Sub Regional Tax Manager

Main Purpose:
The Sub Regional Tax Manager will support the Group’s Head of Tax. The function comes with responsibility and accountability within the Group’s Tax team over an end to end tax risk management cycle involving compliance, audit risk management and strategic projects such as group rationalization, advisory and transactional support.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:

- Developing, monitoring and maintaining tax design behind Puma Energy’s corporate structure taking into consideration the global tax strategy set out by the Group Head of Tax and risk assessment of operational jurisdictions.
- Analysis and delivery of solutions for global, trans-regional tax developments (such as ATAD, MDR and BEPS)
- End-to-end tax management of assessable risk or uncertain tax positions (strategy & structuring, accounting & reporting, compliance, controversy & dispute resolution, transfer pricing, control framework)
- Management of the tax compliance cycle for the southern regional jurisdictions
- Management and monitoring of the divisional tax position including tax accounting, compliance, year-end audit.
- Tax accrual process for the region both for corporate income tax and transactional taxes.
- Manage tax audits and tax litigation, including negotiations with local tax authorities.
- Managing market entry and exit positions in terms of tax optimization of strategies relating to financing, thin capitalization, repatriation in a foreign exchange currency-controlled environment, treaty access and economic substance.
- Develop, implement and maintain tax reporting tools.
- Work with internal team to ensure accuracy of tax forecasting, budgeting, and long-term planning strategies.
- Ensure effective use of external advisers - in terms of quality and cost.

Requirements:
Experience
- University degree in tax law or fiscal economics
- Minimum of 7 years relevant work experience in an international tax mainly focused on Africa region
- Experience in an in-house tax department and/or M&A tax practice is a pre-requisite
- Experience in providing & explaining tax guidance to non-tax professionals
- Good understanding of accounting concepts and processes

Skills/Competencies
- Commercial awareness and customer orientation with a very pro-active mindset
- Strong Communication (verbal and written skills, fluent in business English)
- Strong numerical, analytical and problem solving skills including how to access & collect relevant data from systems and use them for the delivery of solutions
- Proven track record in leading, directing and coordinating projects and initiatives
- Ability to manage several projects simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines.
- IT skills: Excel, Word, Outlook, PPT
- Professional management of employee relationships at all levels.

Competencies
- Open personality with energy, and a high level of drive to successfully deliver
- Team player with an enthusiastic approach to fresh challenges
- Imaginative, ambitious and stimulate new ideas
- Use foresight, and identify opportunities and challenges
- Make clear demands on each other and push for constructive change
- Understand and manage risk
- Communicate in a precise way, give and accept constructive feedback
- Strive for simplification and clarity, and focus on value-adding activities
- Show dedication and endurance, follow through and pay attention to important details
- Skilled in developing, utilizing and extending network of internal and external contacts

Key Relationships and Department Overview:
Internal & External Stakeholders