagements
  
• Proficient in SAP, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
  
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
  

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance
  
• Paid Time Off
  
• Training & Development