We are looking for a Tax & GL Accountant to ensure full compliance with local tax legislation and Group tax strategy and policy and to ensure that all required financial transactions are posted in the company’s ERP on a monthly basis for the end of month reporting.
Principal accountabilities:
Tax and GL Accountant main roles are as following:
1. Taxation
- Ensure full adherence to the company’s tax strategy and policy.
- Review and update the company’s tax risk and control matrix annually.
- Ensure that all tax returns are prepared, filed accurately and paid as per legal due dates. No fines / penalties for late payment or late submission of tax returns.
- Ensure that the annual declaration of Turnover and Services (droit de communication) is prepared and filed correclrtly as per the statutory deadline.
- Prepare tax balance and ensure reconciliation between group accounts (IFRS) and local statutory accounts (PCG)
- Ensure that the tax pack is completed and submitted as per group deadline.
- Ensure that all information requested by tax auditors is provided as per agreed deadlines.
- In case of tax audit and confrontation, ensure that all points raised are properly addressed, and quality feedback is submitted on time
- Ensure that all tax documents are up to date
- Liaise with tax advisors and engage actively with them to minimize tax risks.
2. General Ledger Accounting:
- Ensure that all recurring journals are booked in the company’s ERP for month end closing
- Ensure that all prepayments are correctly booked in the company’s ERP for month end closin
- Ensure Intercompany reconciliation, confirmation and follow-up on differences
- Ensure quarterly payroll reconciliation and follow-up on any mismatch
- Prepare and review OPEX Report and ensure that all costs have been properly accounted in the Company’s ERP. All material variances should be thoroughly investigated and clearly explained
- Ensure that accounting entries booked in the company’s ERP are in line with VE accounting policies and instructions.
- Ensure that all entries are finalised in the GL as per monthly reporting time-table
3. Balance Sheet Reconciliations:
- Ensure that all Balance Sheet accounts are fully reconciled and all the reconciliations files are monthly submitted in the group template
- Ensure that all actions, identified during the monthly Balance Sheet review, are completed on a timely basis.
- Ensure that reconciliation format provided for each balance sheet account is fit for purpose.
- Ensure that all Goal Zero reports are prepared and signed off on a monthly basis as per group deadline.
4. Records management:
- Ensure that all General ledger documents are properly archived in line with the company’s policy on archiving.
5. External audit:
- Ensure that all required information is provided to the external auditors as per agreed audit deadline.
- Assist the Finance Controller in preparing the required information for the external auditors.
6.Finance Projects
- Provide the Finance Controller any required support for the implementation of ad-hoc finance projects.
Requirements
- Master degree in Tax, Accounting, Finance
- At least 3 years of proven relevant working experience
- Sound understanding of the local tax legislation
- Familiarity with ERPs
- Computer literacy (Advanced MS Excel skills in particular)
- Familiarity with accounting software packages
- Knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping procedures
- Excellent analytical and time management skills
- Ability to understand the big picture with keen attention to details
- Great team player
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to meet tight reporting deadlines
- Multitask
Closing date: 09th July 2024
To apply, please send us your resume by the 09th July 2024 through below application link:
https://apply.workable.com/vivo-energy/j/5B1226C996
Please kindly note that only shortlisted candidates would be contacted.
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Last updated on Jun 11, 2024