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Job Purpose:
To provide the British Council management with advice in the areas of finance, tax and accounting systems in order to help to implement changes required to make the British Council compliant with local legislation in the relevant areas.
Function Overview:
The British Council has been operating in Tunisia since 1962. Its current status is defined by an international treaty (Cultural Cooperation Agreement). Much of its work is funded by UK government grants and contract income, but it also now earns local income from English teaching and Exams. In line with the British Council’s policy worldwide it now wishes to establish a local not-for-profit status for its operation; this will ensure that its income-generating activities are fully compliant with local tax and legal requirements, and will enable it to pay employment tax on behalf of its national staff.
It wishes to register as a ‘filiale d’une association étrangère à but non lucratif’. This is regarded in UK law as a separate legal entity (hereinafter called ‘the new entity’)
An important part of the project to make this change will be to transfer assets to the new entity and ensure that its systems, structures and processes are in place to enable compliance with Tunisian accounting and reporting requirements. The British Council worldwide runs SAP as its accounting system.
Job Description
The post will work alongside an overall Project Manager, whose role will be to manage all strands of the project (which apart from finance and tax also include governance and legal, HR and brand), to report to key stakeholders, manage risks and issues, and communicate with staff.
The role of the Tax Accounting Manager is as follows:
Finance and tax: to work with MENA finance, Global Tax, external tax advisors and Global Information Services(GIS)
System and Data Migration:
Qualification
Minimum 5 years finance experience, of which minimum 3 year tax experience
Demonstrable previous experience of managing multi-disciplinary tasks carrying out a mix of different functions or delivering different services
Financial planning and management skills
Analytical thinking about financial processes
Advanced knowledge of finance, good knowledge of Tunisia accountancy and tax legislation
The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and is keen to reflect diversity at every level within the organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. British Council appointments are contingent on thorough checks. In the UK, and where appropriate systems exist overseas, these include Criminal Records checks.
Pour postuler à cette offre d’emploi veuillez visiter jobs.britishcouncil.org.