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)