Roles and responsibilities
The key responsibilities of the role holder will be:
Tax management
• Withholding Tax Filing and payment – Prepare monthly withholding tax schedules for filing and payments,
as well as coordinate with tax advisors to ensure timely filing and payment.
• Corporate Income Tax Filing – Coordinate with the finance reporting team and tax advisors on CIT filing
for the TMA countries of operation. Coordinate the collation of tax returns filed with the different
Revenue Authorities.
• Monthly reconciliations – Prepare monthly reconciliations for PAYE and WHT.
• Financial statements – Review financial statements for tax impact. This will include consolidated financial
statements and standalone accounts for all TMA countries of operation.
• Tax exemptions – Optimise the tax exemptions granted to TMA under the Host Country Agreements with
various countries. Oversee the obtaining and issuance of VAT exemptions due to vendors, where
applicable.
Other filing requirements
• Ensure compliance with other regulatory reporting requirements in relation to financial statements in
TMA countries of operation.
Central point of coordination of the tax advisors
• Day -to-day engagement and follow up with the tax compliance and advisory requirements including
filing.
• Ensuring complete and accurate document management for all tax related matters and filings.
Audit support
• Overseeing tax audits by tax authorities and responding to questions and audit finds. The job holder will
also be involved in health checks and monitor, assess and manage potential tax risks for TMA countries.
• Address other audits requirements relating to tax including institutional and donor auditors.
Strategic Tax planning
• The role holder will be responsible for supporting TMA and TCA to proactively consider tax optimisation
strategies in order to ensure full compliance with tax obligations in all countries of operation.
Tax control environment
• Develop and implement a tax control framework to ensure compliance in TMA’s countries of operation.
• Design a TMA tax policy framework covering tax governance and compliance requirements across TMA
and aligning with the Organisation’s strategy as well as donor and country specific requirements.

Capacity building
• Design and implement a comprehensive tax training program in TMA to build capacity of Finance,
Operations and other relevant teams and ensure teams are up to date on key tax matters and compliance
requirements.
Corporate Level Mandatory Responsibilities
• Apply the highest standards of controls and risk management practices and behaviours and embed a
positive risk and control culture.
• Demonstrate prudence, sound judgement and appropriate and timely escalations in management of all
types of risk (including fraud risk) applicable to the role.
• Understand and comply with the relevant end-to-end processes including applicable risks and controls.
• Seek to identify, understand, and escalate risk events/incidents/issues on a timely basis focusing on fixing
root-causes and taking ownership of identified mitigating actions.
• Complete all relevant mandatory trainings within the stipulated timelines.
• Ensure compliance with grant management procedures and guidelines including appraisal, selection,
implementation, reporting and closure.
• Contribute to the development/revision of tools and procedures to document and share knowledge,
incentivise staff/teams and enforce compliance and standards.
• Participate in regular informal and formal reflection, knowledge sharing and learning events.
• Document lessons learned and best practices for knowledge sharing and learning.
• Promote and adhere to TMA’s core values and ensure compliance with organisational policies and
procedures.
• Maintain zero tolerance to bribery, fraud, and corruption, and ensure the immediate reporting of any
corruption or suspect behaviour that threatens TMA’s reputation.
• Adhere to the safeguarding policies and procedures and immediately report any safeguarding concerns.
• Any other related responsibilities that may be assigned by the Communications Director from time to time.

Work experience
• At least 7 years of tax experience for undergraduate degree holders or 5 years’ experience for
postgraduate degree holders in a large, reputable organisation or tax advisory firm.
• Good understanding of the legal environment around tax laws in multiple countries.
• Experience in working with an international institution with presence in multiple countries.
• Hands-on experience in the use of relevant accounting and MS Office applications.
Technical skills and behavioural competencies
• Good communication and relationship building skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Good Planning and Organisational skills.
• Highly analytical, organized, conscientious, with high attention to detail.
• Personal qualities of integrity and credibility.
• Knowledge of and experience with Generally Acceptable Accounting Standards such as IFRS.
• Knowledge of tax laws and global tax trends.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to keep abreast on tax amendments in the different countries of TMA operation.