Tax Manager at IBM

Introduction

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Your Role and Responsibilities

• Fulfilling tax compliances for IBM Kenya by compiling the internal data, analyzing the data from a country law applicability perspective, coordinating with the consultants and ensuring that the tax payments are made and the returns are filed within the time limits prescribed by country tax laws.
• Timely tax reporting to management (US Tax reporting) which involves providing tax expense forecasts, variance analysis, forecast of normal tax provisions and Fin 48 provisions by analyzing the risks and chances of acceptances during tax audit / assessments on a monthly/quarterly basis.
• Ensuring the proper accounting for tax provisions created, tax payments made, withholding taxes suffered, withholding taxes deducted on vendor & inter-company payments and miscellaneous such as true ups, etc.
• Co-ordination with Center of Excellence to ensure that the financial statements are issued on time for tax filing and review & finalization of financial statements before audit clearance from a tax perspective.
• Liaising with the external consultants with respect to audit and tax assessments, providing required data and obtaining tax clearance certificates.
• Reconciliation of all tax accounts on a regular basis in order to ensure that the tax accounts reflect correct balances.
• Involvement in the regional projects to set up a predefined process for tax such as withholding tax process, audit readiness project, tax packs for annual compliance by involving various teams within the organization and agreeing on the timelines beforehand.
• Drafting the tax process documentation specific to regional regulations & IBM operations for management overview of taxes in the region.
• Assistance in analyzing tax orders, providing summary to the management and discussion on the various possibilities way forward & their financial impact.
• Consultancy on optimum contractual models after analyzing the tax implications and the mode of operations in various countries in order to mitigate tax risk and minimize tax expense.
• Assistance in Tax trainings to the business/project team in order to educate them to understand the tax implications and mode of operations that is viable in a country.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• A degree in Tax / Accounting / Economics / Law or equivalent.
• A self starter who can work both independently and as part of a team.
• Must be able to prioritize, multi-task, and take ownership of the projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Relevant work experience

Preferred Technical And Professional Expertise

• MBA or CPA certificate or equivalent would be a plus.
• Tax Brevet C from IKPI is preferred.
• Working knowledge in FAS 109 and FIN 48 concepts will be a plus.

About Business Unit

The IBM Finance organization is responsible for driving enterprise performance and transformation. We are the financial stewards of IBM, delivering IBM’s financial strategy, developing new business models, and mitigating enterprise risk. Do you have a passion for creating business value? Join our team in accounting, financial planning, pricing, business controls, tax, treasury, business development (acquisitions & divestitures), and global financing.