About the role

The purpose of this role is to ensure that the markets' indirect tax processes (including VAT, WHVAT and other supplementary returns) are undertaken accurately, efficiently and on time and the related internal control procedures, legislative requirements are strictly adhered to in the African markets. The role will support the implementation and ensure ongoing operation of the Global Indirect Tax processes and controls for the markets assigned.

Responsibilities

1. Reviewing or Preparing complex VAT, WHVAT and connected supplementary returns in accordance with global standard process and controls.

2. Compiling and ensuring accuracy and timely filing (including sign-off and payment process) of VAT and WHVAT returns and other related reporting;

3. Working closely with Indirect Tax Analysts to ensure compliance with market specific regulatory requirements and legislative changes

4. Regularly informs Team Leader on daily issues. Is responsible to flag risks and tax saving opportunities identified during the return preparation and flag unusual or new business scenarios and comment on their tax treatment.

5. Reviewing / Preparing balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring these are done on time and in an internal and external control compliant way.

6. Actively managing tax document retention for your markets.

7. Giving to the continuous improvement- through establishing a LEAN approach to drive effectiveness and efficiency- of the indirect tax compliance processes

8. Embedding and operating the new controls and KPI reports, monitoring the implanted KPI-s, investigating root-cause or errors and working with end-toend processes

9. Ensure 100% CARM and 100% PCAOB accuracy on Indirect Tax related CARM controls.

10. Supporting business projects for market by providing SME input and working with the market tax business partners to support tax led projects

11. Support training and any other kinds of technical support to the whole team and to other departments.

What will you bring:

- Minimum 3 years' relevant tax experience in SSC and/or FMCG/Big 4 advisory environment

- Ideally minimum 1 years experience in reviewing indirect tax returns and accompanying reconciliations

- Previous experience at an operational level in tax, controls and risk management

- Experience with integrated software system (SAP) is an advantage

- Experience in working with markets that have highly complex legislation

- Holds a college/university degree in finance/accounting

Benefits

• Unique Family Leave opportunity
• We work without border - you will work with people from all over the world
• You will deal with world class brand portfolio
• Wide variety of thematic events, afterwork activities organized by employee communities
• Product Allowance to purchase company products from the staff shop
• We won the Fittest Workplace Award, of course we have a Gym
• Urban legend is true, we do have a Rooftop Bar!

Flexibility

This is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time and compressed hours. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don't let anything stop you from applying!

Diversity statement

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo's purpose of "celebrating life every day everywhere". This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings!