Job Title:   Tax Coordinator – East Africa

Organisation: Schlumberger Limited (SLB)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About Organisation:

Schlumberger is the world’s largest oilfield services company. Working globally often in remote and challenging locations we invent, design, engineer, and apply technology to help our customers find and produce oil and gas safely.

Job Summary: The Regional Tax Coordinator is responsible for tax matters for a specific country or several countries within a GeoMarket.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review and file fiscal accounts, tax returns and tax payments in compliance with local regulations.
• Review intercompany agreements and practices.
• Audit internal compliance with tax regulations.
• Review FP8 and define practice for recording tax provisions in accordance with policy.
• Review employee related withholdings and tax related issues.
• Support operations in the bidding process, including setting up new operations, and in reviewing customer bids and contracts.
• Provide liaison for and monitor local tax audits.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Minimum bachelors degree in finance or equivalent.
• 4-8 years work experience in tax practice
• Professional qualification and membership of a national/international chartered accounting or taxation Institute
• Solid understanding of tax regimes and regulations, tax audits and compliance procedures in East Africa.
• Proficient in ERPs eg SAP.
• Good communication skills.