Deloitte is the largest private professional services network in the world. Every day, approximately 286,200 professionals in more than 150 countries demonstrate their commitment to a single vision: to be the standard of excellence, while working towards one purpose – to make an impact that matters.

Deloitte West Africa is a cluster of Deloitte offices that has joined together to provide seamless cross-border services to our clients in the region and to pass on the benefits of scale and access to resources that this organisation can generate. Our West Africa practice serves multinationals, large national enterprises, small and medium-sized enterprises and the public sector across these regions: Nigeria and Ghana.

In Ghana, Deloitte is one of the leading professional services organisations, specialising in providing Audit, Tax & Regulatory, Business Process Solutions, Consulting, Risk Advisory and Financial Advisory services. We serve clients in a variety of industries from financial services, to consumer business and industrial products, telecommunications, energy and resources, manufacturing and the public sector.

Our professionals are unified by a collaborative culture that fosters integrity, outstanding value to markets and clients, commitment to each other, and strength from cultural diversity. They are dedicated to strengthening corporate responsibility, building public trust, and making a positive impact in their communities. We understand that our professionals hold interests outside of the work space and we aim to encourage work/life balance, supporting them in all aspects of their lives.

About Tax and Regulatory Services

Deloitte offers its clients a broad range of fully integrated tax services. Our approach combines insight and innovation from multiple disciplines with business and industry knowledge to help our clients excel globally.

Our major service offerings include:

• Business Tax
• Transfer Pricing
• International Tax
• Global Employer Services
• Tax Management Consulting
• Indirect Tax
• Mergers and Acquisition Tax

Role Summary

We are seeking suitably qualified high performing professionals to join our Tax Advisory team in our Tax and Regulatory department. The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying and applying relevant professional, regulatory, technical and industry standards in delivering clients’ projects/engagements while providing leadership and support to project team members.

Successful applicants will have the opportunity to collaborate with other Deloitte member Firms and work with a number of high profile multinational organisations and further develop their leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide tax advisory on business tax rules affecting company operations in Ghana
• Evaluate corporate reorganization issues and apply tax rules to client scenarios when preparing advisory reports
• Draft reports, identify key tax issues/risks, and propose solutions for clients on tax planning and implementation strategies.
• Advise on personal income tax and social security obligations of inbound and outbound individuals
• Apply understanding of operational double tax treaties and regulatory requirements to evaluating inbound investment requirements and compliance obligations
• Conduct research on local tax and regulatory regimes relevant to client operations
• Develop innovative approaches to address client issues in accordance with industry standards

Qualifications

• Must have graduated from a recognized University in Ghana or overseas with a minimum of second class upper in Accounting, Taxation, Management, Economics, Law or related discipline
• Qualified member of ICAG, CITG, ACCA, CIMA
• Minimum of 5 year cognate experience in areas of Business Tax, Personal Income Tax, Value Added Tax, Customs, Transfer Pricing, Investment and Regulatory Advisory and Immigration Support Services.
• Excellent research and analytical skills.
• Clear understanding, citation and application of the tax advisory guidelines
• Good logical reasoning, problem solving and analytical skills
• Sound writing, oral communication and presentation skills
• Data management and analysis experience
• Proficiency in the use of computer packages such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project Office, Access, etc. Very good use of PowerPoint and Excel is a strong advantage
• Proficiency in the use of Tax Advisory tools

Leadership / Behavioral Capabilities

Living our Purpose – Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact
Talent development – Demonstrates strong commitment to personal learning and development; acts as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent
Performance drive – Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track
Influence – Actively focuses on developing effective communication and relationship building skills
Strategic direction – Understands how their daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business