Safaricom Limited is the leading
mobile telecommunications company in Kenya.
We are pleased to announce the following vacancy within the Finance Division.
Principal Accountant - Tax
We are pleased to announce the following vacancy within the Finance Division.
Principal Accountant - Tax
Ref: FIN-PRACC-JAN-2015
In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who
meets the criteria indicated below:Reporting to the Senior Manager - Tax, the role holder will be responsible for ensuring maximum Tax compliance is adhered to for all key company processes and procedures where applicable
Key Responsibilities
- Review potential tax exposure points on an
ongoing basis to ensure the company is not exposed to penalties for
non-compliance or misinterpretation of legislation;
- Follow up actively with Kenya Revenue
Authority (KRA) and Treasury to ensure that proposed amendments to the
various Tax legislations do not adversely impact on Safaricom’s business,
and where possible, Safaricom’s trading partners by taking an active role
in advocacy on telecommunication industry matters;
- Monitor legislated tax incentives to ensure
that Safaricom cash resources are not unnecessarily constrained by payment
of taxes which could otherwise have been avoided;
- Ensure monthly tax liabilities are accurately
calculated, tax payments are made and tax returns submitted by the
respective due dates, including instalment tax and PAYE;
- Manage the import duty payment process by
ensuring that tax payments are accurately determined in accordance with HS
coding of imported goods, all import duty documentation are submitted and
payments made directly to KRA’s Customs Services for the account of
Safaricom;
- Handle tax audits and ensure that audit issues
are followed up and closed in a timely manner;
- Ensure monthly reporting schedules are
prepared as per timetable;
- Ensure that tax planning and
forecastingreportsare prepared monthly and/or quarterly (as the case may
be) and availed monthly, by the 15th in addition to liaising closely with
the Business Planning section to provide the best tax estimates for usage
by senior management.
- Prepare the corporate tax computation for
purposes of final audited accounts and submission of annual tax returns to
KRA by ensuring that input from external tax consultants is kept at a
minimal
Minimum Requirements
- Business related bachelor’s degree from a
recognized university;
- Qualified accountant with CPA
(K)/ACCA/CIMA/ACA is a must;
- 6 years accounting experience of which 3 years
should be post qualification experience in finance with specialization in
one or two areas of financial accounting i.e. fixed assets, stock
accounting, sub-ledger accounting, profit and loss accounting;
- Working experience in internal and external
financial audits and preparing accounts up to final accounts;
- Ability to quickly implement new Tax
legislation and correctly capture accounting implications;
- Experience in analysis of Cost Centre Reports
with the ability to give technical advice to cost centre managers on e.g.
Cost Control;
- Hands on experience working with accounting
Systems e.g. Sage, Oracle, SUN system, Hyperion etc
- Strong analytical skills and a keen attention
to details;
- Self-driven, results oriented, proactive and
an ability to work without supervision
If you feel that you are up to the
challenge and posses the necessary qualification and experience please send
your resume and application letter indicating your experience and why you are
the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title to the
address below.
The deadline for application is
Monday 2nd February, 2015.
The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Safaricom Ltd
Nairobi
The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Safaricom Ltd
Nairobi
Via E-mail to hr@safaricom.co.ke