Tax Specialist

Tax and Statutory To ensure all areas of VAT, Income Tax and Statutory obligations are efficiently and timeously managed and controlled

Tax

• Filling VAT and Income Tax Returns

• Preparation of monthly Income tax calculations

• Initiating Payment request and sending it to the finance team for payment

• Ensuring VAT/Provisional tax payments are done in time by following up with finance teamLiaise with Revenue Authority (SARS) regarding VAT/Income tax audits or reviews by compiling supporting documentation from the respective parties and review to ensure it meets VAT Act prior to submitting to SARS

• File disputes with SARS on Assessments raised

• Follow up on disputes with SARS and document engagements with SARS agents as evidence when there are future disputes, or the case escalates within SARS to indicate compliance to Tax Administration Act

• Update Transfer Pricing documentation

• Advise and review any VAT/Tax enquiries from agency and process an additional VAT adjustment to be claimed with SARSCompile documentation required by External auditors (Adjustments, VAT statements and source of supplies)

• Complete VAT settlements

• Review and ensure GL accounts have been cleared, check for anomalies in what was processed into the respective GL accountsReview allocation of transactions to the correct Tax GL accounts for Page 2 of 4 completeness and accuracy

• Preparation of VAT Reconciliations and send them to Tax Director to review for overall Groupe and VAT Payment lists

• Preparation of VAT Payment list with all the active agencies

• Send monthly VAT reconciliations to agency to review as per FMC requirementsMaintain Ghana VAT & Getfund, NHIL, Covid-19 levies

• Ghana VAT review (Following up with Emmanuel)

• Liaising with external auditors

• Respond to queries from Agencies (VAT, RFP requests for documents etc.)

• PAYE reconciliations (ad-hoc)

Statutory

• Filling Annual Returns

• File Board of director changes according to Companies Act

• File any changes in the Directorship of the companies within the Groupe

• File for changes in the address and registration with preferred External Auditors

• Preparation of resolutions, following up on signatures from Directors

• Arrange & host Board meeting, take minutes of the Director meeting including Annual General meeting

• Arrange for signatures for director resolutions and ensure they meet Companies Act requirementsCompile and obtain minutes for Social & Ethics committee. This entails providing extensive ongoing support to Head of Talent/CPO

• Complete Intercompany VAT transfers

• Engage with Lawyers on the deregistration of dormant companies

• Tax compliance sheets adherence • Maintaining server (VAT, Statutory, Income Tax etc)

• Work with Groupe approved company secretary on all statutory aspects from engagement phase all the way through to finalization of required tasks across multiple legal entities (per above mentioned tasks amongst other adhoc request)

CIPC

• Companies and Intellectual Properties Commission

• Company Registration • Change in Company directorship

• Change in Company address / location

• Change to Company year-end • Registration of preferred Auditor (new Company incorporated)

• Discretionary follow-ups when required

• Proactive approach throughout process and timely submissions • Upholding confidentiality

• Takes initiative and endeavors to resolve queries effectively.

• Seeks advice from superior when necessary

• Familiar with Blue Print for all Entities/Business Units

• Responsible for Blue Print changes according to Entity/BU changes

Experience/Qualifications/Certifications

• 3-5 years / Finance

• Matric Certificate

• Bookkeeping or similar qualification

• Experience in Chase and Navision is preferable

• Must be able to work later than normal office hours at peak times

Knowledge

• Basic Accounting Knowledge

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Skills (including technology)

• Verbal and Written communication skills

• Organisational skills

• Good interpersonal skills

• Analytical and problem solving skills

• Stress and time-management skills