Tax manager at Standard Chartered Bank

Provide Tax Reporting and Forecasting operational support to the Africa Finance and Tax teams.

Tax manager Job Responsibilities

• Preparation of current tax and deferred tax calculations to assist countries post accurate tax entries on a monthly basis.
• Preparation of corporate income tax returns.
• IFRS packs at HY/YE – schedule completion, reconciliations, tax journals.
• Effective Tax Rate (ETR) calculations.
• Quarterly Tax Litigation Risk Reports preparation on a Pan-Africa regional basis.
• Indirect taxes – monthly VAT returns, input VAT review and reconciliation.
• Collation of Country by Country reporting information.
• Support on extraction of tax audit information
• Preparing and updating pan-Africa tax Heatmap, summarizing potential tax risks in various markets, and highlighting possible tax audit issues.
• Desktop tax compliance reviews to check the quality of underlying calculations for indirect tax obligations, assisting countries to proactively identify issues for resolution.
• General administrative support to the Africa tax team.

Qualifications for the Tax manager Job

• Qualified tax professional (preferably Certified Account or Chartered Institute of Taxation or equivalent).
• Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience
• Good understanding of African country’s tax laws. Experience with other African countries and/or UK tax law would be an advantage.
• Strong analytical and IT skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a ready appreciation of business issues.
• Ability to build and maintain good working relationships.
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated, capable of working without close supervision.
• Proficiency in basic computer applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Understanding functional / economic analysis of business lines particularly in multi-national organizations.
• Preparation of proper/compliant transfer pricing reports and supporting documentation.
• Willingness to travel as required.