Fiscalist

DigiPay Congo SA Recruiting an Fiscalist under contract Freelance. As part of its growth, the company wants to secure its tax compliance in an ever-changing regulatory environment, at the crossroads of telecommunications, e-commerce and financial services.

The Challenges of the Position

The tax framework is complex and evolving: the candidate will have to navigate between different laws in different countries (DRC and Congo), anticipate reforms and adapt practices accordingly.

The taxation of mobile money and digital payments is another major issue. The rules for payment services, commissions, VAT on digital services and cross-border flows are still under construction in several jurisdictions. A sound and defensible interpretation will be required.

The multiplicity of partners — mobile money operators, banks and international networks — involves various financial flows and billing schemes, to be handled with precision. The company’s rapid growth also requires robust, automated and adaptable tax processes. Finally, it will be necessary to build a relationship of trust and transparency with the tax administration, while defending the interests of the company during controls.

Main duties

Compliance and declarations

The tax specialist will manage all the tax obligations of DigiPay Congo SA (corporate tax, VAT, withholding taxes, payroll taxes, various contributions) in both countries. It will guarantee the respect of deadlines and the reliability of declarations and payments, and will ensure a permanent regulatory watch whose impacts it will disseminate to the teams concerned.

Advice and strategy

He will advise management on the tax implications of new products, partnerships and expansion projects. It will analyse the taxation of cross-border arrangements and intra-group flows, ensuring transfer prices and required documentation, and participate in the tax structuring of the group’s operations.

Controls and risk management

It will identify and assess tax risks, and propose mitigation plans. He will prepare and accompany the company during tax checks and audits, and manage tax disputes, in connection with external advice if necessary.

Collaboration and management

He will work closely with finance, accounting, legal and product teams. He will supervise or coordinate the employees of the tax department according to the evolution of the team, and optimize the tax processes, in particular by automating the collection and processing of data.

Candidate profile

The position requires technical and behavioural skills adapted to the issues described above.

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