Senior Associate - Tax Audit at 21Search Limited

Job Description

• The Senior Associate, Tax Audit will be responsible for overseeing and managing tax affairs of all Clients, providing each with sustainable tax solutions.
• This role work directly with the Supervising Partner to meet the Tax Desk’s financial targets.

Responsibilities
The successful Associate will be responsible for:

• Ensure detailed knowledge of the tax affairs of all Clients, providing each with sustainable tax solutions.
• Lead yourself and your team members to ensure efficient and effective service delivery to all Clients.
• Originate new Clients for the Company and originate new work from existing Clients for the Company.
• Provide thought leadership in your chosen areas of interest in taxation by periodic practice development activities.
• Undertake multiple engagements and work with your Team members and other professionals and business support personnel in the provision of all service needs of Clients.
• Deepen the knowledge base of the Company in the Tax Desks assigned to you.
• Identify and make detailed propositions for any new Tax Desk for the Company.
• Maintain healthy relationships with all regulators and relevant tax authorities whose action or inaction may have a direct or indirect impact on the business of the Company.
• Manage risks and ensure that the practice of the Company is in accordance with extant laws and regulations at all times.
• Document all important correspondences with Clients both on SharePoint/Company’s server/electronically and manually.
• Keep all practice related information, particularly Clients’ information as confidential as possible.
• Support your Supervising Partner in all his practice development efforts.
• Work directly with your Supervising Partner to meet your Tax Desk’s financial targets.
• Publish a minimum of 3 tax and related articles in a local or international journal.
• Provide overall knowledge, character and discipline in all your assigned responsibilities in the Company.
• Originate new work from existing Clients for the Company.
• Effectively manage and maintain healthy and profitable relationships with all existing Clients of the Company, resolving all issues in a timely and profitable manner.
• Subject to the Company’s Training Policy, attend and undertake training in any area that will be of benefit to your professional advancement.
• Mentor and supervise any intern or other personnel assigned to you for mentorship.
• Maintain a healthy work-life balance, ensuring you create time from your busy schedule to attend to the most meaningful relationships in your life.
• Constantly update yourself on all areas of business development, tax practice, and ancillary disciplines, including acquiring new skills and expertise valuable to yourself and the Company.
• Efficiently complete all other tasks as may be assigned by Management.

Job Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related financial field and be a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria.
• Must possess a minimum of 10 years of professional experience in a related role where 5 years must be in Tax Audit function.
• Quick and sound decision-making ability is mandatory.
• Must be charismatic with a strong sense of judgment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-directed and able to work with no supervision.
• Energetic and eager to tackle new projects and ideas.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Excel).