Customs Consultant at Deloitte Consulting

Main purpose of the job

• The holder of this position will ensure that the client and Firm's expectations are met by delivering high quality services and maintaining high utilization levels.

What you will do

• Delivering client services according to relevant Deloitte standards, policies and ethical principles;

• Supporting on delivery of designated customs and excise duty engagements/projects, and manage the implementation of agreed deliverables;

• Assisting in the preparation of proposals/tenders and presentations;

• Generating innovative solutions on projects/engagements in collaboration with team members to enhance/renew service offerings to clients;

• Assisting in developing knowledge of current tax matters across the tax function;

• Collecting, assimilating and analysing relevant data using standard tools and data visualizations to help surface insights and solutions;

• Supporting in the development of new indirect tax products and market new products;

• Carrying out tax risk and opportunities reviews;

• Preparation of tax opinions, tax advice and proposals;

• Building and maintaining relationships with the clients and the Kenya Revenue Authority;

• Liaising with Kenya Revenue Authority on various tax and policy matters;

• Assisting clients resolve KRA audits;

• Preparing objections and appeals to KRA assessments;

• Preparing tax publications for clients and writing articles on relevant tax matters; and

• Actively building business relationships that generate leads.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor's Degree in Business/Commerce/Law from a recognised institution.

• Professional accounting qualification.

• 4 to 5 years relevant taxation experience.

• Technical expertise in customs and excise duty matters.

• Good knowledge of international and national taxation principles.

• Knowledge of VAT matters will be an added advantage.

Behavioural competencies

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Effective interpersonal and relationship building/people management skills.

• Good mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others.

• Adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease.

• Sound problem solving ability.

• Organizational, supervisory and time management.

• Good networking skills.

Technical Competencies

• Sound industry and business knowledge.

• Demonstrated leadership skills.

• Excellent report writing skills.

• Good financial knowledge.

• Focus on quality and risk.

• Well-developed computer user skills.

• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Good project management and planning skills.

• Strong negotiation skills and commercial sense.