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Tax Manager at Airtel
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 1 day ago (19 Oct 2026) Deadline: 30 Oct 2026 Updated about 5 hours ago
Job Description
The Tax Manager will lead direct and indirect tax compliance for Airtel’s Kenyan entities, oversee tax reporting, manage audits and develop tax strategies across multiple African markets. The role also supports cross‑border transactions and transfer‑pricing matters while collaborating with the Group Tax Team. Strong commercial acumen and analytical skills are essential.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Taxation or related field
- • Postgraduate Diploma or professional tax certification
- • 8–10 years of experience in tax compliance and advisory
- • Strong analytical, communication and commercial mindset
- • Proficiency with tax software and Excel reporting
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Manage preparation, review and timely filing of Kenyan statutory tax returns (CIT, VAT, WHT)
- • Ensure full compliance with Kenya Revenue Authority requirements, including eTIMS/TIMS obligations
- • Provide tax advisory on business operations, intercompany arrangements, restructurings and commercial projects
- • Monitor and coordinate tax risk registers across Airtel’s 14 African markets
- • Support cross‑border transactions and coordinate transfer‑pricing matters
- • Lead tax audit management and dispute resolution