Chartered Accountant - Taxation, Legal Regulatory Affairs

 Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification is mandatory. 1040 TAX
• 7-10 years of relevant experience in taxation, statutory compliance, and related legal/regulatory matters.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kenya taxation and KRA requirements.
• Experience in VAT, Income Tax, WHT, PAYE, Excise Duty, and Customs.
• Proven experience in managing tax assessments, objections, and appeals.
• Strong exposure to corporate and customer-related legal matters.
• FMCG, Manufacturing, Dairy, or Beverage industry experience will be preferred.
• Strong SAP and Excel skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end taxation and statutory compliance, including VAT, Income Tax, Withholding Tax, PAYE, Excise Duty, and Customs/Import Taxes.
• Ensure timely and accurate tax returns, payments, statutory filings, and tax reconciliations.
• Manage KRA audits, assessments, notices, objections, appeals, settlements, and related correspondence.
• Coordinate with external tax consultants, legal advisors, KRA, and other relevant authorities.
• Oversee customer-related disputes, claims, recovery matters, and legal cases from a Finance perspective.
• Monitor company legal cases, statutory registrations, licenses, permits, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Provide tax and business advisory on contracts, imports, inter-company transactions, capital expenditure, promotional schemes, and other business transactions.
• Identify tax risks, compliance gaps, and potential leakages, and ensure appropriate controls are in place.
• Maintain legal and compliance trackers and prepare regular MIS reports on tax exposure, legal cases, regulatory notices, and financial provisions.
• Ensure timely escalation and resolution of high-risk tax, legal, and regulatory matters.