Tax Manager - Cement Industry
Dangote Group, Cote D'ivoire

Job Summary:

• Manage the implementation of DCP’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 regulation.
• Oversee filing of tax and fiscal requirements within defined statutory deadlines.
• Ensure accuracy of tax reporting in financial statements audit reviews, budgets amp; reports.
• Manage DCCI’s tax remittances and provisioning to ensure appropriateness.
• Manage the retention and preparation of tax records, tax returns, and other tax documentations.
• Ensure complete and accurate documentation of relevant supports and proof of tax remittance.
• Respond to ad-hoc inquiries/ queries on tax related issues.
• Participate in relevant negotiations with tax authorities.
• Continually identify assess and advise DCCI’s Executive Management on tax saving opportunities.
• Provide tax efficient solutions to DCCI’s projects and stakeholder activities.
• Coordinate regulatory tax audits.
• Stay up-to-date on tax related trends (e.g. changes in relevant tax laws), analyse their impact and provide recommendations to Executive Management on necessary steps.
• Manage and maintain relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders including local and international tax authorities, tax consultants, etc.
• Ensure DCCI’s activities comply with local and/ or global financial regulatory requirements.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Director of Finance.

Requirements

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Accounting or other related discipline
• A Master’s Degree in Accounting or MBA or 'Master Audit Comptabilité Contrôle', would be an added advantage
• Professional qualifications such as, Diplôme d'Expertise Comptable (DEC), or Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) are required.
• Minimum of nine (9) years relevant work experience
• Advanced finance and accounting knowledge, including experience with, SYSCOHADA, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Skills and Competencies

• Good understanding of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations and legislations relating to the cement manufacturing industry.

• Advanced knowledge of key financial regulations, including international tax laws.

• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and networking skills.
• Good presentation and facilitation skills.
• Sound business acumen.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• High ethical standards and integrity.

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance
• Training amp; Development

Job Rewards and Benefits