Tax Accountant (FinTech/Cryptocurrency)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Tax, Commerce, Finance or relevant field
• 5+ years experience in a similar/relevant field of corporate tax (post article)
• Experience and knowledge of tax regulations within African entities i.e Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Zambia, etc.
• 2-3 years of experience in a managerial position, managing a team.
• CA/CIMA membership and designation

• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong reconciliation and analysis skills
• Experience in being able to prioritise and multi-task
• Ability to provide bespoke advice of the highest technical standard in a clear and concise manner at a senior level.
• Ability to multitask, prioritise and work under pressure in a deadline driven environment.
• Well-rounded project and people management skills.
• Ability to grasp, navigate and solve complex business problems.
• Must be Performance driven
• Must be Proactive, Eager to learn and Adherence to company principles and values
• Desirable Criteria:
• Postgraduate studies in Taxation
• Previous experience in Cryptocurrency
• Previous experience in FinTech

• Responsibilities will be 60% tax related, and 40% corporate accounting related.
• Preparation and review of all Tax disclosure in financial statements.
• Preparation of corporate income and deferred tax computations including tax schedules for month ends, interim, final year end, for the group and its subsidiaries
• Preparation and review of provisional tax calculations including submission to revenue authorities across the group
• Arrange for payments of all direct and indirect taxes and follow up on outstanding refunds.
• Computations of all direct and indirect taxes for budget & forecast purposes.
• Preparation and review of monthly VAT calculations and submissions; and arranging payments.
• Maintain and build relationships with revenue authorities across the group entities in Africa and beyond
• Manage timely and accurate submissions of all tax returns along with Finance Managers across the Group.
• Assist with transfer pricing issues and planning.
• Response to daily tax enquires from business team or clients, business partners.
• Assist with information gathering for local tax compliance, transfer pricing, and global tax reporting.
• Liase with applicable tax authorities to resolve queries and reviews.
• Ensure Group Tax memo’s reflect the actual operational workings and the disclosure in the AFS.
• Manage and oversee tax audits.
• Responsible for the company’s tax risk management
• Audit of tax balances (current tax and deferred tax) in the Annual Financial Statements.
• Provision of tax advice on corporate restructuring, capital gain tax, and cross border transactions.
• Interpreting and applying theoretical knowledge to a practical business solution by utilising a sound knowledge of income tax, corporate tax law and cryptocurrency taxation
• General duties:
• Gathering information from different sources by using effective research tools.
• Identifying income tax issues and use various tools and techniques to provide suggestions on how to solve them
• Adapting to a changing work environment
• Producing accurate work and deliverables to a high technical standard while coaching and mentoring junior staff
• Continuous maintenance and improvement of templates and standard operating
• procedures.
• Ad-hoc Tax and Finance related assistance on various projects that arise in the ordinary course of business to be deal with effectively and promptly – Assisting allbusiness units across the Group.
• Ad hoc other duties in the finance department with accounting, reporting, preparation of annual financial statements, etc.

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