Job Summary:
- Manage the implementation of DCP’s tax planning and management strategy to ensure compliance with applicable tax and financial regulations.
- Oversee collection of tax-related information, timely reporting to tax authorities, and advise management on the tax impact of various corporate strategies.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Implement approved tax planning strategies to manage effective tax rates and deliver tax savings.
- Review and approve relevant tax computations in strict compliance with applicable tax laws and regulation.
- Oversee filing of tax and fiscal requirements within defined statutory deadlines.
- Ensure accuracy of tax reporting in financial statements – audit reviews, budgets & reports.
- Manage DCCI’s tax remittances and provisioning to ensure appropriateness.
- Manage the retention and preparation of tax records, tax returns, and other tax documentations.
- Ensure complete and accurate documentation of relevant supports and proof of tax remittance.
- Respond to ad-hoc inquiries/ queries on tax related issues.
- Participate in relevant negotiations with tax authorities.
- Continually identify assess and advise DCCI’s Executive Management on tax saving opportunities.
- Provide tax efficient solutions to DCCI’s projects and stakeholder activities.
- Coordinate regulatory tax audits.
- Stay up-to-date on tax related trends (e.g. changes in relevant tax laws), analyse their impact and provide recommendations to Executive Management on necessary steps.
- Manage and maintain relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders including local and international tax authorities, tax consultants, etc.
- Ensure DCCI’s activities comply with local and/ or global financial regulatory requirements.
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Director of Finance.
Requirements
Education and Work Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Accounting or other related discipline
- A Master’s Degree in Accounting or MBA or 'Master Audit Comptabilité Contrôle', would be an added advantage
- Professional qualifications such as, Diplôme d'Expertise Comptable (DEC), or Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) are required.
- Minimum of nine (9) years relevant work experience
- Advanced finance and accounting knowledge, including experience with, SYSCOHADA, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Skills and Competencies
- Good understanding of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations and legislations relating to the cement manufacturing industry.
- Advanced knowledge of key financial regulations, including international tax laws.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Strong communication, interpersonal and networking skills.
- Good presentation and facilitation skills.
- Sound business acumen.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Strong problem solving skills.
- High ethical standards and integrity.
Benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Training & Development
