Senior Associate - Tax Audit at 21Search Limited

21Search - Our client is a professional that deploys different tools to help tax payers and administrators pursue streamlined, discreet, transparent, and efficient tax functions that skillfully addresses all tax management and administration issues.

The business is currently scaling up their operations and are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Associate - Tax Audit

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The Senior Associate, Tax Audit will be responsible for overseeing and managing tax affairs of all Clients, providing each with sustainable tax solutions.
• This role work directly with the Supervising Partner to meet the Tax Desk’s financial targets.

Responsibilities
The successful Associate will be responsible for:

• Ensure detailed knowledge of the tax affairs of all Clients, providing each with sustainable tax solutions.
• Lead yourself and your team members to ensure efficient and effective service delivery to all Clients.
• Originate new Clients for the Company and originate new work from existing Clients for the Company.
• Provide thought leadership in your chosen areas of interest in taxation by periodic practice development activities.
• Undertake multiple engagements and work with your Team members and other professionals and business support personnel in the provision of all service needs of Clients.
• Deepen the knowledge base of the Company in the Tax Desks assigned to you.
• Identify and make detailed propositions for any new Tax Desk for the Company.
• Maintain healthy relationships with all regulators and relevant tax authorities whose action or inaction may have a direct or indirect impact on the business of the Company.
• Manage risks and ensure that the practice of the Company is in accordance with extant laws and regulations at all times.
• Document all important correspondences with Clients both on SharePoint/Company’s server/electronically and manually.
• Keep all practice related information, particularly Clients’ information as confidential as possible.
• Support your Supervising Partner in all his practice development efforts.
• Work directly with your Supervising Partner to meet your Tax Desk’s financial targets.
• Publish a minimum of 3 tax and related articles in a local or international journal.
• Provide overall knowledge, character and discipline in all your assigned responsibilities in the Company.
• Originate new work from existing Clients for the Company.
• Effectively manage and maintain healthy and profitable relationships with all existing Clients of the Company, resolving all issues in a timely and profitable manner.
• Subject to the Company’s Training Policy, attend and undertake training in any area that will be of benefit to your professional advancement.
• Mentor and supervise any intern or other personnel assigned to you for mentorship.
• Maintain a healthy work-life balance, ensuring you create time from your busy schedule to attend to the most meaningful relationships in your life.
• Constantly update yourself on all areas of business development, tax practice, and ancillary disciplines, including acquiring new skills and expertise valuable to yourself and the Company.
• Efficiently complete all other tasks as may be assigned by Management.

Job Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related financial field and be a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria.
• Must possess a minimum of 10 years of professional experience in a related role where 5 years must be in Tax Audit function.
• Quick and sound decision-making ability is mandatory.
• Must be charismatic with a strong sense of judgment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-directed and able to work with no supervision.
• Energetic and eager to tackle new projects and ideas.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Excel).

Application Closing Date
30th August, 2024.