Position: SENIOR TAX ASSOCIATE.
Deadline: 25 May 2023.
Date posted: 16 May 2023.
Location:Dar es Salaam.
Description:
Duties & Responsibilities Summary
- Preparing and submitting tax returns of our client before due dates
- Perform tax health check of our client’s tax affairs
- Liaising with Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) on behalf of the client on the tax findings
- Creating tax strategies for clients and advise regularly on the compliance
- Carrying out detailed computations to calculate Income tax, Deferred tax, and Repatriation tax (in case of Foreign branch)
- Working with internal and external auditors during reviews and statutory audits to ensure full cooperation from accounting departments and compliance with all qualified requests
- Ensuring tax strategies is aligned with business strategy
- Conversant with PAYE, SDL, NSSF, WCF, Excise, Withholding Tax and VAT reconciliations
- To present tax reports, updates, or insights for clients
- Examining financial accounts and related documents
- Dealing with tax insolvency, objection, appeal, and merger cases
Major Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in taxation or equivalent tax qualification from a recognized institution
- At least 2-3 years of experience in tax
- Prior experience in taxation would be an added advantage
- Self-motivated and capable of working under pressure to meet deadlines
- Excellent command in English both speaking and writing
- Excellent in tax laws i.e. Income tax Act, VAT Acts, Tax Administration Acts and many more
- Commercial awareness
- Good team player
- Approach challenges with confidence and optimism
- Recognize areas of improvement and overcome obstacles
- Inquisitive and capable of working under minimum supervision