Tax officer at Kenya Tea Development Agency (MS) Ltd

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing Income and Deferred Tax computations (final & installments), making payments and filing of the tax returns for the KTDA group and factory companies;
• Preparing annual income tax computations and reconciliations for the KTDA group and factory companies;
• Carrying out VAT Administration – correct and timely lodging of the refund applications and follow-ups from the department (VAT);
• Provision of relevant documents to KRA to ensure VAT refunds are paid on a timely basis.
• Preparing monthly tax reconciliations for factories and the KTDA Group.
• Timely application of tax compliance certificates.
• Carrying out tax checks on factories and subsidiary companies on their adherence and compliance with tax regulations;
• Administration of KEBS Levy.
• Handling tax related queries from KRA;

Qualifications/Skills/Experience

The ideal candidate must possess the following qualifications and competencies: -

• Bachelor’s degree in a business related field from a recognized university;
• Qualified accountant with CPA (K)/ACCA or an equivalent qualification;
• Six (6) years’ experience working in a similar position, 4 of which should be post qualification experience in finance with specialization in one or two areas of financial accounting e.g. fixed assets, stock accounting, sub-ledger accounting, profit and loss accounting;
• Prior experience in dealing with Revenue Authority issues especially in applicable laws;
• Knowledge of the tax legislation with awareness of the constantly emerging issues;
• Fluency in English, able to effectively communicate orally and in writing;
• Strong analytical skills, a keen attention to details and a good learner;
• Self-driven, results oriented, proactive and an ability to work without supervision.