URA Jobs - Tax Specialist Officer at Uganda Revenue Authority ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Organisation: Uganda Revenue Authority

(URA)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Respective Manager

Job Summary: The URA Tax Specialist Officer

will implement tax policies and regulations in support of the assessment,

collection and enforce recovery of taxes in line with the URA Policies to

facilitate optimum revenue collection and improve taxpayer compliance.

Key Duties and

Responsibilities: 

• Build staff capacity in the tax compliance activities related to
  
  International taxation by transferring skills through practical
  
  approaches, workshops, improving desk instructions in handling similar
  
  cases.


• Implement tax compliance activities that include audit programs
  
  for assessment of domestic tax payers to identify risk areas, develop
  
  implementation and operational plans.


• Implement the programs for return filing and collection of
  
  domestic taxes to increase revenue collection.


• Update, safeguard and avail tax records to facilitate assessment
  
  of revenue collection.


• Implement service delivery programs to support, sensitize and meet
  
  client needs on tax.


• Execute strategies and control measures for curbing tax leakages,
  
  improve audit performance and service delivery to minimize of potential
  
  tax leakages in Revenue collection.

Qualifications,

Skills and Experience:          

• The applicant should preferably hold a degree in Bachelors of
  
  Commerce, Finance, and Accounting, Business Administration , Economics,
  
  Actuarial Science and Statistics


• Working knowledge and operational experience in the application of
  
  the Income tax, the VAT law & relevant tax laws.


• A minimum of three or more years’ experience in the handling
  
  taxation matters of multinational companies.


• Past working experience with a reputable international Audit firm


• Membership to Professional Associations like ACCA, CPA,CIMA etc
  
  will be an added advantage


• Previous use and thorough understanding and operation of data
  
  analysis software will be an added advantage.


• Must have demonstrated knowledge of international tax and the
  
  operations of multinational companies


• Must demonstrate thorough understanding of data analysis, Tax
  
  Planning, Taxation Accounting and Tax Audit


• Working knowledge of how to prepare and interpret final accounts
  
  for multinational companies.

The Uganda Revenue

Authority (URA) was established by the Uganda Revenue Authority Statute of 1991

and set up in September of the same year as a central body for assessment and

collection of specified revenue, to administer and enforce the laws relating to

such revenue and to provide for related matters. This statute incorporated all

the laws that were in force then regarding tax collection. The new organization

(URA) amalgamated the three tax administration departments that were

responsible for all the taxes collected by the Central Government of Uganda.

All suitably

qualified and interested candidates who wish to join URA should apply online by

visiting the website below. Please go to Careers and follow the link ‘CAREERS

EXPERIENTIAL HIRING’ to view detailed job description of the roles and

responsibilities and other required competencies as well as apply for the above

job opportunities. Please create your online profiles if you are doing this for

the first time or enter login details if created earlier.

• The list of shortlisted and successful candidates will be
  
  published on the URA website.


• Academic documents for the successful candidates will be vetted
  
  and background checks conducted before they are considered for appointment
  
  into the Authority. Any applicants found with forged academic documents
  
  will be charged in the courts of law.

Deadline:

Friday 17th April 2015 by 11:59pm