Key Roles & Responsibilities:
To manage tax value and tax risk of companies within the Southeast BU through the delivery of specialist technical tax advice and decision support.
To act as a business partner identifying tax issues or opportunities that have strategic financial impact or that impact the Group's license to trade, providing commentary and recommendations to optimize the tax position of the local businesses.
To identify opportunities to shape tax policy and new legislation in a manner that is mutually beneficial for the AB InBev Group and the revenue authorities.
To assist with the budgeting for taxes and monitoring performance against budget. Ensuring the accurate and timeous reporting of corporate income tax as part of the monthly financial reporting process.
To ensure the timeous completion and filing of tax returns.
To deliver tax strategy and tax audit strategy, aligned to Group policies, ensuring compliance with local statutory requirements and focus on efficiency improvements.
To own the relationships with local tax auditors and tax authorities.
To manage tax staff allocated to the Southeast BU, including in-country tax managers.
Tax broadly includes corporate income tax (which includes transfer pricing), excise tax, value added tax, customs duty and related indirect taxes
Minimum requirements:
Post graduate qualification in tax
Preferably a minimum of 7 years taxation experience, most of which should have been post qualification.
Experience in working for or with a multinational group or within a Big 4 Accounting Firm
Good knowledge and experience of African taxes.
Experience of tax audits across all taxes.
Knowledge of and exposure to transfer pricing matters.
Knowledge of tax accounting, deferred tax etc.
High level of involvement in tax risk management and tax controls.
The ability work remotely from a team spread throughout the BU South East Africa
Excellent inter-personal skills and the ability to develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Team-player
Experience of interaction with Senior Executives.
Project management.
Use of Excel, Power-point, Word and other standard packages to a high standard.
Ability to travel into Africa.
