Group Tax Manager
Job Overview
The Group Tax Manager will
be responsible for effective planning, management, control and optimization of
d.light’s taxation position. The Group Tax Manager will coordinate and manage
all tax matters relating to entities within the group as well as identifying
and implementing tax processes and solutions according to regulatory and
governance standards.
Person Specifications
The ideal candidate is a
team player who manages the tax team to greater performance, creates and
implements tax plans and works with the accounting and leadership teams to
identify opportunities for process improvement and potential areas of risk.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership with respect to tax planning, compliance
and control across d.light operations.
- Manage compliance with tax law across the d.light group, in
all tax aspects including, corporate tax, transfer pricing, PAYE and
indirect taxes.
- Identification and evaluation of taxation risks within d.light
- Implementation of systems and processes to monitor and
mitigate identified taxation risks.
- Facilitate and manage the preparation and review of
d.light company tax returns and the accurate, timely filing of all tax
forms.
- Optimisation of d.light taxation expense, by
identifying areas of tax savings and integration of tax planning within
strategy formulation.
- New and existing product evaluation to determine taxation
impact and advise on taxation optimisation
- Custodian of d.light transfer pricing policy, responsible for
ensuring that policy is up to date and appropriate agreements and
approvals are in place to ensure compliance.
- Review and analysis of DTA’s and related
legislation with the aim of effectively using them on cross-
border transactions
- Monitor current and impending legislative and regulatory tax
law developments, communicate the effects of these developments to
management, create strategies to capitalize on changes to taxation
legislation and make the appropriate updates to policies and strategies.
- Find and implement opportunities for process improvement in
the company tax procedures.
- Develop and implement strategic tax planning for all taxes.
- Maintain effective control procedures over all aspects of the
tax process.
- Manage and facilitate tax audits: preparing responses,
creating schedules, etc.
- Provide support with various internal audits and special tax
related projects.
- Manage and mentor members of tax team to greater levels of
effectiveness and engagement.
- Improve taxation knowledge within d.light through
communication and tax training where appropriate.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of relevant tax planning and compliance experience
at senior management level.
- 3+ years international corporate tax experience across various
African countries ideally East Africa
- A master’s degree in an accounting discipline.
- CPA designation with completion of In-depth tax courses.
- Extensive individual and corporate tax knowledge
- International good practices in tax administration including
developing and implementing a comprehensive compliance management program.
- Strong knowledge of tax code, compliance and procedures for
corporations.
- Strong experience with a variety of tax operations and
ability to drive process improvements.
- Strong ability to utilize project management and accounting
best practices to organize and prioritize tasks and the tasks of other tax
team members.
- Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to
work well with stakeholders and communicate the benefits of tax
initiatives.
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, and
ability to work as part of a multi-geographic team.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including sound
presentational skills
- Flexibility in resolving issues and addressing changing
priorities.
How To Apply
