Tax Manager at AB InBev Private individual

TAX MANAGER

The Key Purpose of this is role is to take on responsibility for all operational tax matters of the businesses within the Tanzania Business unit.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Determining and accounting for the Business’ tax liabilities and advising on tax provisioning
• Preparing (in conjunction with external advisers if appropriate), a year-end tax budget, a year end income tax return and quarterly tax liability forecasts (if applicable) and
• liaising with external auditors and with the Revenue Authorities on these
• Ensuring that provisional tax payments are correctly calculated and paid
• Ensuring Business tax compliance obligations are fully met in a timely and efficient manner and that the calculation of all tax liabilities is managed and tax payments are made in
• accordance with legislation and prescribed deadlines
• Reviewing the monthly Value Added Tax Returns and excise returns prior to signature by the Finance Director/Shared Service Ma n ager and submission thereof to the Revenue Service
• Responding to queries received from the Revenue Service in respect of the Business’ tax affairs
• Actively managing tax audits and to ensure that the Africa Hub Tax department is informed of such audits and are brought in a n d utilized at an appropriate point in accordance
• with the Group policy and procedures
• Ensuring that regular operational tax reviews are conducted across the Business and involving the Africa Hub Tax team or external tax consultants as appropriate
• Considering the reports produced in respect of these operational reviews, and ensuring that the relevant corrective measures are implemented by the business
• Attending to day-to-day internal queries which arise regarding all tax matters
• Considering and advising on the tax consequences, including transfer pricing consequences of various transactions (both with related and non related parties) entered into by the Business
• Ensuring that Transfer Pricing defense files are in place and updated on an annual basis
• Monitoring any changes in the tax laws applicable to the Business and communicating and ensuring that these changes are implemented timeously by the Business
• Promoting and implementing the standardization, automation and improvement of tax systems, as appropriate and in the context of Regional and Group initiatives
• Planning and presenting internal tax training, e.g. training of the Business’ financial accountants, finance trainees and all relevant staff on Value Added Tax and excise duties etc.
• Providing tax input on lobbying initiatives that involve tax issues
• Taking responsibility for tax aspects of lobbying the Government/Local treasury on tax matters, whilst ensuring that the Shar e d Services Manager, Finance Director and the
• Africa Hub tax team are aware of this and actively provides input and guidance
• Acting as the key tax interface for the Finance Director and the Business on all tax matters and providing tax leadership, guidance and support
• Assisting the Business with developing appropriate tax staffing structures and positioning and coaching appropriate resources as applicable
• Developing, documenting and implementing an appropriate tax strategy for the Business, ensuring this is aligned with the Group’s overall tax strategy
• Interfacing with the tax advisor base that serves the business to ensure that the most efficient level of service is provided and to pro-actively manage the cost of advice provided
• Pro-actively managing key tax value, risks and issues across the Business by dedicating sufficient time and energy to resolve such issues in a cost-effective way
• Developing and executing strategies to ensure tax efficiency (including cash tax) across the Business
• Ensuring that the Business’ tax agreements/arrangements follow Group Tax policies and guidelines by liaising with the Africa Hub Tax department on these issues as well as on
• tax reputational matters
• Conducting quarterly tax operating committee meetings in order to discuss tax issues (i e the Finance Director to chair the meeting and at least one member of the Africa Hub
• Tax department to attend these meetings)
• Providing quarterly tax reports to the Finance Director and the Africa Hub Tax department
• Working with the Africa Hub Tax department on the implementation of appropriate structures, agreements and tax matters that may impact on the Africa region or the Group (e g all cross-border transactions with related parties)

Key Competencies and Attributes:

• Pro-active and hands-on
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong communication and organizational skills

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in Accounting/Commerce/Tax
• 5 years’ experience in tax arena, with specific emphasis on tax accounting/reporting and relevant on the ground Tanzania/ Africa tax experience in both direct and indirect taxes and international taxation.

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