Job Description
Description :
Grade Level: L2
Location: Islamabad
Last date to apply: 25th November, 2024
What is Expert Tax Accounting and Planning?
This position performs monthly closing activities and develops reports for tax related matters for the team as well as internal departments at Jazz.
- Conducts tax forecasting for financial planning purposes.
- Prepares group reporting packages on taxation related matters and shares with VEON on quarterly basis.
- Monitors compliance of SOX controls related to taxation and ensures timely and accurate filing of tax returns.
- Liaisons with tax consultants for advisory on complex tax matters. Liaisons with tax authorities for management of tax litigation.
The role reports directly to the Manager Accounting & Projects and has no people reporting directly into it with an extended team of 10 team member.
What does Expert Tax Accounting and Planning do?
- Determine and record accurate current and deferred tax impacts in the books on monthly basis;
- Ensure compliance with income tax laws;
- Conduct variance analysis for incorporation in monthly management reports and forecasts;
- Generate tax reporting packages and position papers for group reporting;
- Advisory to local and group-initiated projects
- Coordination with tax advisory / consultant for new products and project
- Coordinate with auditors on tax accounting matters and resolves queries
- Identify and support implementation of end-to-end process improvement initiatives.
- Coordinate with the tax authorities and lobbying for the harmonization of tax rules.
- Provide support for tax litigation for compilation of replies to the tax authorities.
- Prepare the quarterly forecast of tax position and future tax payments for the organization;
- Collaborates with planning team to prepare the model in accordance with the forecasted figures for tax expense and payments.
Jazz is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Requirements
What are we looking for and what does it require to be Expert Tax Accounting and Planning?
Experience and Educational requirements
- Qualified CA or ACCA/ Part qualified CA with Bachelor’s degree.
- 4-5 years of experience. Telecom sector experience will be preferred.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Stakeholder management.
- Analytical skills.
- Detailed knowledge of Tax laws applicable in Pakistan.
- In dept knowledge of IAS 12 for recording of deferred tax.
- Experience of tax compliance process.
- Oracle (R12)
- Windows OS and MS Office
Benefits
Why Join Jazz?
As one of the leading employers in the country, Jazz epitomizes the philosophy that each Jazz employee is passionately living a better every day inspired and enabled by visionary leadership, a unique professional culture, a flourishing lifestyle, and continuous learning and development.
Our core values include qualities essential for a positive organizational culture - truthfully guiding entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets, harnessing professional and interpersonal collaboration, and fostering across-the-board customer-obsession.
As one of the largest private sector organizations in Pakistan, our objective is to continue to change the lives of our 70 million customers for the better. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to be part of something transformative, someone who can play a critical role in driving our success. Together, we can empower millions more with the tools necessary to progress in an increasingly digital economy.
