Background

The holder of this position will ensure that the client and Firm’s expectations are met by delivering high-quality services and maintaining high utilization levels.

What you will do

• Deliver tax compliance, controversy, and advisory engagements end-to-end with minimal supervision.
• Hold entry and exit tax briefings for staff on mobility.
• Lead and oversee teams delivering tax compliance, advisory, and tax controversy engagements.
• Manage client relationships and ensure client needs are met.
• Train and mentor team members on the job and through formal sessions when required.
• Produce high-quality deliverables such as tax computations, advisories and tax dispute objections and appeals.
• Manage Global Advantage platforms for clients on their portfolio.
• Identify and pursue business development opportunities.
• Support managers in planning and delivering assignments.
• Support on collection of debtors and preparation of time costs for time-based engagements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-4 years’ experience in a client-facing role handling payroll taxes, tax controversy, and payroll-related tax advisory.
• A Bachelor’s degree in business/commerce, Economics or other relevant field.
• Professional accounting qualification (CPA/ACCA) – ongoing or completed.
• A good understanding and appreciation of the employment tax and immigration landscape in Kenya.

Behavioural competencies

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Effective interpersonal and relationship building/people management skills.
• Good mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others.
• Adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease.
• Sound problem solving ability.
• Strong organizational and time management.
• Good networking skills.

Technical Competencies

• Sound industry and business knowledge.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Good financial knowledge.
• Focus on quality and risk.
• Well-developed computer user skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good project management and planning skills.
• Strong negotiation skills and commercial sense.

• Deliver tax compliance, controversy, and advisory engagements end-to-end with minimal supervision.
• Hold entry and exit tax briefings for staff on mobility.
• Lead and oversee teams delivering tax compliance, advisory, and tax controversy engagements.
• Manage client relationships and ensure client needs are met.
• Train and mentor team members on the job and through formal sessions when required.
• Produce high-quality deliverables such as tax computations, advisories and tax dispute objections and appeals.
• Manage Global Advantage platforms for clients on their portfolio.
• Identify and pursue business development opportunities.
• Support managers in planning and delivering assignments.
• Support on collection of debtors and preparation of time costs for time-based engagements.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Effective interpersonal and relationship building/people management skills.
• Good mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others.
• Adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease.
• Sound problem solving ability.
• Strong organizational and time management.
• Good networking skills.
• Sound industry and business knowledge.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Good financial knowledge.
• Focus on quality and risk.
• Well-developed computer user skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good project management and planning skills.
• Strong negotiation skills and commercial sense.

• Minimum 3-4 years’ experience in a client-facing role handling payroll taxes, tax controversy, and payroll-related tax advisory.
• A Bachelor’s degree in business/commerce, Economics or other relevant field.
• Professional accounting qualification (CPA/ACCA) – ongoing or completed.
• A good understanding and appreciation of the employment tax and immigration landscape in Kenya.