Senior Tax Manager

**Responsibiities**

§ The Tax Senior is to execute the tax engagements from start to

finish, i.e. planning executing and delivery, following the tax practice

guidelines in most effective and efficient manner

§ Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client

personnel and assess client’s satisfaction

§ Monitor engagement economics by identifying and explaining variances

from plan

§ Monitor component progress to ensure expectations are met through

initiating discussions with service team and obtaining on-going feedback from

client

§ Prepare initial draft of reports or other client and external

communications

§ Foster an efficient, innovative, and team-oriented work environment

§ Direct fieldwork daily, inform manager/director of the engagement

status

§ Develop people through effectively delegating tasks and providing

guidance to junior staff

§ Share knowledge with team members (e.g. share best practices,

provides on-the-job training)

§ Develop an understanding of the Firm’s service lines and actively

seek/encourage team members to contribute ideas and identify opportunities to

apply the Firm’s services

§ Identify and discuss risks with Team Manager on a timely basis

§ Implement client’s engagements from start to finish i.e. planning,

executing, directing, and completing tax assignments

§ Prepare engagements proposals, engagement letters and budgets

§ Review tax returns prepared by staff and make recommendations regarding

accuracy and tax savings opportunities

§ Prepare more complex tax returns and tax submissions and

computations.

§ Proactively interact with key client management to gather

information, resolve tax – related problems, and make recommendations for business

and process improvements

§ Assist Manager/Director/Partner on proposals and business

development calls

§ Gain understanding of client operations, processes, and business

objectives

§ Possess an understanding of state and foreign tax legislations and

tax treaties

§ Help in preparation of clients returns for PAYE, SDL, WHT, VAT and

Corporate tax as required;

§ Process of WHT certificates for clients

§ Help provide assistance to clients as regards obtaining TIN, VAT

registration and TCC

§ Manage VAT tax refund audit’s for clients from start to finish

§ Manage TRA audits on behalf of clients as required

§ Provide tax advisory/ opinions/ research for clients as advised

§ Help prepare national budget highlights on annual basis for

distribution to clients immediately after the national budgets have been read.

§ Help to perform Tax Due Diligence assignments for clients as will be

required.

§ Assist audit seniors with tax computation/ reviews of the client

prepared tax computations for audit and tax clients as required.

§ Any other task as may be requested by management in the tax services

area of the firm.

Requirements

**Knowledge and Experience**

§ Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in accounting with specialisation in

tax Professional qualification (CA, CPA or ACCA) is preferred

§ Minimum of 6 to 10 years of professional, preferably in tax consulting

experience in public accounting firm

§ Excellent project management, analytical, interpersonal, oral and

written communication skills

§ Professionalism, dependability, integrity and trustworthiness

combined with a cooperative attitude

§ Highly motivated self-starter with ability to multitask and complete

assignments within time constraints and deadlines

Proficiency in Microsoft Office software

programs, including spread-sheet programs (i.e. Excel)