Senior Superintendent I, Tax

KAMOA COPPER SA is looking for a Senior Superintendent I, Tax The Kamoa Copper Mine is a joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines (39.6%), Zijin Mining Group (39.6%), Crystal River Global Limited (0.8%) and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (20%). It's a very large, near-surface, flat-lying, stratiform copper deposit with adjacent prospective exploration areas within the Central African Copperbelt, at approximately 25 kilometres west of the town of Kolwezi and about 270 kilometres west of the provincial capital of Lubumbashi.

Play your part in our team succeeding.... To manage the company's regulatory taxation requirements and related financial accounting, monitoring, and reporting systems as well as ensuring compliance with taxation policies. The incumbent is the custodian of a compliant taxation system and framework and leads a team of specialists who monitor and implement taxation compliance in the operation. The scope of the role includes all forms of taxation such as Corporate Income Tax, Value Added Tax, Payroll Taxes, Environmental Taxes, Customs, etc.

You Will Have The Following

• Must have a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance-related field, with Tax specialisation
• Must have 10+ years' relevant experience in leading a Tax Finance division in the DRC
• Must have experience in the mining environment
• Must have experience in dealing directly with DRC taxation authorities on taxation inspections and dispute resolution
• Proficiency in business English is mandatory. Knowledge of French and Swahili will be considered highly advantageous.

Role Specific Knowledge

• DRC legislation (especially various types of taxation)
• IFRS and OHADA
• Kamoa strategic imperatives
• Program and project management
• Nature of responsibility towards stakeholders

Technical Skill

• Competent in mine financial systems (JDE, Hubble)
• Advanced Computer literacy for role - MS Office Software
• SOP and Policy development
• Strong, broad financial accounting expertis

Personal Competencies should include

• Problem solving
• Strategic planning Intrapersonal maturity
• Ability to influence, persuade and negotiate
• Analytical and systematic
• Integrity and objectivity
• Risk awareness and management
• Detail focus
• Customer Service orientation
• Written and verbal communication and presentation
• Drive and results orientation
• Flexibility and adaptability – think on feet
• Planning and proactive
• Management and Leadership

Your Key Performance Activities will include but not limited to:

• Implement effective and efficient Taxation structures, policies, plans and governance structures
• Coordinate the day-to-day taxation related operations within the company
• Drive effective problem solving and continuous improvement
• Plan annual tax provision based on analyses and report against tax plan
• Function as a Taxation subject matter expert
• Stakeholder Management - Manage relationships with stakeholders to enable optimisation of the business value chain
• People - Manage a division that builds people, values difference and creates an inclusive work environment
• Finance - Monitor costs or expenses within delegated budget to achieve cost efficiencies and reduce waste
• Manage transformation in terms of people, automation / digitisation and sustainability and provide timely and robust change management to underpin initiatives
• HSEQ- implement a work ethos that is committed to safeguarding employee safety, health and wellbeing
• Establish reporting best practice for area of responsibility

When applying, please submit a PDF version of your CV together with certified copies (certification within a 3-month period) of your ID/passport, drivers' license and qualifications.

Should you not hear from us within 30 days of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful.