Chief Manager - International Tax And Customs at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

Grade: KRA ‘7’

Department: Strategy, Innovation and Risk Management (SIRM)

Division: Corporate Policy Unit

Supervisor: Deputy Commissioner – CPU

Supervisee:

• Manager – International Taxation.
• Manager – Customs

Job summary:

To provide support for Coordination of International Tax and Trade issues at corporate level in close liaison with the Revenue Departments, Marketing, the National Treasury and the EA Revenue Technical Committee.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide tax support to internal stakeholders on a variety of international tax and transfer pricing policies.
• Provide technical advice on customs laws.
• Provide technical guidance in Treaty Negotiations.
• Provide technical leadership in development of appropriate Tax treaty model.
• Provide necessary strategic and innovative guidance to both internal and external stakeholders on Treaty Interpretation.
• Provide necessary strategy and innovation in Corporate Budget Coordination Process.
• Articulating KRA Budget Proposals at Treasury and Parliament.
• Enhance staff technical capacity through strategic and innovative guidance to the Line Departments Technical Staff.
• Participate in deliberation of budget proposals at Corporate Level.
• Articulate KRA position and role of various Agencies in Trade Facilitation.
• Attend to any other assignment related to these duties.

Academic and Professional qualifications:

• University Degree, Upper 2nd Class Hon, in a relevant field of Economics, Finance, Law or Accounting.
• Master’s Degree in any of the above fields will be an added advantage.
• Relevant work experience required:
• At least 5 years of quality experience in technical areas of Tax Administration, Treaty Negotiations or Economic Policy is required.
• Must have working experience in managerial position.

Skills required:

• Strong Administrative, Managerial and Leadership Skills.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to function independently and on own initiative.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and strong oral and written communication skills
• Good team player with high integrity.
• Team Player, Focused and result oriented.
• Ability to work odd hours and under pressure.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Effective local and international networking
• Computer Literacy