MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: General Manager - Tax, Finance
Job Identification: 7821 Location: Ikoyi, Lagos Job Schedule: Full time Job Category: MTN Level 4 Division: Finance Reports To: Chief Financial Officer - CFO
Mission
Lead the Tax function across MTN Nigeria, its subsidiaries and the MTN Nigeria Foundation, with accountability for tax strategy, governance, compliance, reporting, risk management and sustainable tax efficiency, in accordance with applicable laws and MTN Group policy.
Provide strategic tax advice on business decisions, oversee engagement with tax authorities and the resolution of tax disputes, and build team capabilities, systems and processes to support the evolving business.
Description
Drive efficiency in the Tax function through process optimisation, automation and disciplined management of external adviser costs, against cost-efficiency targets agreed annually with the CFO that recognise the resources required to manage the company’s tax obligations and exposures effectively.
Provide tax structuring advice and tax due diligence for new business ventures, investments, mergers, acquisitions, disposals and Group initiatives, so that tax costs, risks and efficiencies are reflected in business cases and transaction terms.
Identify and deliver sustainable tax efficiencies within applicable laws and MTN Group policy (for example, through tax incentives, capital allowances, input VAT recovery and timely utilisation of withholding tax credits).
Tax strategy, policy and governance: Lead the development and execution of the MTN Nigeria Tax Policy, Tax Strategy and Tax Risk Management framework across MTNN, its subsidiaries and MTNN Foundation, aligned with the MTN Group Tax Policy and applicable laws, and embed a culture of tax awareness across the business.
Tax risk management and controls: Maintain the tax risk register and tax control framework, ensure key tax controls are designed and operating effectively, and escalate and report material tax exposures to the CFO, relevant Board committees and MTN Group Tax in line with the MTN Group risk management framework.
Tax compliance: Oversee the timely and accurate preparation, review, filing and payment of all applicable taxes and levies for MTNN, its subsidiaries and MTNN Foundation, including companies income tax, VAT, withholding tax, stamp duties and other federal and state taxes, and obtain tax clearance certificates on time.
Tax accounting and reporting: Own the tax accounting policies and technical tax positions of MTNN, its subsidiaries and MTNN Foundation, working with Financial Reporting to ensure appropriate recognition and disclosure. Oversee current and deferred tax accounting under IAS 12 (including uncertain tax treatments), tax account reconciliations, effective tax rate analysis, tax forecasts and the tax disclosures in the financial statements and MTN Group reporting.
Tax advisory: Provide strategic tax advice to the Board, ExCom and business units on business decisions, new products and services, investments, restructurings and subsidiary tax structures, directing effective short- and long-term tax planning. Expected outcome: Tax implications identified early and reflected in business decisions, with avoidable unplanned tax costs minimised and material exposures escalated promptly.
Employee taxes: Provide tax advice to HR and Payroll on employee remuneration, benefits and expatriate arrangements, with operational ownership of payroll processes and remuneration policies remaining with HR and Payroll.
Legislative and business change: Monitor changes in tax legislation, business models and technology, assess their implications, and implement the necessary tax and process changes across affected business processes, systems and contracts, working with the functions concerned.
Tax technology and data: Lead the tax technology roadmap, including automation of tax processes, tax data quality and integration of MTNN systems with tax authority platforms (including e-filing and e-invoicing), working with IT and Finance systems teams.
Tax authorities and disputes: Represent MTNN before the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), State Internal Revenue Services and other relevant authorities in audits, investigations, objections, appeals and advocacy; negotiate settlements within the approved delegation of authority; and maintain constructive senior-level relationships with the authorities.
MTN Group Tax interface: Work with MTN Group Tax on tax planning opportunities and efficiencies, Group tax policy and governance requirements, and Group tax reporting, including submission of the tax risk register.
Transfer pricing and cross-border tax governance: Ensure that related-party and cross-border transactions are priced, documented and reported in line with Nigerian transfer pricing regulations and the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines, including transfer pricing documentation and returns, Country-by-Country
Reporting, tax treaty positions and withholding tax on payments to non-residents.
External tax advisers: Manage the selection, scope, quality and cost of external tax advisers, and ensure knowledge is transferred to the internal team.
Ensure that customer- and supplier-facing tax processes (such as VAT invoicing, e-invoicing and withholding tax credit notes) are accurate and timely.
Provide tax support for the successful delivery of MTN Group and MTNN transformation initiatives focused on customer centricity, including new products and services, so that tax requirements are built in from design.
Engage with industry bodies, policy makers and professional networks to support a fair, stable and predictable tax environment for the telecommunications and digital sector.
Protect MTN’s corporate reputation through responsible and transparent tax conduct, consistent with the published tax strategy.
Provide the tax and transfer pricing input to related-party disclosures, and support engagement with the Board, shareholders, analysts and authorities on tax matters.
Education
Mandatory: First Degree in Accounting or a related discipline.
Mandatory: Full professional membership (completed qualification) of at least one of the following: ICAN, CITN, ACCA
Mandatory: Fluency in written and spoken English.
Desirable: An advanced diploma or postgraduate qualification in transfer pricing or international tax (for example, the CIOT Advanced Diploma in International Taxation).
Experience:
Mandatory: minimum of 12 years’ experience in tax, gained in-house and/or in professional tax advisory practice, including:
At least 3 years at senior management level and at least 3 years in a relevant sector, meaning telecommunications, ICT/digital services, or another large, regulated sector such as financial services and payments.
Experience across tax strategy, compliance, tax accounting and reporting, controversy, risk governance, business advisory, transfer pricing or international tax, and transformation.
Demonstrable experience of leading change or transformation in a tax function.