Tax Intern

Role Purpose And Context: 

The purpose of the Tax Intern (Compliance Assistant) role is to support with strict taxation compliance for Yinson Production’s operations in Nigeria, which will cover tax affairs in line with the overall Group and Regional tax strategy: including support with tax audit documentation and reviews, tax compliance, tax controls and risk management, and stakeholder engagement as well as supporting the finance team with process improvement. This role reports to the Regional Head of Tax - Africa, in the International Tax & Structure (ITS) team, and will work closely with the Tax Senior Associate - Nigeria (Nigeria Tax Lead), supporting our dynamic tax team in the Africa region. In addition to strong technical expertise, the successful candidate will build, lead and maintain a strong working relationship with all internal and external stakeholders including global finance and operations teams in accordance with Yinson’s Global Tax Policy. This position is open to candidates with a right to work in Nigeria. 

Key Accountabilities: 

Tax audit support for both state and federal tax authorities. o Obtain schedules, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports from Finance Teams and prepare reconciliation schedules as required during tax audits. o Assist to obtain Tax GL information from NRS’s local office and ensure reconciliations between Yinson Production’s records and the Revenue Authority’s. o Support Nigeria Tax Lead to prepare, review and approve periodic statutory returns on transaction taxes (i.e., withholding taxes (WHT), Value Added Tax (VAT); NCD; annual Transfer Pricing (TP), and Company Income Tax (CIT) returns. o Support Nigeria Tax Lead to ensure timely filing of tax returns, retain electronic copies of tax payment receipts and NRS/State Internal Revenue Service acknowledged copies of returns on record. o Support Nigeria Tax Lead to prepare periodic reports (including monthly, quarterly and annually) for review and consolidation into management and board reports. o Support Nigeria Tax Lead to submit tax clearance certificates (TCC) requests and follow up with statutory bodies to ensure same is issued in a timely manner. o Liaison with tax compliance agents; and audit support agents. o Assist with in-house tax training and creation of awareness. o Maintain a healthy relationship with the primary external stakeholder offices (i.e., NRS and State Internal Revenue Service offices, tax compliance agents, FS auditors) to promote a smooth process of engagement on tax matters. o Provide additional support in regional Africa tax and finance functions as directed.

About the candidate:

A successful candidate would be an experienced tax associate/ senior with experience in tax from consulting firm(s), or from an in-house tax department in a multinational corporation, or both. CONFIDENTIAL Qualification & Experience o HND or bachelor’s degree in accounting, law or economics. o 2-4 years’ experience in Taxation. o Partial or full qualification - Chartered Accountant (ICAN, ACCA, CIMA, or any international equivalent) is desirable. o Partial or full qualification - Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA, CITN, or any international equivalent) is an added advantage. o Extractive sector experience is desirable. o IFRS knowledge is desirable. o Good technical knowledge in the various tax laws in Nigeria.