Job Description
At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.
The Position
A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come.
Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love.
That’s what makes us Roche.
The Opportunity:
Join Our Team as a Tax Manager in Lagos, Nigeria!
As a Tax Manager at Roche, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring our tax compliance, planning, and accounting for all applicable taxes. You will report directly to Group Tax at our headquarters and collaborate with various teams, including local Finance colleagues, our accounting shared services center, and other tax professionals. Your expertise will help drive compliance and foster valuable business partnerships.
Key Responsibilities
Supervise External Tax Consultants: Oversee tax operations in Nigeria, Ghana, and other countries
Manage Local Tax Operations: Handle tax returns and payments efficiently
Control Procedures: Maintain effective control over all aspects of the tax process
Tax Accounting and Payments: Provide clear instructions to ensure accuracy
Transfer Pricing Management: Implement group policies to manage transfer pricing
Global Tax Policies Implementation: Ensure policies are consistently applied
Engage with Local Tax Authorities: Manage interactions with tax authorities and handle audits
Business Support: Provide tax-related support to the business units
Who You Are As Our Ideal Candidate
You hold a Degree with a Tax Major and a post graduate course / degree in Tax is highly desirable
You have at least 5 years’ experience in a multinational company either in a tax function or finance areas with exposure to taxes – or you are from an accounting and tax services advisory company. You are proficient in creating and implementing tax plans and are skilled at identifying opportunities and potential areas of risk
You demonstrate the ability to contribute directly in fulfilling the essential duties linked to the position, you have a good understanding of Local Taxes, mainly corporate taxes and VAT
Good accounting knowledge and familiarity to use of the business IT systems – Microsoft Office, SAP and Google being the main ones
You have strong organizational and interpersonal skills, you are a strategic thinker with a keen eye for detail
You are fluent in spoken and written English
An excellent communicator capable of collaborating effectively with various stakeholders
Who we are
A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.
Let’s build a healthier future, together.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
