Senior Consultant - VAT at Ernst & Young

In Tax, we have a diverse group of people globally who help our clients understand and manage their tax compliance and reporting obligations responsibly and proactively.

Tax has six sub-service lines which cover a wide range of tax matters: Business Tax Services, Global Compliance and Reporting, Global Law, Indirect Tax, People Advisory Services and International Tax and Transaction Services.

Job Summary

We are looking for a senior tax consultant to join our robust VAT team. The position is within the Indirect Tax sub-service line.

Your responsibilities;

• You will be part of an indirect tax team advising our clientele of large corporate multinational companies on VAT matters;
• Assisting in the preparation of proposals/tenders and presentations on request.
• Support in the development of new VAT products and in marketing new products.
• Carrying out VAT risk and opportunities reviews, VAT opinions and proposals
• Liaising with the relevant Kenya Revenue Authority on various tax/VAT and policy matters.
• Assisting clients resolve KRA audits/ disputes through preparing objections and appeals to KRA assessments.
• You will be supporting on delivery of designated VAT engagements/projects and managing the implementation of agreed deliverables.
• Generating innovative solutions on projects/engagements in collaboration with team members to enhance/renew service offerings to clients.
• Delivering client service according to relevant standards, policies and ethical principles.
• Collecting, assimilating and analyzing relevant data using standard tools and data visualizations to help surface insights and solutions.
• Building and maintaining relationships with the client and the Kenya Revenue Authority

Desired Candidate Profile

Does this sound like you?

• A Bachelor’s degree in either Economics/Business/Finance or legal field with a minimum of upper second-class honours or its equivalent.
• Professional qualification in accounting (either ACCA, CPA or CA)
• A minimum overall grade of a B+ in KCSE and B+ in both English & Mathematics
• Technical expertise in VAT matters.
• At least four years’ experience in VAT/indirect tax matters
• Knowledge of Customs & Excise matters will be an added advantage.
• Interpersonal skills and proven people management.

Key attributes

• Is self driven, pro-active and focused
• Takes responsibility for performing high quality work;
• Is exceptionally committed to team success; and
• Excellent communication and social skills.