tax analyst.

 Ability to work independently.
 Organizational and time management skills.
 Self-motivated.
 Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex information
 Exposure to a multinational environment and a good acumen for business
Key Responsibilities
Tax accounting & reporting
 Liaise with country finance team to accurately review the monthly tax computations & ensure HFM
validation as per agreed deadline in respect of monthly tax reporting
 Ensure correct monthly accounting of VAT & other taxes in local accounts (including tax provisions, WHT,
etc) in countries and provide feedback to regional tax manager on the necessary reconciliations.
 Review and ensure HFM validation of the VAT accounts breakdown for your entities.
Tax working capital - Cash flow & cost management
 Work with our current tax adviser to accelerate finalization of the current tax audits in countries and
provide weekly feedback to the regional tax team on progress made.
 Work with & provide guidance to Sub-regional finance teams to achieve material reduction of
direct/indirect tax (VAT) receivables
 Provide monthly feedback report explaining all material indirect tax movements in the tax balances for all your entities to regional tax for monthly tax receivablesreporting.  Tax compliance
 Ensure that accurate and timely annual filing of CIT returns (including the periodic provisional tax filings)
for all the entities in the country (including the dormant entities if relevant) is done with the help of the
sub-regional finance team and ensure that the true up analysis post tax flings is done and reconciled in the
next month’s tax reporting for each entity.
 Ensure that accurate and timely monthly filing of VAT returns and other tax returns (WHT) for the PNG
entities (including the dormant entities if relevant).
 Provide monthly tax compliance reconciliation for PNG entities to regional tax for the purpose of tax
compliance reporting.
Tax Audit & Tax Risk management
 With the Sub-Regional Tax Manager, Coordinate and follow up until the close of the current & planned tax
audits and investigations of the entities in PNG with the tax authorities and provide monthly feedback to
regional tax on the progress.
 With the Sub-Regional Tax Manager, Take accountability for any follow up with the tax authorities in order
to clear any query prior or during the tax audit process – this includes monthly review of the statement of
account for the entities with the authorities and reconciling their tax receivables/payable status with the
entities’ books.
 Initiate monthly tax review meetings with the finance team of the country in order to review their entities’
tax profile, discuss current tax issues and communicate strategy to regional tax team on how to solve the
issues with minimal or no tax liability.