Job Title: Officer, Tax (Fresher Jobs)
Organisation: Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About the Company:
Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited is a subsidiary of Stanbic Africa Holdings Limited which is in turn owned by Standard Bank Group Limited (“the Group”), Africa’s leading banking and financial services group. The Standard Bank Group is the leading banking group focused on emerging markets. It is the largest African banking group ranked by assets and earnings. Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited is the largest bank in Uganda by assets and market capitalization. It offers a full range of banking services through two business units; Personal and Business Banking (PBB), and Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB).
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- To maintain financial control on all tax lines and perform reconciliation, attestations and certifications as required. Perform the tax duty in accordance with standard operating procedures and within regulated timelines monthly, quarterly and annually. Help on all audits and to the business on all tax related queries. Ensure timely upload of tax payments and receipts on Encompass on a monthly basis. Support the management of tax risk for the Bank and provide required reports.
- Assist and support the Manager, Tax and Regulatory Reporting with all reporting requirements to regulatory bodies.
- Assist in liaison with external tax advisors and or legal consultants on complex tax matters to ensure sufficient and effective results.
- Confer with BUs as required, to confirm all taxes have been covered before payments are made, e.g. HC.
- Build and maintain good relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Create awareness of changes in tax law and the implications of such changes to internal stakeholders to ensure compliance is maintained.
- Calculate the tax figures for budget.
- Monitor and proactively provide advice on adverse tax variances to business units. Apply proper compliance on tax advice in terms of SLA’s among Stanlib and Liberty as support services.
- Prepare monthly tax computation, tax information pack, commentary and payment schedules for the Bank to ensure relevant compliance with regulations and laws.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- First Degree in Finance and Accounting or related field
- Post Graduate Diploma Finance and Accounting
- 1-2 years tax experience within the banking environment
- Understanding and interpretation of the tax laws, financial and tax reporting
- Additional Information
Behavioural Competencies:
- Challenging Ideas
- Checking Things
- Developing Expertise
- Documenting Facts
- Following Procedures
- Team Working
Technical Competencies:
- Banking Process & Procedures
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Acumen
- Financial Analysis
- Financial and Accounting Control
- Interpreting Financial Statements
- Tax Management
How to Apply:
All candidates who wish to join the one of Africa’s biggest Banking Groups, Standard Bank in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to Apply Online by visiting Link below.
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