Senior Tax Associate at PepsiCo


PepsiCo - In 1965, Donald Kendall, the CEO of Pepsi-Cola, and Herman Lay, the CEO of Frito-Lay, recognized what they called “a marriage made in heaven,” a single company delivering perfectly-salty snacks served alongside the best cola on earth. Their vision led to what quickly became one of the world's leading food and beverage companies: PepsiCo. Our company is made up of seven divisions: PepsiCo Beverages North America; Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia/New Zealand and China. Each of these divisions has its own unique history and way of doing business.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

 

Job Title: Senior Tax Associate

Location: Oregun, Lagos

Responsibilities

  • Provide support to the Treasury & Tax Mgr:  Leadership, governance, monitoring, reconciling and administering of the Tax & Treasury process to achieve all targets set (AOP and other non-financial targets) within the financial control mandate. Specific focus:

Taxation Management:

  • Support to consolidate and deliver timely, accurate and reliable tax calculations / data including monthly FAS109 disclosures, quarterly and annual tax submissions to the relevant quarters – sector, regulatory authorities
  • Support to manage all tax inputs int the P&L
  • Develop networks and initiate discussions / meetings with external consultants and government departments to obtain insights and alignment on potential savings for the company
  • Partner with PepsiCo Corporate Tax and external Tax consultants in relation to emerging Tax laws, identify and implement optimum tax planning arrangements for the business.
  • Drive productivity through understanding and exploring all potential tax savings available to the business including project definition and leadership to deliver Tax savings
  • Support with Month-end reporting for Treasury and Tax
  • Manage the statutory audit for purposes of Annual Financial Statements and ensure accurate presentation and disclosure of taxation in the Annual Financial Statements year on year.
  • Support to manage all tax returns, tax requests and tax audits from all tax authorities.
  • Contribute to ensure MUs Tax Returns and coordinate the review by an external audit firm before submissions.
  • Manage tax risks and exposures arising from existing and new operations for the MU
  • Support to review all drafts to revenue authorities, ensuring compliance to the Tax Laws as it relates to Nigeria and PepsiCo.
  • Understand, document and communicate potential tax risks including but not limited to uncertain tax positions.

Qualifications

  • Candidates should possess relevant qualifications with minimum of 3 years experience
  • Professional Accounting background.
  • Knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP regulations
  • Knowledge of exchange control regulations
  • Knowledge of Income Tax Act, Transfer Pricing, VAT Act and Companies Act, PAYE, WHT

 

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