Tax and Regulatory Services- Business Tax (Financial Services Industry) Manager

Job Description

• We are seeking an experienced Manager to join our Business Tax team, with a focus on clients in the financial services industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of corporate income tax compliance, tax provisioning, tax audit support and advisory engagements for clients across financial services and real estate sectors.
• Apply deep technical expertise in the provision of bespoke tax solutions on corporate and transaction tax engagements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and acting as trusted advisor to clients on transactions.
• Manage tax authority enquiries, audits and disputes; and helping clients mitigate tax risks and exposures.
• Help clients navigate tax and regulatory issues in transactions.
• Support multinational companies in addressing complex tax issues.
• Work with teams of tax experts across multiple jurisdictions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and acting as trusted advisor to clients on transactions.
• Train, supervise and develop junior team members.

Qualifications

• Possess a Bachelor’s degree (B.Sc., B.A., B.Eng./B.Tech., etc.) or Higher National Diploma (HND) in any discipline with a minimum of second class upper/upper credit division.
• Have a minimum of five credits in WASSCE Ordinary Level/NECO subjects or acceptable equivalent examination, including Mathematics and English Language in one sitting only
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in corporate or business tax, including substantial experience advising clients in the financial services industry and managing complex engagements.
• ICAN/ACCA qualified.
• Strong technical knowledge of Nigerian tax laws with exposure to international tax and cross-border structuring.
• Proven experience managing multiple projects and leading transaction workstreams.
• Effective verbal and written communication, presentation and client management skills.
• Advanced MS Office skills (particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
• Good understanding of the financial services industry.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good working capital management, understanding timelines, development of templates for specific task and management of client relationships.
• Good working professional relationship with the regulatory authorities.