Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Purpose of the Role
To partner with the business to drive the execution of the tax strategy and governance framework in Uganda business units.
Proactively engage with business partners with a commercial mind-set to generate opportunities and to deliver robust tax risk management and mitigation plans.
To lead and work closely with wider Uganda senior management in implementing solution to various tax issues

Role Responsibilities
• Tax Compliance – Collaborate to provide high quality, accurate, timely computation, payment and accounting for various taxes and application agreed global standard processes/governance framework.
• External Relationships – Leadership and ownership of key relationships with URA in order to implement strategy and address tax audits/queries. Own the relationship with external tax advisors and hold them to account for the delivery of timely, cost effective and value add tax advice
• Finance Business partnership – Develop and maintain a strong working relationship and keeping up to date with business priorities and developments, act as a trusted business advisor in order to challenge and support the markets in improving overall tax management. Advise, guide and educate market stakeholders on key tax issues to enable the business to adopt and adhere to relevant tax policies and standards, and mitigate tax risk.
• Value Creation – Seek opportunities for standardization and simplification. Thorough risk assessment of Uganda’s tax position and development of optimal strategy and communication of key issues to key stakeholders
• Governance & Change – Support delivery of internal or external changes. Provide tax support to market-initiated projects e.g. innovation to ensure tax strategies and policies are adhered to and opportunities to deliver tax efficiencies are identified and fully evaluated. Keep up to date with tax law changes and best practice; identify tax risks and opportunities and recommend actions. Active engagement in the management and monitoring of market tax risks.

Qualifications and Experience Required
Qualifications
• 1st degree in Social sciences and business related studies
• Certified Public Accountant of Uganda or ACCA Equivalent or tax certification

Experience
• 7 years post qualification experience within a tax function in a multinational (preferred) or a tax advisory firm
• Wide experience in taxation within Uganda and Global.
• Application of tax technical knowledge to commercial agenda
• Sound judgement regarding acceptable levels of tax risk
• Experience of managing tax audits
• Broad understanding of key domestic and international tax issues.

Skills
The skills you will need:
• Effective project management and stakeholder management skills
• Good team working and communication skills across diverse cultures
• Proactive judgement and escalations as required
• Able to proactively manage risk
• Able to embed compliance and ethics
• Evidence of commercial and strategic impact to the business

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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