Regional Tax Specialist – Ghana (F/H)

About the role

Our client, an international company with operations in East and West Africa, is looking for a Regional Tax Specialist to manage tax compliance and provide hands‑on support across Ghana and selected West African jurisdictions. The role reports to Group Tax and serves as the primary tax contact for local finance teams, business units, tax authorities and external advisers.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate direct and indirect tax compliance for Ghana and assigned West African entities, including calculations, returns, payments and statutory filings.
• Maintain the regional tax calendar and ensure accurate, timely, auditable documentation in line with Group standards.
• Support internalisation of recurring tax compliance activities to reduce reliance on external advisers.
• Provide practical tax advice on contracts, transactions, imports, services and commercial initiatives.
• Monitor local tax developments, assess impact and escalate significant issues or opportunities to Group Tax.
• Act as the key local contact with tax authorities and external advisers, coordinating audits, assessments, information requests and disputes.
• Identify and report tax risks, compliance gaps and audit exposures, ensuring proper documentation and follow‑up.
• Report regularly to Group Tax on compliance status, audits, risks and material local developments.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Tax, Accounting or Finance with strong hands‑on experience in Ghanaian taxation.
• Solid knowledge of corporate and indirect taxes, tax compliance and tax audits.
• Ability to translate technical tax matters into practical business advice.
• Proactive, rigorous and commercially minded with strong stakeholder‑management skills.
• Confidence to interact effectively with finance teams, tax authorities and external advisers in an international environment.

Required skills

• Corporate tax
• Indirect tax
• Tax compliance
• Tax audits