SSA Tax Controller Job at GE Nigeria

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Job Title: SSA Tax Controller

Employer: General Electric (GE)

Locations: Nairobi, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa

Job Number: 1790696

Business: GE Global Growth & Operations

Business Segment: Global Growth & Operations – Africa

Career Level: Experienced

Function: Finance

Function Segment: Tax

Relocation Assistance: No

Role Summary/Purpose: This position covers tax controllership and compliance responsibilities for the operations within the SSA region of GE Global Operations Finance ("GOF"). The countries covered are Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nambia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

Essential Responsibilities:

The role of this position is the ownership, management and oversight of the direct tax reporting and compliance for GOF owned entities within the region. The position reports directly to the GOF Global Tax Controller. The primary focus is (1) financial reporting of GOF SSA's current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities and (2) coordination and over-sight of the GOF SSA's compliance responsibilities in the region. These primary items also include the coordination and communication of the same with other GE Industrial businesses that record activity within the GOF SSA owned entities and branches.

•   Manage the monthly/quarterly ASC 740 process, including driving consistent use of tax provisioning tools, review quarterly ETR's, and assist Corporate Tax Teams, Industrial Business Tax Teams and Global Tax Controller with quarterly reporting requirements such as Balance Sheet analysis, NOL C/F balances, FIN 48, audit tracker, etc.

•   Assist GOF SSA Controllership and Global Tax Controller with FP&A rhythms in the region, including forecasting ETR's, identifying risks & opportunities to the plan, and cash tax payments.

•   Examine and evaluate all deferred tax and current tax payable balances in accordance with GE GAP.

•   Responsible for annual CIT compliance, RTA analysis and coordination of settlements within the region. This role will partner with GE Country Tax COE's, Industrial Business Tax, and GGO finance team to ensure Business compliance with GE MAP

•   Partner with Corporate Tax, GE Country Tax COE's and Business Tax Directors to manage and communicate local tax audits, identify and execute simplification opportunities related to GOF owned entities and branches.

•   Assist Global Tax Controller with US tax compliance, GOLDNet maintenance, and business integration plans in the region.

•   Assist Global Tax Controller and SSA Finance team with the direct tax aspects related to the implementation of the various Enterprise Standards.

•   Provide ASC740 Accounting for Income training and its practical application to the GE GAP and reporting processes, and be a subject matter expert for the underlying systems and tools.

Qualifications/Requirements:

•   Bachelors or post-graduate degree from accredited university or college in finance, accounting or economics, or with significant academic focus on taxation

•   Minimum 5 years of experience working full-time as tax professional (or similar within US GAAP or Local financial accounting with emphasis on tax reporting and accounting)

•   Practiced knowledge of relevant tax authority and accounting guidance with regards ASC 740 (FAS109 and FIN48), etc.

•   Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills

•   Strong oral and written communication skills

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

Desired Characteristics:  – Process oriented – ability to establish simple processes while meeting all tax compliance requirements  – Project management skills  – Strong technology/data management skill

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