Tax Advisor - Tax Department

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in taxation, Accounting and Finance, Commerce, LLB or related field;
• Registered Tax Consultant with the Tanzania Revenue Authority;
• Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) or a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) by the National Board of Accountants and Auditors (NBAA) or tax certification from a recognised institution would be an added advantage;
• Minimum of three years of experience, and
• High academic achiever, with numeracy and language skills.

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Planning, implementing and delivering client’s assignments, accurately interpreting data and advice from other specialists in the team, analyzing potential solutions and recommendations, reviewing complex tax work and the highly technical areas and coming up with solutions to the complex tax issues that align with the client’s needs;
• Furnishing legal opinions and advice to clients on various tax and legal related issues;
• Providing advice and assistance with tax disputes including but not limited to representing clients at the Court of Appeal;
• Providing tax related input on local and cross-border transactions and structures;
• Drafting and/or reviewing tax related issues in tax and legal documents;
• Performing tax calculations where needed;
• Keeping the firm’s stakeholders updated with changes in legislation that affects tax and other related legal aspects; and
• Providing necessary training to clients and the Bowman’s team.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Initiative, Enthusiasm, and Optimism

• Acting without prompting but aware of risks.
• Takes action to achieve goals beyond what is required.
• Optimistic in handling challenges and setting out for the best outcomes.
• Genuinely engage with clients and colleagues in an enthusiastic manner.
• Taking responsibility in all matters in which you are involved.
• Taking pride in excellence of work done.

Perseverance and Resilience

• Ability to work well under pressure without compromising work quality or standards. 
• Ability to move past obstacles to achieve end results in an efficient and professional manner.
• Ability to recover quickly from setbacks.

Results driven

• Uncompromising attitude to service delivery.
• Delivery of results even under heavy pressure.  
• Ability to handle high volumes as well as meet deadlines, with the view to adding value to the business by delivering the required results.

Team player

• Working together with colleagues and staff to enhance the team’s overall performance.
• Leveraging off team synergies and to ensure a productive, efficient and caring work environment.

Ethical

• Always displays honesty and integrity.

Client Focus

• Dedicated to understanding and meeting the expectations and requirements of clients.
• Obtains the necessary information from clients and utilises the information for the delivery of service to the client. 
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with clients. 

Work Standards

• Sets high goals or standards of performance for self, producing work timeously, accurately and of a consistently high standard. 
• Able to work according to a fee budget.

Planning and organizing

• Set priorities, manage schedules and plan accordingly in a constantly pressurised environment.

OTHER SKILLS

Legal Technical skills

• Possesses the legal technical skill to research, interpret and argue legal points, in order to deliver excellent tax opinions, transaction structures and legal documents.
• Ability to support in relation to tax audits conducted by the Revenue Authority, objection against tax assessments and handling of tax appeals at the appellate bodies. In addition, we assist clients in respect of mediation / amicable settlement of tax appeals. 
• Ability to apply theory in a practical and commercially astute manner

Business and financial skills

• Possesses the necessary commercial understanding of client requirements in order to deliver excellent client service.
• Ability to utilise information from financial statements or other accounting records, within the context of tax opinions or tax due diligences (on-the-job training will be provided to enhance these skills).

Communication

• Able to communicate effectively and express ideas clearly.
• Ability to argue persuasively.
• Produce documents that have appropriate organisation and structure, correct grammar and language, and which are easy to understand.

Computer Literacy

• Proficiency in all relevant computer software, including Word and Outlook.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint is a requirement.

Bowmans is committed to achieving the objectives set in its transformation charter, and the targets in its employment equity plan.  All recruitment decisions will be taken with due consideration being given to these objectives.