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Tax & AP Accountant Job at d.light
d.light
Job Description
The Tax & AP Accountant is a key role within d.light Uganda’s finance team, responsible for ensuring full compliance with local tax regulations and statutory requirements. This role plays a critical part in safeguarding the organization against tax risks, enhancing internal controls, and aligning with global tax strategies. By ensuring accuracy and proactive management of tax matters, the specialist directly contributes to d.light’s mission of transforming lives.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
- Ensure timely and accurate preparation, submission, and reconciliation of statutory tax filings, including VAT, corporate income tax, PAYE, and other tax obligations.
- Maintain full compliance with Ugandan tax laws and proactively address potential tax risks.
- Prepare and manage tax schedules, ensuring alignment with financial reporting and audit standards.
- Collaborate with the Finance Controller to ensure tax provisions are accurately recorded in financial statements.
- Provide expert guidance on tax treatment for business transactions, including contracts, cross-border transactions, and capital expenditures.
- Advise on indirect tax implications, ensuring VAT and withholding tax compliance on payments to suppliers, contractors, and international entities.
- Evaluate new business initiatives, partnerships, and expansion projects for potential tax risks and benefits.
- Work with finance and legal teams to structure tax-efficient transactions in compliance with Ugandan and international tax laws.
- Support the Finance Controller in coordinating tax audits and engagements with tax authorities.
- Respond to queries from tax authorities, ensuring timely resolution and mitigation of potential risks.
- Maintain detailed records and documentation to support tax filings, audits, and compliance reviews.
- Stay updated on evolving Ugandan tax laws and global tax regulatory changes, assessing their implications for business operations.
- Provide actionable recommendations to ensure the company's tax position is in full compliance.
- Collaborate with the Finance Controller and Group Tax Manager to develop, implement, and refine tax-related controls and procedures.
- Strengthen processes to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and regulatory compliance in tax workflows.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in tax reporting and risk management.
- Assist in processing vendor invoices, ensuring compliance with withholding tax regulations.
- Reconcile vendor balances and resolve any discrepancies
- Review and process staff retirements and expense reports
- Review expense reports and transactions for tax deductibility.
- Assist Financial Controller with any other accounting duties as may be assigned
- Support the finance team with month-end and year-end tax-related reconciliations.
- Work closely with the Group Tax Manager to align with d.light’s global tax strategies, including transfer pricing and cross-border tax considerations.
- Partner with internal teams, including finance, legal, and operations, to ensure seamless integration of tax compliance within business processes.
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.
ev. Dr. John W Mulinde is the Founder and Global Overseer of World Trumpet Mission, World Trumpet Mission, an international ministry that promotes transforming revival globally, has been a part of the work of transformation that God has brought about in the nation of Uganda and in nations all over the world. John has been called by the Lord to “Blow the Trumpet” in the nations, calling the church to repentance and preparing the Body of Christ for the day of the Lord’s return. He has been traveling the past few decades, sharing this message throughout the world. John and his wife Sheila have nine children and live in Kampala, Uganda.
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