Job Summary
· Manage the implementation of Dangote Cement Ghana’s tax planning and management strategy to ensure compliance with applicable tax and financial regulations.
· Oversee collection of tax-related information, timely reporting to tax authorities, and advise management on the tax impact of various corporate strategies.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
· Implement approved tax planning strategies to manage effective tax rates and deliver tax savings.
· Review and approve relevant tax computations in strict compliance with applicable tax laws and regulations.
· Oversee filing of tax and fiscal requirements within defined statutory deadlines.Ensuring that all statutory returns are prepared as per obligations, including the Transfer Pricing documentation.
· Ensure accuracy of tax reporting in financial statements – audit reviews, budgets & reports.
· Manage Dangote Cement Ghana’s tax remittances and provisioning to ensure appropriateness.
· Manage the retention and preparation of tax records, tax returns, and other tax documentations.Ensuring that all taxes and other statutory deductions are correctly done, are accurate and are paid over to the relevant authorities by the due dates.
· Ensure complete and accurate documentation of relevant support and proof of tax remittance.
· Respond to ad-hoc inquiries/ queries on tax related issues and Participate in relevant negotiations with tax authorities.
· Continually identify assess and advise Dangote Cement Ghana’s Executive Management on tax saving opportunities.
· Provide tax efficient solutions to Dangote Cement Ghana’s projects and stakeholder activities.
· Coordinate regulatory tax audits.
· Stay up to date on tax-related trends (e.g. changes in relevant tax laws), analyze their impact and provide recommendations to Top Management on necessary steps.
· Manage and maintain relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders including local and international tax authorities, tax consultants, etc.
· Ensure Dangote Cement Ghana’s activities comply with local and/ or global financial regulatory requirements.
· Ensuring that the general ledger tax and other statutory obligations are properly accounted for in the books of accounts (GL SAP), are properly reconciled and are accurate. This includes proactive monthly preparation of the key reconciliations like Sales to VAT.
Key Requirements
· Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Accounting or other related discipline
· A Master’s Degree in Accounting or MBA
· Professional qualifications such as Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) (CPA, CA, or a Tax Qualification are required.) .
· Minimum of nine (9) years’ relevant work experience
· Advanced finance and accounting knowledge, including experience with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
· Sound understanding of basic computer packages and a good understanding of ERPs, specifically SAP (ability to be developed up within one year).
· Private health insurance
· Paid time off
· Training & Development