Assistant Tax Manager at Stransact Chartered Accountants

About the job

• Stransact Partners’ is the correspondent firm of the RSM International Network in Nigeria. RSM is the leading firm in the provision of professional services to the middle market globally and Stransact is positioned to work for RSM’s global clients in Nigeria. RSM is the 6th largest network of global accounting firms by revenue.
• We are improving our capacity in all areas and we are looking for individuals with a clear sense of purpose, who understand the responsibility they have to clients.
• In exchange, we offer the tools you need to achieve your potentials, through career support and a learning environment with opportunities for international secondments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the full range of tax services in compliance with laws and regulations within a timeframe.
• Identify areas in tax processes such as tax provision and return preparations that require improvements and provide potential solutions to increase efficiencies for our clients.
• Provide quality tax advice to clients on a range of tax issues by using the appropriate research techniques and skills.
• Work with tax specialists to provide quality service by delivering expertise to our clients
• Help clients mitigate risks, meet compliance obligations and statutory deadlines, and realize business goals.
• Make informed decisions in complex and judgmental areas.
• Establish/maintain long-term working relationships with clients.
• Develop high-performing people and teams through interesting and meaningful opportunities.
• Develop excellent client relationships and satisfaction through open communication and timeliness.
• Ability to travel based on client and business demands.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related fields (Minimum of 2nd Class Lower Division)
• Associate membership of a relevant professional body, is a must (an ACA, ACCA, ACTI)
• A minimum of 3- 5 years tax experience in one of the largest professional services firms
• Ability to take responsibility in managing tax-related engagements for our numerous clients
• Excellent organizational, oral, and written communications and people skills
• Demonstrable knowledge of current economic and market trends
• Strong problem-solving, logic and reasoning capabilities
• An energetic and proactive attitude
• Excellent supervisory, analytical, and leadership ability
• A commitment to development in a tax technology environment
• Knowledge of MS Office is a must