About the Role
Jobholders at this level carry out specific tasks independently but are subject to close supervision. They contribute to the completion of required simple operational tasks covering the collection of needed input to feed the development of the company's objections and appeals strategy. The job holder also assists in case collection and assessment operations. They research, collect and analyze information, draft reports and documents, participate in specific meetings, and develop their own professional expertise.
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Job Responsibilities
Tax Cases Planning
- Receive litigation cases from the audit team and provide support to prioritize cases for analysis based on pre-defined criteria
- Research and analyze laws, regulations, and policies depending on each case for proper analysis
Tax Cases Assessment
- Coordinate with concerned stakeholders and collect needed documents to conduct high-level assessments from a legal standpoint
- Assist in analyzing cases and provide basic recommendations on the best course of action based on gathered technical input from tax appeals analysts
Objections and Appeals Management
- Receive any arising objections from concerned parties, coordinate with tax appeals analysts for technical analysis, and escalate complex issues when needed
- Assist in preparing full objections and appeals files, gathering assessment results, recommendations, and all supporting documents to submit to the Tax Appeals Legal Specialist for revision and finalization
- Prepare tax-related case documents ensuring all information is gathered and assist in negotiation meetings with concerned committees to reach common ground
- Assist in drafting communications to taxpayers related to final decisions taken, extract lessons learned, and highlight inefficiencies for improvement purposes
- Communicate decisions to concerned parties ensuring alignment with expectations, report on implementation, and highlight areas for improvement
Organization and Operations
- Follow all relevant policies, processes, and standard operating procedures so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner
- Help in solving escalated problems and provide needed support for junior teams to ensure work is carried out efficiently
- Escalate complex problems to the relevant person to ensure cases/issues are closed properly
- Perform other duties as requested
People Management
- Train junior staff on the different job activities to ensure transfer of know-how, when applicable
- Provide clear direction, prioritize tasks, assign and delegate responsibility, and monitor the workflow of subordinates/junior staff
- Support junior staff or direct reports in order to execute their duties according to set policies and processes
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Law Studies, or equivalent is required
Experience
- A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
Competencies
- Accounting Standards and Practices - Developing
- Research and Analysis - Developing
- Investigation - Developing
- Tax Audit Techniques and Execution - Developing
- Broad Taxation Awareness - Developing
- Professionalism - Developing
- Collaboration and Communication - Developing
- Results Oriented - Developing
- Customer Focus - Developing
- Enablement of Change and Innovation - Developing
