Senior Tax Officer at Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC, KenGen

Reporting to the Assistant Manager-Tax, the ideal candidate will be accountable for implementing tax laws to ensure the company is tax compliant with minimum tax exposures while exploiting tax planning opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Advise on various tax implications on company’s projects to reduce tax exposures and Review, advise and negotiate for favourable tax clauses in tender documents and contracts to reduce the burden of tax on the company.
• Review, advise and negotiate for favourable tax clauses in the supplier contracts to reduce the burden of tax on the company.
• Interpret and advise on Double tax treaties so to reduce the burden of tax on the company.
• Apply and follow up on tax exemptions
• Train staff on changes in tax legislations to ensure tax compliance.
• Identify and prepare tax proposals to The National Treasury for consideration in the fiscal budget.
• Respond to queries raised by internal and external stakeholders such as Kenya Revenue Authority.
• Review of tax schedules and tax returns to ensure tax compliance. Coordinate and provide information necessary for internal and external tax compliance audits.
• Compute current and deferred tax expenses for the company’s financial reporting.
• Advise on tax planning initiatives to minimize the tax cost/exposure to the company within the Tax Law.
• Supervise direct reports in the day to day activities.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree holder in Finance or Accounting from a recognized university;
• Certified Public Accountant CPA (K) or ACCA (UK) or its equivalent and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants Kenya (ICPAK)
• At least 8 years of experience as a officer in a reputable tax consultancy firm or in any relevant tax management environment with at least 5 years in a supervisory role.
• Thorough understanding of Kenyan Tax Laws.
• Thorough knowledge of accounting standards and principles.

Skills and Competences

• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Good negotiation skills.
• IT skills with proficiency in MS Word, MS Project, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to work well with cross functional teams.
• Experience in use of SAP will be an added advantage.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision