Tax, Transfer Pricing and Regulatory Manager at BUA Cement Plc Full Time

Job Title: Tax, Transfer Pricing and Regulatory Manager

Location: Lagos
Reporting to: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Job Level: Senior Manager

Objectives

• The successful applicant will be responsible for managing and overseeing the social development aspects of BUA’s Sokoto Plant operations.
• This will include, but not be limited to; stakeholder engagement and interaction, oversight and management of community development initiatives, management and monitoring of resettlement activities, livelihood monitoring, community health and safety, and grievance management.
• The social performance specialist will report directly to BUAs Health, Safety, Environment and Community (HSEC) Director to ensure a consistent and considered management approach is implemented across the environmental, health, safety, and community areas.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Effect tax compliance functions and accrual reviews covering company income tax/education tax, withholding tax, value added tax and personal income tax, and any other taxes;
• Transfer pricing compliance in respect of related party transactions;
• Effective review and reconciliation of general ledger entries for tax implications, providing corrective and improvement measures;
• Income tax accounting reviews covering deferred tax reporting and effective tax rate reconciliations/optimization
• Management of relationships between the company and tax authorities and consultants, supervising all tax audits;
• Ensure the company is kept abreast of all tax regulations and new promulgation/enactments, and advise accordingly
• Provision of relevant tax trainings to the tax/finance team based on training needs and implementation of new tax enactments
• Provide tax advisory functions on strategic and operational transactions involving the company such as mergers, bond issues, share/asset acquisitions and sale, restructurings, etc.
• Review contracts/agreements to identify tax inefficiencies embedded therein;
• Review asset schedules and documentation relating to fixed asset additions for purposes of obtaining the Certificate of Acceptance of Fixed Asset (CAFA) and managing relationships with the CAFA consultant

Requirements / Key Competencies

• B.Sc. / HND in Accounting or Finance and related courses from a recognized university/ institution;
• Membership of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) and member of a professional accounting body (ICAN/ACCA) is required;
• Must have 8-10 years relevant and verifiable experience in taxation within an industry preferably with manufacturing, or from a Big 4 audit firm (Taxes).
• Technical expertise in relevant tax laws and regulations; tax policy, procedures, strategies, transfer pricing norms and tax audit defense processes;
• Excellent English and writing skills
• Excellent leadership and communication skills across a large public company;
• Integrity and sound judgement in all decisions and interactions aligned with core company values, policies and external regulations; and
• Ability to identify strategic tax opportunities and optimize taxes.
• Good knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PP).

Application Closing Date
1st August, 2023