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Junior Tax and Compliance Accountant

Location: Machakos

Start Date: Immediate

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, Full-time

Reports to: Admin and Operations Lead

Our client offers training, registration, legal compliance, taxation, and strategic planning services for MSMEs. 

They are seeking a Tax and Compliance Accountant who thinks critically, works independently, and approaches problems with genuine curiosity. This is a role for someone who questions assumptions, conducts thorough research, and finds smarter ways to work.

You'll handle accounting, tax compliance, and regulatory matters while navigating ambiguity and incomplete information. The ideal candidate loves working with numbers and sees challenges as puzzles to be solved, and takes ownership of outcomes without requiring constant supervision.

Responsibilites
1. Maintain accounting books, perform reconciliations, and ensure financial accuracy
2. Handle tax compliance and filings across multiple tax types
3. Support tax audits, objections, and KRA-related cases
4. Research tax laws, rulings, and regulatory changes to ensure compliance
5. Prepare Excel-based analyses and financial models
6. Identify process improvements and implement more efficient workflows
7. Proactively flag issues and recommend solutions before problems escalate
What You Bring
1. Education background in Tax and Accounting
2. Strong proficiency in Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables, data analysis)
3. Proven experience in accounting and/or taxation departments
4. Excellent research skills with the ability to interpret complex regulations
5. Critical thinking; you ask "why" and "what if" before acting
6. Comfort with ambiguity and making decisions with incomplete information
7. Self-directed work style requiring minimal supervision
8. Strong accountability to deadlines and outcomes
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