Job Title: Tax Associate
Hiring Organization: MGN
Kenya
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Finance
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES 50k
Date Posted: 03/14/2024
Our
client is seeking to hire a tax associate.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- File
clients’ tax documents, including quarterly payments, extensions and tax
returns.
- Recommend
new strategies based on new taxation laws on the local, state or national
level.
- Maintain
proper documentation for interpreting and reviewing changes in the law.
- Streamline
procedures and offer recommendations on how the tax filing process can run
more efficiently.
- Prepare
complex individual, corporate, and partnership tax returns.
- Perform
review of individual tax returns prepared by junior tax staff or interns.
- Serve
as a technical resource for junior tax staff and interns.
- May
have the opportunity to work on estate, gift, trust and international tax
returns.
- Conduct
basic and complex tax research.
- Collaborate
with colleagues to conduct tax planning for individual, corporate,
partnership, estate, gift, trust and international tax clients.
- Review
national, state and local tax notices and drafts responses.
- Carry
out delegated audits and Tax filling.
Skills/
Abilities
- Hands-on
experience with iTax.
- Ability
to prepare tax computations, tax returns, filing, payments, necessary
paperwork, and reports.
- Knowledge
of the Tax Laws.
- Ability
to conduct basic and complex tax research.
- Experience
in bookkeeping/accounting process.
- Ability
to carry out audits.
- Experience
in Microsoft excel and word.
- Time
management and organizational skills to meet client and tax compliance
deadlines.
- Ability
to produce quality work with quick turnaround.
- Entrepreneurial
approach to client service while building positive working relationships.
- Comfortable
conducting presentations in workshops, seminars and training sessions to
both internal and external audiences.
Personal
Attributes
- Attention
to Detail and Accuracy: Ensuring precision in financial reporting.
- Planning,
Organizing, and Monitoring: Efficiently managing tasks and projects.
- Communication
Skills: Effective communication to convey financial information.
- Problem
Analysis and Problem-Solving Skills: Identifying and addressing
challenges.
- Initiative:
Taking proactive steps to enhance processes.
- Teamwork:
Collaborating effectively with colleagues.
- Confidentiality:
Handling sensitive financial information with discretion
- Self-driven
and motivated.
- Academic
/Professional Qualifications
- A
Bachelor’s degree /Diploma from a recognized university (Accounting Option
is preferable)
- Professional
accounting qualifications: ACCA/CPA
- At
least three (3) years’ professional experience working in tax department.
How to
Apply
If you
suit the above requirements, kindly send your CV to: recruits@mgnkenya.com quoting
the job title in the subject line by 22nd March 2024.