Tax Manager Careers - Diageo

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Sales Director

Diageo

is the world’s leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection

of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, beer and wine. These brands include

Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, J&B, Windsor, Buchanan’s and Bushmills

whiskies, Smirnoff, Ciroc and Ketel One vodkas, Baileys, Captain Morgan,

Tanqueray and Guinness.

Job Summary: The Tax Manager will primarily ensure that all

statutory returns including settlement are completed accurately, efficiently

and on time and that the surrounding internal control procedures are strictly

adhered to. The jobholder will also facilitate collation, organization and

provision of information to tax authorities for routine requests and audits,

addresses ad hoc queries and ensures timely resolution, maintains prompt and

helpful service to tax authorities to develop constructive relationship

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Ensure compliance with all Tax reporting
  
  requirements and deadlines 


• Maintain issues tracker on outstanding issues
  
  from tax authorities and Group Tax


• Serve as the primary point of contact with
  
  tax authorities and Group Tax (receiver of queries, communication to DBSC
  
  ITT, agreement of deadlines, co-ordination of resolution), own the
  
  compliance agenda


• Co-ordination and project management of
  
  complex queries, audits and initiatives, engagement with markets 


• In charge of the identification and
  
  escalation of issues and risks to Group Tax


• Effectively manage a high performing team


• Deliver process (efficiency and control)
  
  improvements continuously

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the Diageo Tax manager
  
  placement should be a graduate in Finance or Accounting with a recognised
  
  accountancy / tax qualification


• A minimum of five years’ experience in
  
  accounting / tax


• Tax policy knowledge and experience


• Customer relationship / business partnering
  
  skills: able to build and maintain excellent relationship with Group Tax,
  
  the tax authorities and in-market finance teams


• Significant experience influencing senior
  
  external stakeholders and government


• Previous exposure and experience in working
  
  in a multinational financial position, within different commercial /
  
  cultural markets


• Prior experience of actively contributing to
  
  a leadership team


• Project management skills: able to construct
  
  project plans across boundaries and cultures and to monitor the
  
  implementation


• Good understanding of systems, processes and
  
  technologies to enhance business performance


• Strong risk management skills (identification
  
  of risks, ensuring mitigation plans are in place and implemented)


• Good change management skills

If

you desire to join the world’s leading premium drinks business, Diageo, in the

aforementioned capacity, please click web link below.