Director Collection at the Kano State Government Board of Internal Revenue (BIR)

Kano State Government - Based on commitments by the Present Administration of His Excellency the Executive Governor of Kano State Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje QFR to consolidate the ongoing reform of the State Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) System in accordance with International Best Practices towards enhancing effective and efficient service delivery, Government has approved the sourcing of potential candidates for managerial position in the State Board of Internal Revenue (BIR).

Against this background, applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates within and outside the State Civil Service for the position of:

Job Title: Director Collection

Location: Kano

Key Function

• Collection of all payments from taxpayers and issuance of receipt.
• Reconciliation of monthly statements of all collecting banks and that of pay-direct statements.
• Compilation of monthly collection reports.
• Keeping comprehensive record of collection and remittances by taxpayers.
• Keeping records of all Paye operations annual returns.
• Issuance of all revenue receipts to MDAs.
• Collection and tracking stamp duties.
• Compiling and reconciling of all IGR returns by MDAs.
• Preparation of arrears list and annual balancing.
• Keeping of WHT records.
• Verification and reconciliation of returns from VIOs office.
• Monitoring and supervision of all revenue generating MDAs.

Qualifications
Academic Credentials:

• B.Sc/HND in Taxation, Accounting, Economics, Finance and Business Administration obtained from a recognised institution.
• The possession of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) skills and acquisition of related managerial competence will be an added advantage to candidates.

Professional Certificates:

• Membership of a recognised professional body such as CITN, ICAN, ANAN and ACCA.

Work Experience:

• Background career in Revenue Administration and candidate must have served the minimum of 15 years satisfactory service in the state or Federal Government

Application Closing Date
10th September, 2015.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit hand-written applications accompanied with copies of their detailed resume and credentials to the address below:
The Permanent Secretary (Manpower Development)
Office of the Head of Civil Service,
Audu Bako Secretariat,
Kano State.
(Committee Secretary)

Note: Only shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview.