Job Description
Job Summary
Plan, coordinate and implement company wide tax systems, ensure EMTS complies with statutory and regulatory stipulations.
Principal Functions
Tactical
- Play a key role in supporting the financial management of the business optimization and implementation of international tax and finance structures
- Review impact of new tax accounting standards, on the company and share knowledge with senior management
- Establish and maintain relationships with Key internal and external stakeholders
- Demonstrate applicable working knowledge of the Nigerian Tax laws and how they affect the telecommunications industry
Operational
- Ensure the company's monthly tax return are filled on or before due dates
- Respond to queries from federal and state tax authorizes and respond with 48 hours of receipt
- Coordinate the registration of the company with relevant tax authorities
- Ensure accurate periodic computation, provisioning and and filling of WHT, VAT, company income and education tax returns
- Provide timely tax advice to senior management as required
- Provide support for the preparation of final numbers and disclosures for the company's interim and year end result
- Review all commercial contract and agreements entered into for tax implications
- Ensure the Corporate Tax Clearance Certificate(e-TCC) for Federal Inland Revenue Service and State authorities
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with relevant tax authorities
- Pan and agree information requirements with other business units in order to meet reporting deadlines and ensure the company is compliant with external reporting requirements including IFRS
- Provide reports on company and tax activities as deemed necessary by senior management
- Perform duties as instructed by the Director, Financial Operations
Educational Requirements
- First degree in a relevant discipline from a recognized university.
- Membership of Professional association (CIMA, CFA, ACCA, ICAN, etc)
- Six (6) to Eight (8) years work experience, with at least three (3) years in a supervisory role
- Experience,Skills & Competencies
- Knowledge
- FinancialAccounting/ Reporting
- FixedAssets Accounting
Skills
- Accountability
- Communication
- Behavior
- Passionfor Excellence
- Integrity
- Empoweringpeople
- Growingpeople
- Teamwork
- CustomerFocus