Puma Energy - Senior Analyst - Tax

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities : 

- Qualified Chartered Accountant or equivalent

- At least 3-5 years experience in corporation tax

- Ability to prioritize and schedule work, meet multiple deadlines, communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Detail-oriented, able to work under pressure.

- Ability to work independently.

- Attention to detail.

- Organizational and time management skills.

- Self-motivated.

- Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex information

- Exposure to a multinational environment and a good acumen for business

Key Responsibilities : 

Tax accounting & reporting : 

- Liaise with sub regional finance team in covering the different countries every month end to accurately review the monthly tax computations & ensure HFM validation as per agreed deadline in respect of monthly tax reporting of all the EAF operating entities: 12 entities

- Ensure correct monthly accounting of VAT & other taxes in local accounts (including tax provisions, WHT, petroleum tax levies, etc) in countries and provide feedback to regional tax manager on the necessary reconciliations.

- Review and ensure HFM validation of the VAT accounts breakdown for your entities.

Tax working capital - Cash flow & cost management

- Work with our current tax adviser to accelerate finalization of the current tax audits in countries and provide weekly feedback to the regional tax team on progress made.

- Work with & provide guidance to Sub-regional finance teams to achieve material reduction of direct/indirect tax (VAT) receivables

- Provide monthly feedback report explaining all material indirect tax movements in the tax balances for all your entities to regional tax for monthly tax receivables reporting.

Tax compliance : 

- Ensure that accurate and timely annual filing of CIT returns (including the periodic provisional tax filings) for all the entities in the EAF countries (including the dormant entities if relevant) is done with the help of the sub-regional finance team and ensure that the true up analysis post tax flings is done and reconciled in the next month's tax reporting for each entity.

- Ensure that accurate and timely monthly filing of VAT returns and other tax returns (WHT, petroleum tax, local taxes) for the EAF entities (including the dormant entities if relevant).

- Provide monthly tax compliance reconciliation for the EAF entities to regional tax for the purpose of tax compliance reporting.

Tax audits & legal tax proceedings : 

- With the Sub-Regional Tax Manager, Coordinate and follow up until the close of the current & planned tax audits and investigations of the entities in EAF with the tax authorities and provide monthly feedback to regional tax on the progress.

- With the Sub-Regional Tax Manager, Take accountability for any follow up with the tax authorities in order to clear any query prior or during the tax audit process - this includes monthly review of the statement of account for the entities with the authorities and reconciling their tax receivables/payable status with the entities books.

Tax Risk management : 

- Accurately follow up with the finance team of the EAF countries on quarterly basis to ensure the review & completion of their tax meeting checklist form and tax register form for each entity of your sub-region.

- Initiate monthly tax review meetings with the finance team of each EAF country in order to review their entities- tax profile, discuss current tax issues and communicate strategy to regional tax team on how to solve the issues with minimal or no tax liability.

- Quarterly monitoring of the implementation of the tax benefits in respect of the recharges of the regional management fees to the WAF entities.

Key Relationships : 

 Internal - Global Tax Team, Sub-Regional GM and FM

External - Auditors and tax/legal advisers