Tax Manager

Job Title: Tax Manager

Job Summary

The role is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to aid Dangote Cement Plc in complying with tax legislation.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

- Accurately preparing and filing federal and state tax returns in a timely manner.

- Developing and implementing tax planning strategies to optimize the organization's tax position while maintaining compliance.

- Identifying tax problems and developing solutions.

- Coordinating and managing tax audits, investigations, and assessments by tax authorities

- Completing responses to tax queries and objections.

- Reviewing tax computations, returns and payment to ensure timely filing

- Overseeing tax accounting and tax reporting in accordance with applicable accounting standards and regulatory requirements

- Conducting periodic tax health checks and ensuring adequate controls are in place to mitigate tax risks

- Monitoring changes in tax legislation and advising management on their impact on the business

- Reviewing contracts and business transactions to identify tax implications and recommend tax-efficient structures.

- Review and assess related party transactions to ensure compliance with transfer pricing regulations, tax laws, and company policies

- Providing advisory, training and guidance to internal stakeholders on tax compliance requirements

- Supervising members of the tax team to ensure that tax returns are completed correctly.

Key Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Accounting or related discipline.

- Relevant professional accounting qualification such as. ACA, ACCA etc.

- Minimum of (10) years relevant work experience.

- Big 4 experience is an advantage

Skills and Competencies

- Proven experience as a tax manager or similar role

- Strong knowledge of tax legislation, particularly corporate taxation, indirect taxation, transfer pricing and tax administration

- Extensive knowledge of tax legislation.

- Ability to manage tax audits and regulatory engagements

- Proficient in SAP, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

- Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Benefits

- Private Health Insurance

- Paid Time Off

- Training & Development