Taxation Manager

**Role purpose**:
**Key accountabilities and decision ownership**:
Tax Planning, Advisory & Business Support:
- Analyze tax strategy and Support CFO/CEO Shareholders and board of directors with info regarding tax implications & opportunities
- Manage potential tax risk, plan and assess company’s tax obligations in light of the enacting and upcoming tax laws
- Quantify the estimated/ actual tax burden related to the periodical reporting to the Group and to be recorded in the Group Reporting System including messaging to CFO.
- Identify & explore tax opportunities deriving from changes in tax law or business opportunities.
- Ensure full compliance with the Group Tax Risk Policy
- Drive efficiency & Cash generation - to optimise Local Market tax burden in line with tax risk strategy, provide appropriate information on Local Market’s tax position and manage Local Market tax risk
- Provide tax planning, advisory and business support by evaluating risk, opportunities and requirements in light of all business transactions in regard to domestic and international tax law
- Tax Forecasting & Reporting:
- Provide info regarding estimated / actual tax rates, liabilities and assets and estimated cash flows as well as explaining variances based on tax analysis
- File Group tax pack and all tax related numbers in different cycles (detailed budget, 5+7.. etc) and check actual and estimate tax amounts with the accounting system
- Manage tax amounts in order to minimise tax impact according to goals set by the company and in full compliance with tax requirements
- Manage tax cash flow
- Provide full disclosure on tax info and variances to stakeholders
- Tax Dispute & Relationships with Tax Authorities:
- Be the main point of contact for the tax authorities
- Provide tax auditors / inspectors and authorities with appropriate information where necessary
- Manage tax audits appropriately in the interests of the company and in accordance with tax laws/requirements
- Manage dispute processes up to courts resolution where necessary
- Take active role in Industry Taxation Committees / Associations and other lobbying bodies
- Tax Compliance & Returns:
- Ensure integrity and timeliness of data submitted to tax authorities.
- Legally responsible to review and approve the accuracy of tax returns including corporate tax, VAT, Stamp tax, payroll tax and WHT.
- Review and approve Vodafone and subsidiaries statutory financials and documentation for tax compliance processes.
- Support stakeholders with final information of tax burden and tax cash flows.
- Transfer Pricing:
- Oversee, review and approve all related party transactions, deals, and contractual commitments in compliance with OECD / Egyptian TP guidelines.
- Develop of functional and financial analyses for related party inter-relationship showing all risks, assets and benefits shared by each subsidiary.
- Model potential intercompany transactions to support determination of legal and tax effective structuring that aligns with business objectives.
- Perform benchmarking for purposes of evaluating the arm’s length nature of transfer prices for certain intercompany transactions.
- Deal with Vodafone Group and external consultants to ensure preparation of proper transfer pricing study coverinag all subsidiary and other related party transactions
- Manage preparation of transfer pricing documentation as required under tax laws of the various jurisdictions in which company operates throughout the world.
- Define allocation keys for any shared assets/services to ensure legal and financial correct allocations to related parties

**Core competencies, knowledge and experience**:

- Strong people management skills.
- Strong capabilities in dealing with governmental bodies.
- Strong financial acumen
- Top level of negotiation & communication skills.
- PR and presentation skills.
- Strong in organizational effectiveness methodology
- Planning and forecasting
- In depth knowledge of markets and changing business environments
- Complex problem solving
- Effective decision making
- Excellent command of written & oral English language.

**Must have technical / professional qualifications**:

- Bachelor degree of Accounting
- 8 years experience in accounting & taxation field (working in accounting firms & multinational companies).
- Professional degree in Taxation / Accountancy
- Solid knowledge of Company’s laws, labour and investment laws.
- Solid knowledge tax laws/practice
- Solid knowledge of local and international accounting principles.
- Strong understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards
- Solid knowledge of tax laws and practice.

_VOIS