Commissioner, Micro and Small Taxpayers at PKF firms

About the position

The jobholder shall be responsible for setting the overall strategic direction of the Department and providing leadership in line with the Authority’s Strategic Plan, ensuring the effective assessment, collection, and accounting of domestic taxes as prescribed by the Tax Laws.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the development, implementation and review of policies, strategies and guidelines on collection of revenue from micro & small taxpayers.
• Responsible for development and implementation of strategies to effectively recruit taxpayers to broaden tax base.
• Oversee the implementation and monitoring of strategies to promote efficient taxpayer service, operational efficiency and reduce taxpayers cost of compliance.
• Oversee the implementation and application of the relevant tax laws.
• Responsible for promoting innovation and automation of processes for micro & small taxpayers.
• Responsible for establishment of mechanisms for monitoring the application of tax laws, policies, standards, procedures and guidelines.
• Responsible for effective debt and ledger management.
• Formulate and implementing tax refunds processing strategies.
• Oversee and streamlining of tax audit processes and procedures.
• Spearhead international tax administration and compliance

Person specifications:

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in either Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Fiscal Management, Taxation, Commerce or equivalent qualification from a recognised institution.
• A Masters’ degree in a relevant field.
• Must have qualification/ membership to a professional body and be in good standing.
• Must have Tax Administration Training.
• Must have a minimum of fifteen (15) years relevant experience, at least ten (10) of which should be in middle and senior Management levels.
• Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution 2010

 Key competencies:

• Strategic leadership skills and negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong business acumen / business orientation.
• Innovative thinking.
• Organisational skills.
• Resilience and adaptability.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving.
• Customer-centric approach.
• Professionalism, ethical judgment and integrity.