MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Financial Planning Analyst - Tax
Location: Lagos
Division: Finance
Core Purpose of the Job
- Provide Administrative Support to the entire operations of the Tax unit, maintain best practice in record tracking relating to MTNN’s tax records, assist MTNN in meeting her tax compliance and statutory obligations to the State and Federal tax authorities and MTNN vendors/other third parties.
Job Summary
- Follow up all tax payment to SBIR and FIRS to ensure accuracy of records and receipts with tax authorities.
- Process all Withholding Tax remittances within MTNN and ensure accurate recording of receipts.
- Establish and maintain efficient and prompt electronic and hard-copy filing structure for all tax related documents.
- Prepare Withholding Tax schedules for tax payments to FIRS and all the (36) States Board of Internal Revenue.
- Collate and analyse data on CAPEX and OPEX suppliers to ensure tax compliance.
- Collate and analyse tax payment data for audit exercise and to respond to FIRS inquiries.
- Implement process and procedure for payment of tax to facilitate efficient operations.
- Collate and analyse data (electronic or hard) that will facilitate assessment of tax implication of business decisions.
- Prepare tax schedules for year-end statutory audit and maintain tax records and audit trail in strict compliance with MTNN policies and procedures.
- Ensure value is created when responding to enquiries concerning process and procedure for payment of tax
- Provide support to Tax Manager as may be required from time to time.
Job Conditions:
- Normal MTNN office environment.
- May be required to work extended hours
- Open plan office
Education
- First degree in Accounting, Economics or any Finance related discipline.
- Part qualified professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, ACMA, CITN)
Experience:
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a Tax Consulting Firm or Tax Administration
- Experience working in a medium organization
- Experience in audit or relevant accounting functions or tax administration
- Strong Knowledge of ERP (IFS)
- Familiarity with good accounting practices and the Nigerian tax policy environment
- Experience in Records keeping and documentation
Training:
- Best practice in Tax Administration.
- Update in Nigerian Tax Laws.
- Soft skills (Negotiation Skills, Creative thinking, Effective Communication skills etc)
- IFS Training
- Understanding of IFRS
- Microsoft Office products
- Data Mining and Analysis
Application Closing Date
20th June, 2017.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note: Multiple applications are not allowed.