Assistant Manager, Tax & Compliance

Job Purpose

• Ensuring relevant direct and indirect tax compliance.
• Expected to work with Manager - Tax & Compliance on the Strategic & Operational aspects involving the relevant initiatives.

• Reports to: Manager, Tax & Compliance, Dar es Salaam
• Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• Responsible for, statutory and regulatory compliances under Direct and Indirect

Taxes applicable to the entity from time to time.

• Review of monthly tax liability computed by team and application of control

assertions while reviewing.

• Responsible for preparing tax provision and other schedules by reviewing,

preparing, and consolidating provision schedules.

• Competent to analyse and draft reply to the queries and notices by the Tax

Revenue Authority.

• Responsible to monitor tax amendments or changes in existing law and timely

• communicate the effects and applicability to the stakeholders, and also train the
• team for better clarity and understanding.

• Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement in computation of
• tax and filing of returns.
• Responsible for managing internal/external and statutory audits pertaining to tax

compliances and audits by TRA.

• Manage the relationship with consultants and clients.
• Support business teams with the right taxation advice for day-to-day operations.
• Manage communication with clients and regulatory authorities on tax related

• matters or unreconciled transactions identified during performance of actual
• work.

• Develop appropriate systems/process to track refunds/ensure visibility on taxes

paid/tax liabilities.

• Develop and implement strategic tax efficiency for all necessary taxes, like WHT,

VAT, etc.

Knowledge & Experience

• More than 2 years of relevant experience