Group Tax Analyst

Company description:

Digicel Group Limited

Job description:

Primary objective of the job: 

Manage all aspects of the corporate income tax compliance and tax accounting/reporting process for a number of group companies across the region, ensuring that high quality output is generated, and that all internal and external deadlines are met.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

General

• Responsible for all tax compliance and tax accounting matters for an assigned set of group companies /jurisdictions
• Prepare quarterly tax provision calculations and all of the associated disclosures and reconciliations for the assigned entities
• Responsible for the recording of the monthly tax expense accrual and updating Cash Tax and Tax Expense forecasts on a monthly basis
• Forecasting and processing all Corporate Income Tax payments for the entities assigned
• Review balance sheet tax accounts for all taxes and ensure balances are correctly stated and reconciled
• Support culture of continuous improvement by following documented processes and suggesting changes to enhance their efficiency and effectiveness

Tax Reporting

• Review monthly tax accruals and prepare quarterly tax provision calculations, including, required journals for each entity assigned
• Prepare timely Return-to-provision reconciliations and adjusting entries after finalization of  tax returns
• Assist other members of the tax team in ensuring accurate reporting and coherent explanation of variances of all tax figures in the monthly and quarterly reports
• Prepare all tax notes for entity statutory financial statements and work with auditors to ensure timely completion of financial statement audits

Tax Compliance

• Engage with external advisers to facilitate timely preparation and/or review of tax computations and returns for assigned entities
• Maintain a tax return due-date tracker and proactively create a work-plan for assigned entities to ensure timely filing of returns  within Group Tax targeted completion dates
• Build and maintain a Summary of Material & Relevant Tax Rules document for each assigned jurisdiction and ensure it is updated as tax laws changes

Transition to new Systems and Structure

• Support other members of the Group tax team on the implementation of new finance and tax systems or on implementation of other tax reporting or compliance processes
• Ensure accurate configuration of Tax Provision Software tool (Longview Tax Provision) for entities/jurisdictions assigned and escalate any issues encountered

Academic Qualifications and Experience Required:

• University Degree
• Professional Accounting qualification strongly preferred
• Tax qualification or prior experience in a wholly tax-related role is essential
• At least 3 years’ experience in a role responsible for income tax compliance across multiple entities
• Experience in dealing with tax compliance in multiple jurisdictions is preferred
• Must have a demonstrated hands-on approach and success in working in a team-based environment
• Must be a self-starter who is able to work independently and interface with all relevant internal teams and external business partners as needed
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to proactively articulate progress, issues and recommendations in a concise manner to colleagues and managers
• Superb attention to detail, strong analytical skills and the ability to deliver results to tight deadlines in a fast paced and dynamic environment
• Prior knowledge and experience of working with ERP systems, consolidation systems and/or tax provision software is highly desirable – ideally Workday and/or Longview

Functional Skills:

• Exceptional Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel
• Strong accounting and tax accounting knowledge, especially deferred tax
• Strong organisational and analytical skills
• Excellent academics and good commercial awareness are required
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Self-motivated and proactive