Tax and Payroll Manager Job at Guinness Nigeria Plc

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Job Title: Tax and Payroll Manager

AutoReqId: 35425BR

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Reports To: Financial Controller

Organisation: Guinness Nigeria Plc (a Diageo company)

Purpose of Role:  

Tax and Payroll Manager will support the company's business financial objectives by ensuring that the company maintains a compliant position on tax; ensures provision of adequate insurance cover for company's assets and manages the prompt and accurate processing of payroll activities.

Key Accountabilities: – Steers, advices and supports the company's financials from tax and insurance perspective – Responsible for the prompt payment of all taxes due to the state and federal government – including Excise Duty, Company Income & Education Tax, Value Added Tax, Withholding Tax and Personal Income Tax (PAYE) – Manages relationship with tax consultants to ensure company tax objectives are delivered to time and in line with appropriate legislation – Ensures satisfactory compliance with tax controls as required by the Controls Audit and Risk Management (CARM) guidelines – Ensures all relevant aspects of local tax legislation are fully embedded in the company's tax declaration and continuously monitor compliance of same – Ensures that all tax related risks are captured in the tax risk matrix and prompt completion of tax Magnitude Validation Model in conjunction with designated tax consultants – Responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of insurance policy & procedures for the company – Negotiates the company to a position of strength on all insurance policies and ensures compliance with local insurance legislation – Oversees the risk management process and ensure adequate insurance cover for the company's assets – Responsible for prompt processing and reporting of insurance claims as well as the reconciliation of tax related accounts – Coordinate payroll activities to ensure accurate and timely salary payouts in accordance with local laws and internal procedures

Skills, Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Graduate caliber. Masters degree is an added advantage

• Professional qualification (ACCA/ACA) is mandatory

• Minimum of 8 years post qualification relevant work experience

•   Ability to take commercial insights and translate into the Organisation & People Agenda including good customer service

•   Proven ability to facilitate, persuade, influence and build credibility with all levels and all functions.

•   Analytical, interpretative and decision-making skills

•   Excellent coaching and relationship building skill

•   Good communication and presentation skill

•   Good team player with good coaching skills

•   Working knowledge in accounting package-SAP (All modules).

Barriers to Success in Role: – Inability to manage and influence a spectrum of key stakeholders and elicit buy-in and support – Inability to learn fast, adaptation to a new, flexible role and manage relationships with varied stakeholders – Inability to plan work and work under tight deadlines. – Lack of functional depth

Work Location: – Lagos based with some travels within/ outside Nigeria.

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