Tax Consultant - Indirect Tax

Job Description

Main purpose of the job

• The holder of this position will ensure that the client and Firm’s expectations are met by delivering high quality services and maintaining high utilization levels.

What you will do

• Delivering client services according to relevant Deloitte standards, policies and ethical principles;
• Supporting on delivery of designated indirect tax engagements/projects, and manage the implementation of agreed deliverables;
• Assisting in the preparation of proposals/tenders and presentations;
• Generating innovative solutions on projects/engagements in collaboration with team members to enhance/renew service offerings to clients;
• Assisting in developing knowledge of current tax matters across the tax function;
• Collecting, assimilating and analysing relevant data using standard tools and data visualizations to help surface insights and solutions;
• Supporting in the development of new indirect tax products and market new products;
• Carrying out tax risk and opportunities reviews;
• Preparation of tax opinions, tax advice and proposals;
• Building and maintaining relationships with the clients and the Kenya Revenue Authority;
• Liaising with Kenya Revenue Authority on various tax and policy matters;
• Assisting clients resolve KRA audits;
• Preparing objections and appeals to KRA assessments;
• Preparing tax publications for clients and writing articles on relevant tax matters; and
• Actively building business relationships that generate leads.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Commerce/Law from a recognised institution.
• Professional accounting qualification.
• 4 to 5 years relevant taxation experience.
• Technical expertise in VAT matters.
• Good knowledge of international and national taxation principles.
• Knowledge of Customs and excise duty matters will be an added advantage.

Behavioural competencies

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Effective interpersonal and relationship building/people management skills.
• Good mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others.
• Adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease.
• Sound problem solving ability.
• Organizational, supervisory and time management.
• Good networking skills.

Technical Competencies

• Sound industry and business knowledge.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Good financial knowledge.
• Focus on quality and risk.
• Well-developed computer user skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good project management and planning skills.
• Strong negotiation skills and commercial sense.