Tax Consultant at Deloitte Consulting

 Main Purpose of Job

Deloitte East Africa currently has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic person to join our Tax and Legal team as a Tax Consultant (Direct Tax). The holder of this position will ensure that the client and Firm’s expectations are met by delivering high quality services and maintaining high utilisation levels.

Job Description

• Support the delivery of designated Tax engagements/projects, and managing the implementation of agreed deliverables;
• Assisting in the preparation of proposals/tenders and presentations to clients;
• Generating innovative solutions on projects/engagements in collaboration with team members to enhance/renew service offerings to clients;
• Assisting in developing knowledge on current tax matters across the Tax function;
• Delivering client service according to relevant Deloitte standards, policies and ethical principles;
• Collecting, assimilating and analysing relevant data using standard tools and data visualizations to help surface insights and solutions;
• Support in the development and marketing of products and client offerings;
• Carrying out tax health checks and reviews, preparation of tax opinions and income tax computations;
• Building and maintaining relationships with the client and relevant government ministries;
• Liaising with the relevant government ministries and Kenya Revenue Authority on expectations and other policy matters;
• Assisting clients resolve KRA audits and statements of accounts issues;
• Preparing objections and appeals to KRA assessments and;
• Preparing tax publications for clients and writing articles on relevant tax matters.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business/Commerce, Economics or Law.
• At least 3 years’ experience in a relevant role
• Professional accounting qualification (CPA/ACCA).