Position Summary
The Africa Tax Manager is responsible for managing the entire tax lifecycle (planning, tax accounting, compliance, and controversy) for our operations in African countries including Angola, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania. This position reports to the Global Tax Director and oversees 2 direct reports. The Africa Tax Manager will assist the Global Tax Director by providing tax compliance and planning support for the region. The responsibilities include offering tax planning assistance, ensuring tax compliance, and assisting with tax provisions for both local statutory financials and consolidated reporting for the US parent company.
The job functions of this position will encompass approximately 30% tax accounting, 40% tax compliance, and 30% tax research/planning, providing tax support to commercial and operations teams, special projects, and tax controversy.
Duties And Responsibilities
1. Responsible for managing the quarterly and annual income tax accounting processes for designated jurisdictions.
2. Oversees the preparation of supporting workpapers for tax provision reporting packages.
3. Reviews staff-prepared workpapers to support the tax lifecycle.
4. Reviews and substantiates tax account balances, including analyzing impacts of tax true-ups and auditing support for deferred tax balances.
5. Reviews and prepares related monthly and quarterly tax accruals, tax payments, and tax account reconciliations.
6. Collaborates effectively with the tax reporting manager to ensure return-to-provision adjustments and tax basis balance sheets are prepared, reviewed, and documented adequately and in a timely manner.
7. Conducts permanent establishment reviews and makes recommendations as necessary, ensuring the company remains tax compliant within operating jurisdictions.
8. Manages and reviews third-party providers responsible for outsourced tax compliance concerning timelines and fees.
9. Coordinates tax filings and information requests with third-party service providers.
10. Assists in compliance with transfer pricing requirements and documentation.
11. Provides international tax advice on structuring new business, projects, and client and supplier agreements.
12. Monitors international legislative updates for potential impacts on Oceaneering operations, stays current with new legislation, and evolving best practices.
13. Contributes to tax planning and other enterprise initiatives, including special projects such as foreign restructurings and analyzing the cash tax and financial reporting impact of tax planning. Supports international restructuring planning and implementation, as well as international acquisitions.
14. Identifies and implements opportunities for process improvements in the provision and compliance processes, particularly through the utilization of technology.
15. Facilitates the resolution of tax audits within operational jurisdictions.
16. Supports business and functional group efforts around various indirect taxes such as VAT, GST, payroll, etc.
17. Collaborates effectively with other team members regarding the incorporation of international tax matters in global tax planning, compliance, and accounting tasks.
Qualifications
REQUIRED
18. Bachelor’s degree (Business, Finance or Accounting)
19. Demonstrable progressive experience in African countries’ tax matters within a multinational company or public accounting firm
20. Strong technical knowledge of international tax principles, including permanent establishments, transfer pricing, tax treaties, and cross-border transactions
21. Experience with OECD initiatives, including BEPS and Pillar 1 & Pillar 2
22. Experience with indirect tax, including VAT/GST, etc.
23. Knowledge of MS Office
DESIRED
24. Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA)
25. Working knowledge of PeopleSoft and Oracle Fusion
26. Public accounting background, corporate tax, or a mix of both in the Energy sector
27. Previous experience with a global organization of significant scale
28. Experience working in a global and cross-functional environment
29. Experience with US SEC reporting and SOX compliance
30. Knowledge of ONESOURCE Tax Provision
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics
31. Contributes to a culture that promotes equity, encourages genuine connections, and ensures all team members' voices are heard
32. Balances overall strategic thinking with managing relevant details
33. Uses understanding of systems and data to identify links between issues, trends, and opportunities to support decision making
34. Coaches others by recognizing strengths and encouraging ownership of their personal development
35. Presents information effectively to management
36. Defines problems, collects data, establishes facts, and draws valid conclusions
37. Interprets a variety of laws and regulations
38. Explains complex tax issues to non-tax professionals
39. Utilizes the shared service team in India
40. Documents processes/conclusions and maintains adequate records for tax provision, compliance, controversy, and internal/external reporting
41. Collaborates on special projects with tax team members and cross-functional Oceaneering organization
42. Supports process improvements, standardization, and implementation initiatives
43. Demonstrates strong analytical and project management skills with a proactive approach towards desired results
44. Shows strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
45. Ensures regular consistent communication within areas of responsibility
46. Responds to common inquiries or complaints from external and internal customers
47. Collaborates with team members to achieve results