Senior Accounting and Tax Analyst at SC Johnson

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly close process and year-end activities, ensuring accuracy of P&L and Balance Sheet.
• Key point of contact within the cluster for coordination with the SSC on Treasury, A/P and General Ledger topics.
• Preparation and submission of statutory requirement and key contact for related government authorities.
• Coordination internal and external audits as well as SOAR testing
• Assist in the preparation and timely filing of monthly and annual tax returns for PAYE, corporate tax, VAT, and other relevant taxes across our subsidiaries in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa.
• Assist in responding to tax inquiries and correspondence from tax authorities in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa, ensuring timely and accurate resolution of tax issues and queries.
• Implement/execute global insurance and tax strategies
• Provide finance support for administrative functions in the cluster including functionals, payments processing (working with SSC, payroll, treasury, etc), non-inventory purchase orders.
• Lead direct functionals budget and actual tracking vs budget
• Provide support for Nigeria team on accounting and tax issues and be a back-up for critical activities

Experience you’ll bring:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience
• BCom Tax or any relevant accounting qualification
• Strong accounting and financial skills
• Strong Computer skills, Microsoft Office, SAP, BPC

Behaviors you’ll need:

• Strong internal control capabilities with strong adaptability
• Analytical skills with focus on process Improvement
• People Leadership - Team building skills, especially across countries
• Self-starter with attention to details
• Ownership and proactiveness, drive for results