Supports the Tax Manager in managing tax accounting, reporting, compliance, working capital, audits, and tax risk for African entities. Reviews monthly tax computations, VAT and tax reconciliations, filings, provisions, payments, and HFM reporting. Coordinates tax audits and investigations, communicates with tax authorities, monitors tax balances, and advises finance teams on tax issues and liability reduction.
Main Purpose
Assist the Tax Manager to effectively manage the taxes of the sub-regional operations in line with the tax framework (policies, procedures, etc.) defined by Global Tax Manager.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Tax accounting & reporting
- Liaise with country finance/tax team to accurately review the monthly tax computations & ensure HFM validation as per agreed deadline in respect of monthly tax reporting
- Ensure timely submission of accurate monthly ETR reconciliation & variance comments for Puma Africa entities
- Ensure correct monthly accounting of VAT & other taxes in local accounts (including tax provisions, WHT, etc) in countries and provide feedback to regional tax manager on the necessary reconciliations.
- Review and ensure HFM validation of the VAT accounts breakdown for your entities.
Tax working capital - Cash flow & cost management
- Work with & provide guidance to Sub-regional finance teams to achieve material reduction of direct/indirect tax (VAT) receivables
- Provide monthly feedback report explaining all material tax movements in the tax balances for all your entities to regional tax for monthly tax receivables reporting.
- Provide monthly details of income tax paid for Puma Africa entities to the regional tax team. Ensure accurate reporting of payments in HFM.
Tax compliance
- Ensure that accurate and timely annual filing of CIT returns (including the periodic provisional tax filings) for all the entities in the country (including the dormant entities if relevant) is done with the help of the sub-regional finance team and ensure that the true up analysis post tax flings is done and reconciled in the next month’s tax reporting for each entity.
- Ensure that accurate and timely monthly filing of VAT returns and other tax returns (WHT) for the entities (including the dormant entities if relevant).
- Provide monthly tax compliance reconciliation for Puma Africa entities to regional tax for the purpose of tax compliance reporting.
Tax Audit & Tax Risk management
- With the Sub-Regional Tax Manager, Coordinate and follow up until the close of the current & planned tax audits and investigations of the entities in Africa and provide monthly feedback to regional tax on the progress.
- With the Sub-Regional Tax Manager, Take accountability for any follow up with the tax authorities in order to clear any query prior or during the tax audit process – this includes monthly review of the statement of account for the entities with the authorities and reconciling their tax receivables/payable status with the entities’ books.
- Initiate monthly tax review meetings with the finance team of the country in order to review their entities’ tax profile, discuss current tax issues and communicate strategy to regional tax team on how to solve the issues with minimal or no tax liability.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Qualified Chartered Accountant or equivalent
- At least 5-6 years’ experience in corporation tax and indirect taxation
- Ability to prioritize and schedule work, meet multiple deadlines, communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Detail-oriented, able to work under pressure.
- Ability to work independently.
- Organizational and time management skills.
- Self-motivated.
- Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex information
- Exposure to a multinational environment and a good acumen for business
Key Relationships
- Internal – Global Tax Team, Sub-Regional GM and FM
- External – Auditors and tax/legal advisers
Reporting Structure
- Cluster Tax Manager – Direct report
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