Junior Tax Associate

Description

Job description. Preparing and submitting tax returns of our client before due dates. • Perform tax health check of our client’s tax affairs. • Liaising with Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) on behalf of the client on the tax findings • Creating tax strategies for clients and advise regularly on the compliance. • Carrying out detailed computations to calculate Income tax, Deferred tax, and Repatriation tax (in case of foreign branch) • Working with internal and external auditors during reviews and statutory audits to ensure full cooperation from accounting departments and compliance with all qualified requests. • Ensuring tax strategies is aligned with business strategy. • Conversant with PAYE, SDL, NSSF, WCF, Excise, Withholding Tax and VAT reconciliations. • To present tax reports, updates, or insights for clients. • Examining financial accounts and related documents • Dealing with tax insolvency, objection, appeal, and merger cases. Skills and Qualifications. At least 1-2 years of experience in tax. • Bachelor’s degree in taxation or equivalent tax qualification from a recognized institution. • Prior experience in taxation would be an added advantage • Self-motivated and capable of working under pressure to meet deadlines • Excellent command in English both speaking and writing • Excellent in tax laws i.e. Income tax Act, VAT Acts, Tax Administration Acts and many more • Commercial awareness • Good team player • Approach challenges with confidence and optimism • Recognize areas of improvement and overcome obstacles • Inquisitive and capable of working under minimum supervision