Vacancy title:
Senior Tax Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Accounting & Finance]

Jobs at:
CV People

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, September 4 2025

Duty Station:
Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, August 28 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Responsibiities

• The Tax Senior is to execute the tax engagements from start to finish, i.e. planning executing and delivery, following the tax practice guidelines in most effective and efficient manner
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel and assess client’s satisfaction
• Monitor engagement economics by identifying and explaining variances from plan
• Monitor component progress to ensure expectations are met through initiating discussions with service team and obtaining on-going feedback from client
• Prepare initial draft of reports or other client and external communications
• Foster an efficient, innovative, and team-oriented work environment
• Direct fieldwork daily, inform manager/director of the engagement status
• Develop people through effectively delegating tasks and providing guidance to junior staff
• Share knowledge with team members (e.g. share best practices, provides on-the-job training)
• Develop an understanding of the Firm’s service lines and actively seek/encourage team members to contribute ideas and identify opportunities to apply the Firm’s services
• Identify and discuss risks with Team Manager on a timely basis
• Implement client’s engagements from start to finish i.e. planning, executing, directing, and completing tax assignments
• Prepare engagements proposals, engagement letters and budgets
• Review tax returns prepared by staff and make recommendations regarding accuracy and tax savings opportunities
• Prepare more complex tax returns and tax submissions and computations.
• Proactively interact with key client management to gather information, resolve tax – related problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements
• Assist Manager/Director/Partner on proposals and business development calls
• Gain understanding of client operations, processes, and business objectives
• Possess an understanding of state and foreign tax legislations and tax treaties
• Help in preparation of clients returns for PAYE, SDL, WHT, VAT and Corporate tax as required;
• Process of WHT certificates for clients
• Help provide assistance to clients as regards obtaining TIN, VAT registration and TCC
• Manage VAT tax refund audit’s for clients from start to finish
• Manage TRA audits on behalf of clients as required
• Provide tax advisory/ opinions/ research for clients as advised
• Help prepare national budget highlights on annual basis for distribution to clients immediately after the national budgets have been read.
• Help to perform Tax Due Diligence assignments for clients as will be required.
• Assist audit seniors with tax computation/ reviews of the client prepared tax computations for audit and tax clients as required.
• Any other task as may be requested by management in the tax services area of the firm.

Requirements

Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in accounting with specialisation in tax Professional qualification (CA, CPA or ACCA) is preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of professional, preferably in tax consulting experience in public accounting firm
• Excellent project management, analytical, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Professionalism, dependability, integrity and trustworthiness combined with a cooperative attitude
• Highly motivated self-starter with ability to multitask and complete assignments within time constraints and deadlines
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software programs, including spread-sheet programs (i.e. Excel)

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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