Duty Description
About US:
CNOOC Uganda Limited, a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is a major national oil company in China. CNOOC Uganda limited is China’s largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas. China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) specializes in offshore upstream exploration and production.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure overall tax optimization and compliance of the Company, providing suggestions.
- Guide the company on tax planning (if any), tax efficiency and the impact of strategic and operational decisions to avoid risk of tax leakage.
- Ensure tax returns (i.e. PAYE, VAT, WHT, Corporation Tax, NSSF & LST) are accurately completed, reconcile to SAP Accounts and payment/ submission is done by the due date.
- Coordinate audits by the tax authority and NSSF, negotiate with tax authorities over tax payment issues and participate in any disputes or mediations that affect the business.
- Ensure all CNOOC Contracts/ Agreements are tax efficient in order to minimize tax cost and risk.
- Keenly review the day-to-day transactions for tax purposes and ensuring robust tax processes and procedures are in place. Complete required tax reporting in a timely manner.
- Guide management of tax changes that affect the business and ensure compliance with all tax laws.
- Participate in JV Tax Workgroup meetings, engaging with Government (Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Energy, OPM, URA, NSSF, and KCCA) and independent professional advisors on industry tax issues.
- Ensuring proper tax accounting practices and create tax data collection systems.
- Review the Company budget periodically to advise and monitor past and future tax spend e.g. VAT cost.
- Ensuring adequate Insurance Cover(s) are in place and up to date.
- Provide tax training and mentorship to colleagues and subordinates.
- Perform any other duties assigned by superior.
Required Qualifications
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the CNOOC Senior Tax Advisor job placement should hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher in economics, finance, taxation or the related disciplines.
- Professional accounting qualification i.e. ACCA or CPA
- International professional tax qualification is an added advantage.
- A minimum of eight years of related working experience, three of which in the oil & gas industry
- Broad knowledge of international laws on taxation and insurance.
- Extensive knowledge of tax regulations in Uganda.
- Extensive knowledge of IFRS and other GAAP.
- Knowledge of SAP accounting packages or equivalent.
- Understanding of oil & gas E&P.
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How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send an updated CV and application letter MERGED into ONE document to email address: recruitment@cnoocuganda.com. Please DO NOT attach any other documents and ensure to quote the JOB TITLE in the Subject of your email. Only candidates that follow these instructions and meet the minimum requirements shall be contacted.