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Tax Accountant – Indirect Tax and Reporting Job: First Quantum Minerals Ltd – September 2017

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First Quantum Minerals Ltd. is an established and growing mining and metals company currently operating four mines and developing projects worldwide. Our aim is to become a globally diversified mining and metals company. With a strategic plan to produce more than 1 million tonnes per annum of copper within five years, the Company is poised to become the largest, widely-held pure-play copper producer and one of the top five copper producers in the world. We currently produce copper cathode, copper in concentrate, nickel, gold and sulphuric acid. First Quantum’s current operations are the Kansanshi copper-gold mine in Zambia, the Guelb Moghrein copper-gold mine in Mauritania, the Kevitsa nickel-copper-PGE mine in Finland and the Ravensthorpe nickel-cobalt mine in Australia. When our current projects are in operation, we expect we will be able to triple our annual copper production capacity and be positioned within the world’s 10 largest copper producers. Sentinel is the first mine to be developed at the Trident project in the North Western Province of Zambia. The project comprises five large-scale mining licences and significant geological potential exists for expansion of operations, including the Enterprise nickel mine announced in December 2012. First Quantum is investing US$1.725-billion at the Sentinel mine and construction remains on time and on budget. Plant commissioning will commence in mid-2014 and copper production is expected reach 280 – 300,000 tonnes per annum.

Responsibilities

  • Leadership & Relationship Management
  • Manage external relationships with ZRA and tax advisers
  • Manage communication and implementation of process improvements
  • Manage communications with FQML group tax, treasury, finance and human resource functions
  • Compliance and Reporting
  • Monitor and ensure to not claim VAT on non-eligible items
  • Ensure VAT treatment is correct and reverse VAT reported for imports
  • Ensure withholding tax on non-resident services are timely remitted/offset against VAT
  • Calculate and report monthly royalty and timely payment/offset against VAT
  • Meet all compliance and payment deadlines

Documentation Management

  • Ensure invoices received has all required tax information – if not follow up with suppliers
  • Ensure computerized invoices for sales includes all mandatory tax information
  • Ensure all export documentation is complete (i.e. certificate of shipment)
  • Ensure original invoices are stored and kept for required amount of time

Tax Risk Management

  • Assist with the development of additional tax process documentation to continually improve the internal controls over tax compliance and tax reporting at KML
  • Interact with a wide range of internal departments (finance, treasury, legal) and external advisors, (predominately tax advisors) as part of risk management

Tax Planning and Research

  • Research tax issues and tax planning opportunities
  • Assist HR and Finance Manager with one-off PAYE issues and provide research and recommendations to resolve them
  • Assist Procurement team with one-off customs/tariff issues and provide research and recommendations to resolve them
  • Document any relevant tax research.

Qualifications

  • University degree in Law/Economics/Accounting/Finance
  • A professional accounting designation (CPA, CA, CMA, ACCA or CGA)
  • A preferred minimum of 5 or more years work experience in indirect taxation
  • Must have excellent knowledge of the Zambian tax law
  • Strong preference to candidates who have worked in Zambian mining tax environment
  • Must have the ability to organize and prioritize work and be deadline-oriented with an attention to detail
  • Experience with accounting systems is an asset
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • A team player with an ability to work closely with others and contribute to team objectives
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to deal with people at all levels both internally and outside the organization
  • Adherence to the highest ethical standards, demonstrating accountability, integrity and transparency in actions at all times

How to apply
Applications to be through website:

For more information

VISIT WEBSITE
http://careers.first-quantum.com/cw/en/job/502054/tax-accountant-indirect-tax-and-reporting
TO APPLY FOR THIS JOB EMAIL
[email protected]
First Quantum Minerals Ltd (North Western Province, Solwezi)