Accountant - Taxation Expert

Onskon Consulting International Limited (Onskon) - Our client, a leading player in the Downstream Petroleum sector with operations in Nigeria, is currently seeking to recruit exceptionally and highly motivated professionals to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant - Taxation Expert

Location: Lagos

Job Descriptions

• The tax accountant is responsible for performing complex tax preparation, tax research and tax planning with minimal supervision.
• The position is accountable for the collection of tax-related information, reporting to taxation authorities at the federal, state and local levels in a timely manner, and advising management on the tax impact of various corporate strategies.
• He/she will conceive tax strategies to defer or eliminate tax payments, create tax data collection systems complete required tax reporting in a timely manner and update the company income tax database as tax rates change.
• He/she will also coordinate audits by various tax authorities, recognize, anticipate and resolve tax issues; makes recommendations, investigate and correct process errors that caused incorrect tax filings and negotiate with tax authorities overtax payment issues.

Qualification and Experience

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Accounting, Business, Economics or related fields.
• Minimum of 4 years of tax accounting experience.
• ICAN, ACA or ACCA is an advantage.
• Oil and Gas experience will be an added advantage.
• Must be detail oriented.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their Application to email subject heading on the email MUST be the position you are applying for.

Note: Only successful candidates will be contacted.