Tax Controller (Senior Accountant)

Kegna Beverages Share Company is the company which is under formation and working hard to engross in the Beverage Industry of Ethiopia that is incredibly untapped yet and fast growing.

The Company, officially endorsed on 04 March 2017 by the recommendation and promoter Committee selection of the Public Private Partnership Council of the Oromia Regional State. The promoter committee has been in contact since then frequently on the formal establishment of Kegna Beverages and on fulfilling local legal requirements of company formation, finalizing multiple discipline viability tests and studies and ground preparation for the official launching and foreign direct investment search, and approaches.

Kegna Beverages Share Company officially launched on 01 April 2017 at the Oromo Cultural Center at the Presence of higher Oromia Regional State Officials, Bank Representatives, Local Investors, invited Foreign Investors, Invited guests and Medias. The multiple studies which are mostly finalized as of now (Feasibility Study, Civil and Construction works assessment, Geotechnical, hydrology and topography analysis) on the primarily selected site of the production are finalized and ready to show the picture of the investment as of now.

Our vision is Aspiring to become one of the leading beverage companies in Ethiopia and beyond by 2040.

Role Description

The role of the Tax Controller is to undertake all aspects of tax transactions across the Company, including CIT, indirect taxes and VAT as well as tax forecasts. Tax controller responsibilities will also include coordinating and participating in tax audits and reviews.

Responsibilities

1. Playing as a tax advisory role at all the time.
2. Conducting an internal tax audit on regular basis and plays an attention directing role.
3. Reviewing tax reconciliations in a regular basis.
4. Ensuring that all tax proclamations, regulations, directives and guidance are implemented.
5. Administer all communications with taxing authority.
6. Maintaining proper filling for all relevant proclamations, regulations and directives and others tax documents.
7. Preparing regular and on demand tax reports
8. Deliver a full range of tax services in compliance with laws and regulations within timeframe
9. Provide innovative tax planning and review complex income tax returns
10. Identify and mitigate tax risks
11. Coordinate accounting staff and assess their performance
12. Manage tax provision and tax compliance process
13. Manage and coordinate tax audits
14. Maintain tax balances on general ledger
15. Prepare all tax papers in regular basis and handle all information data requests
16. Perform other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Education

• MA/MSC/BA/BSC in Accounting and Finance or related fields of study

Experience

• 4/6 yrs of experience in Beverage Industries

Skills

• The local tax policy
• Emotional maturity
• Strong influencing and persuasion ability
• Strong decision-making skills
• Strong customer orientation
• Computer literate in especially business applications