Senior Tax Analyst

We invite applications from suitably qualified candidates. Position Overview: In relation to both direct and indirect taxes, and in collaboration with external consultants and EM Tax and Finance Teams, the tax analyst is expected to assist with the following tasks:

• Preparation of Excise blackline reconciliations and returns.

• Review of all monthly vendor invoices paid for preparation and filing of all monthly VAT and Withholding tax returns.

• Preparation and filing of corporate tax returns for filing with the relevant tax authority.

• Preparation and filing of Employers’ Annual Declaration (Form H1), Employers’ Remittance Card (Form G) and employee's annual statutory returns (Form A).

• Consolidation of annual payroll and PAYE schedules for preparation and filing of Employers’ Annual Declaration (Form H1), Employers’ Remittance Card (Form G) and employee's annual statutory returns (Form A).

• Processing of employees' individual tax clearance certificates (TCCs) and annual corporate TCCs.

• Ensuring timely payment of all taxes to the appropriate tax authorities to avoid sanctions:

• Review of all our company's Nigeria Group tax projects and contracts for compliance with all tax rules and regulations.

• Perform annual VAT, WHT and TP remediation exercises to identify areas of non-compliance with all tax rules and regulations.

• Ensure transfer pricing compliance requirements met for Nigerian markets.

• Proactively obtain and validate BI data and progress the preparation and filing of transfer pricing returns for Nigerian market.

• Manage all tax records of the Nigerian entities.

• Post relevant tax provisioning and tax payment journals approved by End Market Tax Manager and Cluster Head of Tax.

• Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual tax reconciliations while ensuring strict adherence to relevant Sox controls

• Engage with GBS, accounting and P&R teams to improve tax reporting and clear validation errors, where applicable.

• Assist the End Market Tax Manager in responding to vendor queries.

• Manage the preparation of analyses required for the delivery of tax control and Sox requirements for Half-year, P10 and Year-end.

• Identify improvements to the Nigerian tax processes and activities (covering direct and indirect tax), where necessary.

• Identify, escalate, and remediate inadequacies in reporting tools to mitigate tax leakages, where necessary.

• Manage the preparation of statutory audit folders during interim and year-end audit exercises

• Implementing tax strategies across the business and ensuring optimal capital efficiency.

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