MGN Kenya Tax Associate Job

Gross Salary: Ksh 50,000

Our client is seeking to hire a tax associate.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• File clients’ tax documents, including quarterly payments, extensions and tax returns.
• Recommend new strategies based on new taxation laws on the local, state or national level.
• Maintain proper documentation for interpreting and reviewing changes in the law.
• Streamline procedures and offer recommendations on how the tax filing process can run more efficiently.
• Prepare complex individual, corporate, and partnership tax returns.
• Perform review of individual tax returns prepared by junior tax staff or interns.
• Serve as a technical resource for junior tax staff and interns.
• May have the opportunity to work on estate, gift, trust and international tax returns.
• Conduct basic and complex tax research.
• Collaborate with colleagues to conduct tax planning for individual, corporate, partnership, estate, gift, trust and international tax clients.
• Review national, state and local tax notices and drafts responses.
• Carry out delegated audits and Tax filling.

Skills/ Abilities

• Hands-on experience with iTax.
• Ability to prepare tax computations, tax returns, filing, payments, necessary paperwork, and reports.
• Knowledge of the Tax Laws.
• Ability to conduct basic and complex tax research.
• Experience in bookkeeping/accounting process.
• Ability to carry out audits.
• Experience in Microsoft excel and word.
• Time management and organizational skills to meet client and tax compliance deadlines.
• Ability to produce quality work with quick turnaround.
• Entrepreneurial approach to client service while building positive working relationships. 
• Comfortable conducting presentations in workshops, seminars and training sessions to both internal and external audiences.

Personal Attributes

• Attention to Detail and Accuracy: Ensuring precision in financial reporting.
• Planning, Organizing, and Monitoring: Efficiently managing tasks and projects.
• Communication Skills: Effective communication to convey financial information.
• Problem Analysis and Problem-Solving Skills: Identifying and addressing challenges.
• Initiative: Taking proactive steps to enhance processes.
• Teamwork: Collaborating effectively with colleagues.
• Confidentiality: Handling sensitive financial information with discretion
• Self-driven and motivated.

Academic /Professional Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree /Diploma from a recognized university (Accounting Option is preferable)
• Professional accounting qualifications: ACCA/CPA 
• At least three (3) years’ professional experience working in tax department.

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