Tax Officer at BURN

About The Role

BURN is looking for a tax officer who will be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the various taxes and work on accurate preparation and timely reporting of all Tax returns for all African entities within the group.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintaining VAT, WH VAT & WHT compliance systems and managing monthly filing processes
• Prepare and maintain monthly reconciliations for VAT, WH VAT & WHT
• Assist in lodging and following up on VAT refunds with the revenue authorities
• Develop and maintain relationships with appropriate personnel in relevant tax authorities.
• Maintain a monthly returns calendar
• Collaborate with the Global Tax & Compliance Manager to keep an update on tax laws and tax changes across Burn’s operational territories
• Liaise with the Finance department to prepare monthly filing schedules
• Assist in any other tasks as may be assigned by the Global Tax and Compliance Manager.

Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or in a relevant field.
• CPA Certification
• 3+ years’ proven work experience in taxation and in using tax preparation software and applications.
• MS Office skills i.e., the use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Experience with ERP systems – preferably Microsoft NAV
• Fluency in English (Written and spoken), preferable knowledge of French/Portuguese