Job Title: Tax Senior Associate
Organisation: KPMG
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About the Company:
KPMG is a leading global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. In Uganda, we work with a wide range of clientele from various industries that include Financial Services, Consumer Markets, Public Service Development/Government and NGOs.
Job Summary: Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team applying industry knowledge and experience to Client needs, the Senior associate oversees the delivery of Customs &Trade services to a variety of clients by leading the engagement team, managing resources and ensuring that deliverables meet the required standards.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Marketing and Communication
- Performing engagement management activities including; engagement set up, resource planning, billing analysis, invoicing and collection.
- Completing engagement and client KYC risk assessments as per KPMG guidelines.
- Providing advice to clients regarding customs and excise duties.
- Assisting clients in case of an audit or other investigation by the customs authorities.
- Negotiating tax rulings.
- Assisting clients with the determination of the correct tariff classification of imported goods and provide input regarding the validity of the customs value.
- Assisting clients with Customs administrative requirements.
- Helping clients develop and implement an effective customs and trade management strategy
- Building and managing client relationships
- Developing and managing own client portfolio.
- Being the contact person and client liaison with respect to communications with Regulators and Authorities. Preparing reports.
- Simultaneously implement multiple projects which involves client interviews, computations, analysis, data gathering and coordination of KPMG and client resources
- Drafting opinion letters, responses to Revenue Authority inquiries, Revenue Authority ruling requests and writing other technical memoranda.
- Liaising with client’s finance/accounting departments and tax advisors to gather pertinent facts for analysis of tax risks
- Interacting and supporting tax discussions with cross functional teams such as Tax, IT, Audit etc.
- Preparing Tax BU training presentations aimed at external and internal audiences.
- Researching and consult on various tax matters to build technical competence, develop business and industry expertise.
- Supervising, training and mentoring associates and interns on Customs projects
- Assessing performance of staff for engagement reviews; perform incharge role as needed.
- Any other duties as may be assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university
- Post Graduate Diploma/ Masters in Customs or any professional qualification in Customs from an accredited college/university will be an added advantage
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and Access along with experience performing internet research
- A minimum of 4 years of customs experience in an accounting firm, corporation, and/or law firm
- Skills, and comfort interacting with C-level professionals
- Strong organizational skills and creativity: be able to develop new simple approaches to complex design problems.
- Pragmatic Problem Solving Skills: ability to handle and resolve unstructured problems, flex and adapt in new environments to create order and stability and provide effective solutions.
- Personal and Professional Ethics: able to operate and practice within the professional code of conduct, be honest, with self and colleagues.
- Interpersonal Skills: ability to manage people with diverse personalities.
- Communication Skills: excellent communication skills both written & verbal presentations.
- Multicultural Skills: able to operate and interact in a multicultural environment and uphold cultural diversity.
Skill set:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Good Interpersonal skills
- Mentorship and coaching skills
- Good project management/coordination skills, with an ability to generate and plan work efforts and effectively manage project schedules
- Excellent advisory and compliance skills
- Ability to build positive relationships with team members and clients.
- Ability to handle simultaneously multiple engagements and client service teams.
- Flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- Ability to travel and work at client locations.
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online via Email to: [email protected]
Deadline: 31st October 2024
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