Tax Manager at Ericsson Nigeria

Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment & services to mobile & fixed network operators. Over 1,000 networks in more than 180 countries use Ericsson equipment, & more than 40 percent of the world's mobile traffic passes through Ericsson networks. Using innovation to empower people, business & society, we are working towards the Networked Society, in which everything that can benefit from a connection will have one. At Ericsson, we apply our innovation to market-based solutions that empower people & society to help shape a more sustainable world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Tax Manager

Job ID: 765455
Location: Lagos, Nigeria

About this Opportunity

• Tax Manager main responsibilities are to assure compliance with tax legislation, mitigate tax risks, to provide expert tax advice, and to ensure high quality in tax accounting and reporting.
• Tax Manager is functionally responsible for Tax Specialist activities.

What You Will Do

• Main responsible for Tax Management activities within hub
• Ensure compliance with local tax legislation
• Ensure tax efficiency 
• Ensure high quality in tax accounting and reporting
• Mitigate tax risks
• Provide tax advice
• Ensure alignment with global tax processes and directives
• Supervise activities within Tax Management
• Review and approve income tax calculations, accounting, and filing 
• Review and approve indirect tax calculations, accounting, and filing
• Review and approve withholding tax calculations, accounting, and filing
• Analyze tax positions and take corrective actions
• Manage tax payments/refunds
• Identify potential tax risks/liabilities
• Manage outsourced tax service providers
• Manage transfer price documentation and argumentation
• Review and approve FIRE tax reporting
• Manage tax audits
• Support Statutory and FIRE audits
• Provide tax advice to management/operational units
• Signoff of applicable SOX controls
• Drive tax efficiency and quality programs

Requirements
The skills you bring:

• Academic Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, and/or Tax Law
• Extensive experience in local and international tax legislation
• Knowledgeable in GAAP (i.e. local GAAPs, IFRS, and Group Directives) 
• Knowledgeable and understanding of financial systems.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified