Tax Officer at Interswitch Group

Interswitch is an Africa-focused integrated digital payments and commerce company that facilitates the electronic circulation of money as well as the exchange of value between individuals and organisations on a timely and consistent basis. We started operations in 2002 as a transaction switching and electronic payments processing, and have progressively evolved into an integrated payment services company, building and managing payment infrastructure as well as delivering innovative payment products and transactional services throughout the African continent. At Interswitch, we offer unique career opportunities for individuals capable of playing key roles and adding value in an innovative and fun environment.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Tax Officer

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Permanent
Department: Group Finance & Supply Chain Management

Job Description

Support Tax function in all ‘heads of tax’ for the Group optimizing the Group effective tax rates for both direct and indirect taxes while ensuring compliance in all territories operated in.
Provision of timely and accurate decision support to the business with respect to Tax input as applicable to commercial transactions, intra-Group activities, acquisitions, business start-ups, etc.

Responsibilities

Operational Responsibilities
Timely and accurate prepare of all monthly tax returns schedule /payments (PAYE, VAT, WHT and Income Tax etc)
Assist in documenting and maintain appropriate policies for operating & managing all ‘heads of tax’
Prepare and file (working with external tax advisors) annual tax returns
Provide support on all tax audits Monthly review of all ledgers across the Group from a tax perspective and report to the Manager on possible exposures
Update on a monthly basis log of all open tax issues (with actions and timelines for closure)
Manage relationships with all relevant external advisors and regulators
Estimating and Tracking Tax returns
Organise and update the company’s Tax Database
Monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet tax accounts
Ensure the timely recoverability of withholding tax certificates

Strategic Responsibilities:

Key contributor to Business strategy, proactively advising from tax perspective
Key contributor to continuous process improvement across the Group, identifying, advising and implement system and process improvements

Requirements