Description
- A degree in Finance / Accounting or related field.
- Completed or currently following a professional qualification in Accounting, Management (CIMA / CA / ACCA) or the Sri Lankan Tax Law conducted by Sri Lanka Taxation institute.
- Experience in Sri Lankan Tax Law is required.
- Communication skills.
- Ability to meet deadlines and prioritize tasks
Responsibilities
- Assisting in preparing monthly Accounts by way of making provisions for taxes, analysing variances in order to maintain the overall accuracy with related to the process.
- Review of VAT Liability (includes preparation of Input VAT schedules), SD, WHT and Income Tax in order to maintain the overall standardisation with related to the process.
- Responsible for supporting for finalisation of quarterly and Annual Audit, Agreed-upon procedures by way of providing schedules, supporting documents for transactions and explanations.
- Preparing information in response to tax related queries from data in SAP system and other systems in order to maintain smooth functioning with related to the system.
- Application of IRD and TRC relevant tax regulations to tax matters.
- Comply and adhere with Axiata Group Tax procedures and policies.
- Update of SLA dashboard on monthly basis.
- Recognise tax optimization initiatives with the objective of minimise effective tax rates.
- Draft of initial concept paper of the new initiatives and seek management approval.
- Quantify the tax savings attained and report to the management in a necessary format e.g. EWG report.
- Act as the main contact point for tax advisory sought by internal and external parties .
- Attend meetings and discussion for product/s service launch for represent the tax division.
- Identify and communicate the possible impacts on changes to tax regulations. E.g. annual budget, new tax act enactment.
- Accountable for Inform & corrected any system deviations with tax requirement in order to facilitate overall reliability and the accuracy with related to the system.
- Explore possible of automation of repetitive processes of tax function and execute.
- Attend of all audit quires on timely basis and resolve for the best interest of the company.
- Engage with relevant business partners to improve the existing reporting requirements.
- Assist on the preparation of monthly tax dashboard by providing relevant updates.
Skills
Taxation
Industry Sector