Senior Tax and Treasury Manager

Company Description

Eat 'N’ Go Limited is a restaurant group on a mission to become the premier food operator in Africa. So far, our growing family consists of three international brands, Domino's Pizza, Cold Stone Creamery & Pinkberry.
Eat ‘N’ Go limited officially started operation in August 2012 with the premier store at 4, Saka Tinubu Victoria Island, Lagos. Today, Eat N' Go has over 200 stores (outlet) across Nigeria a and Kenya.

Job Description

The Snr Tax & Treasury Manager manages the company’s tax compliance and strategy, and also maintains the treasury function and oversees the daily operations of the treasury function, in particular long and short-term liquidity forecasting, weekly performance reports, and implementation of advisory projects. He or she is fully responsible for the company’s transfer pricing transactions in line with laid down policy and OECD Principles. Give advice to management with respect to investments and putting in place the necessary strategies and tools to minimize the operational costs of the company.

The Key Responsibilities and Duties are: 

• Responsible for keeping the business compliant with local, state and federal tax regulations and laws to avoid liabilities.
• Application of tax laws and regulations to develop and establish policies that will legally minimize tax liabilities of employees and company with a bid to increase employee morale and company profit performance
• Perform estimations, analysis, planning, and research, and oversee tax audits.
• Establish seamless processes for tax management
• Continually scan the business environment to take advantage of government tax policies that benefits the business in tax planning.
• Fully responsible for providing information on tax matters for inclusion in the Board packs.
• Contribute fully and provide all data used in determining the yearly premium for the company.
• Full responsibility for following up with the insurance brokers for prompt collection of all valid claims to maximize profits.
• Advise management on the liquidity situation of the company, gearing level and structure of the cost of funds and thus ensuring adequate proactive planning for short-term liquidity and long-term solvency.
• Assess, monitor, plan and manage working capital & cash flow to ensure liquidity for the business to meet her short-, medium- & Long-term obligations.
• Forecast weekly cash requirements and execute weekly financing decisions.
• Ensure profitable short/medium term investment of surplus funds at minimum risk and with the objective of easy divestment, while at the same time identifying borrowing opportunities in the financial market that are cost effective... etc

Qualifications

• University Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field, master’s degree in relevant field
• Professional qualification ACCA, ICAN, ICMA, ACA, etc
• 10 – 12 years’ work experience required preferably in QSR business
• Proficiency in Excel; ERPs; Ms Dynamics Navision is an advantage
• High Integrity, utmost confidentiality level
• Good analytical skills
• Detail-oriented with expert knowledge of (GAAP) accounting procedures and financial reporting practices
• A professional certification in Accounting or a related field highly desired;
• Sound knowledge of local law in the areas of taxation and local regulatory reporting obligations is required

Understanding and experience of treasury accounting including FX, liquidity, cashflow and various financial instruments

Additional Information

Only qualified candidates will be contacted.