The Tax Analyst Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Tax Analyst manages day-to-day tax compliance and supports financial accounting. You'll prepare tax schedules (VAT, WHT, CIT, CGT, PAYE), assist with returns and filing deadlines, reconcile tax balances to the ledger, flag tax risks to management, and support audits alongside external consultants, including transfer pricing documentation and intercompany monitoring. You'll also help prepare management accounts, support month-end and year-end close, and perform bank, ledger and intercompany reconciliations.
It's a hands-on role that values accuracy, thorough documentation and meeting statutory deadlines.
Tax Compliance & Advisory
- Prepare and review schedules for applicable taxes, including VAT, WHT, Companies Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, PAYE, and other statutory taxes as applicable.
- Assist with the preparation and filing of periodic tax returns and ensure compliance with statutory deadlines.
- Reconcile tax ledger balances with tax returns, payment receipts, and the general ledger.
- Review transactions to determine the appropriate tax treatment and identify potential tax exposures.
- Monitor changes in tax legislation, regulations, circulars, and guidance issued by relevant tax authorities.
- Support tax audits, investigations, and correspondence with tax authorities and external tax consultants.
- Assist the external tax consultant in preparing responses to tax queries and assessments.
- Maintain proper tax documentation, certificates, receipts, and evidence of tax payments.
- Conduct research on tax implications of business transactions and proposed activities.
- Identify potential tax risks and communicate them to management.
- Assist with transfer pricing compliance and documentation.
- Maintain records of related-party transactions.
- Assist in preparing transfer pricing schedules and supporting documentation.
- Support the preparation and filing of applicable transfer pricing returns.
- Monitor intercompany transactions for compliance with applicable transfer pricing requirements.
Financial Accounting & Reporting
- Assist in the preparation of monthly and periodic management accounts.
- Post and review routine accounting entries under appropriate supervision.
- Assist with month-end and year-end closing activities.
- Prepare supporting schedules for financial statement accounts.
- Assist in reviewing income, expenses, assets, liabilities, and other financial transactions.
- Perform basic financial analysis and investigate unusual movements.
- Ensure accounting records are properly supported with relevant documentation.
- Assist in preparing schedules required for management and financial reporting.
- Perform monthly bank reconciliations and investigate outstanding items.
- Reconcile general ledger accounts and subsidiary records.
- Assist with reconciliation of intercompany balances and transactions.
- Reconcile tax-related ledger balances with relevant returns, payment receipts, and supporting schedules.
- Follow up on outstanding reconciling items and escalate unresolved issues.
- Maintain proper documentation of completed reconciliations.
- Good presentation and excellent courtesy attitude
- Excellent numerical skills
- Must be proficient in the use of MS Office tools most especially Microsoft Excel
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a Team
- Must have good understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards
- Must have a good understanding of the Financial Services Sector
- Must be articulate and have good presentation skills.
- First Degree - At least second-class upper degree in finance or related courses
- Professional certification - Membership of professional bodies such ICAN, ACCA will be an advantage