Tax Associate at Centum

Key Accountabilities:
Tax Optimization & Value Creation

• Support the Head of Tax to design and implement tax-efficient structures for group reorganizations.
• Identify and pursue relevant tax exemptions, incentives, and breaks to minimize tax outflows for portfolio companies.
• Provide transaction advisory services, including structuring exits, acquisitions, and asset transfers, ensuring tax optimization.
• Pursue and unlock tax refunds from the Kenya Revenue Authority to improve cash flow efficiency across portfolio entities.

Task Compliance & Risk Management

• Internal Compliance Oversight:
  • Conduct routine compliance reviews and establish robust internal controls to achieve utmost tax compliance across all portfolio companies.
  • Oversee accurate and timely preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual tax computations as part of management reporting.
  • Conduct monthly reviews of financial transactions across all portfolio entities to ensure timely filing of tax returns while optimizing tax positions.
• External Compliance Oversight
  • Manage KRA engagements, including audits, inquiries, and verifications, to ensure full regulatory compliance.
  • Handle tax disputes efficiently, aiming to preserve value by achieving optimal resolutions.
• Management of Mauritius and offshore subsidiaries:
  • Provide comprehensive support to ensure full regulatory compliance for all Centum’s offshore entities, with a focus on accurate and timely tax reporting, adherence to statutory reporting obligations, and alignment with governance frameworks.

Tax Knowledge and Stakeholder Engagement

• Deliver tailored tax training sessions to business unit heads, finance teams, and investment teams, ensuring alignment with current laws and practices.
• Prepare and disseminate tax publications to stakeholders, highlighting changes in tax laws, actionable strategies, and mitigation plans for adverse developments.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in any Business-related field
• CPA(K) qualification
• At least 3–4 years of experience in tax, preferably within a consulting firm
• Experience handling multi-jurisdictional tax affairs
• Proven track record in handling and resolving tax disputes with revenue authorities
• Analytical mindset and proactively delivers innovative solutions
• Team player who builds strong relationships
• Confident decision-maker with effective communication skills
• Quick to process information and adapt in dynamic situations
• Clear and influential in both verbal and written communication
• Always seeking creative ways to add value and improve processes.