Senior Tax Associate - Transfer Pricing at Grant Thornton Kenya

Job Summary

The overall purpose of this job is to carry out transfer pricing engagements, which include planning, executing, directing and completing the assignments in accordance with the engagement terms.

Main Responsibilities of Job

•  Lead and manage transfer pricing projects, including planning, execution, and completion, ensuring high-quality deliverables within the agreed timelines.
•  Conduct comprehensive transfer pricing analyses, including financial and economic assessments, functional, asset, and risk analyses to ensure compliance with both local and international transfer pricing regulations.
•  Oversee the development and review of transfer pricing documentation for multinational clients, ensuring it meets global and local standards.
•  Mentor and develop tax associates, providing guidance on transfer pricing methodologies, data analysis, and documentation practices.
•  Serve as the primary contact for clients, managing relationships and ensuring client satisfaction through proactive engagement and strategic advice.
•  Conduct and supervise functional interviews, leading the team in gathering critical information from clients to accurately assess their functional, asset, and risk profiles.
•  Lead benchmarking studies and ensure the selection of appropriate comparable for functional, asset, and risk analyses, utilizing advanced financial databases.
•  Stay ahead of global transfer pricing developments, leading the team in adapting strategies and methodologies to align with changing regulations and best practices.
•  Represent clients in discussions and negotiations with tax authorities, effectively defending transfer pricing policies and documentation.
•  Contribute to the development and enhancement of internal processes, methodologies, and tools for transfer pricing analyses and documentation.
•  Play a key role in business development efforts, including preparing proposals, conducting market analyses, and participating in client presentations.

Key Skills and Qualifications:

•  BA/BS/BSc (or equivalent) in Accounting, Auditing, Business, Technology (or similar field) desirable.
•  Professional qualification in tax-related field such as CPA,ACCA or similar is mandatory.
•  Have a minimum of four (4) years in Transfer Pricing;
•  Have a good understanding of the Tax laws and accounting