Administrator - Tax at MTN

Responsibilities

The  Administrator: Tax Data Analyst will be accountable to achieve the following objectives:

Processing indirect taxes

• Extract the required information to enable preparation and completion of indirect tax returns
• Completion of indirect tax returns on behalf of Opco/SSH and submission for review
• Preparation of supporting schedules for indirect tax returns

Processing Direct taxes

• Help with the preparation of schedules for the direct tax calculations
• Follow up on queries related to direct taxes with other SSH service delivery teams
• Liaise with Opco/SSH tax departments to ensure required timelines are met (as per service level agreement)

Reporting and Audits

• Preparation of indirect taxes reconciliations for Opco/SSH
• Generating adhoc reporting required for Opco/SSH to manage indirect taxes
• Generating reports required for assistance in the regulatory audits 

Customer Service

• Liaise with the local Opco/SSH tax department to ensure compliance with tax reporting deadlines
• Management of SLA (service level agreement) timelines to ensure effectiveness of service

Governance

Adhoc Meetings

• Participate and provide inputs in adhoc meetings
• Execute day-to-day operations

Team

• Ability to work in a team
• Responsible for self-learning and development with guidance from Supervisor
• Ensure an ‘MTN centric’ and a partnership approach to develop strong relationships with other working groups

SSH Operational 

• Resolve operational issues
• Escalate issues and requests, as required

Reporting structure

• Reporting to the Manager and Senior leadership (as required) 

Qualifications

Education:

• Diploma in Commerce and/or equivalent
• Tertiary Qualification (preferred)

Experience:

• 1-2 years of tax experience

Competencies

Knowledge

• Administration 
• Customer management 
• ERP (Oracle) 
• MS office 
• Project administration 
• Tax accounting

Skills

• Administration 
• Analytical 
• Communication 
• Continuous improvement 
• Customer service 
• Data interpretation 
• Detail 
• Judgment 
• Operational coordination 
• Presentation 
• Reporting

Behavioural Qualities

• Accountable 
• Adaptable 
• Agile 
• Communication 
• Culturally aware