About the Company
AVS Industries is a leading manufacturer of high-end, innovative, and premium flexible packaging products. We are committed to delivering excellence and are seeking a highly skilled Compliance Officer to join our dynamic Finance & Accounts team.
Job Summary
The Compliance Officer will be responsible for ensuring strict adherence to Ghanaian tax laws, customs regulations, and statutory requirements. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with GRA tax compliance, customs procedures (ICUMS), and internal audit processes, ensuring the company mitigates tax risks and protects its value.
Key Responsibilities
- Tax Compliance & Filing: Ensure timely preparation, review, and submission of GRA tax returns, including CIT, VAT, WHT, PAYE, Excise Duty, and other applicable taxes. Maintain a tax and statutory compliance calendar to ensure all payments and filings meet prescribed deadlines.
- Reconciliations & Discrepancies: Reconcile tax accounts with the GRA Taxpayer Portal and follow up on tax credits, refunds, exemptions, assessments, and discrepancies.
- Customs & Import/Export: Ensure compliance with customs, import/export ICUMS, and related statutory requirements. Review customs duties, import taxes, clearing expenses, and related accounting records for accuracy and compliance.
- Regulatory Liaison: Coordinate with GRA, Customs, banks, auditors, tax consultants, and other regulatory authorities on compliance matters. Monitor changes in Ghanaian tax laws and regulations and advise management on their impact.
- Accounting & Reporting: Ensure proper accounting treatment of VAT, WHT, duties, provisions, accruals, and other statutory items. Support month-end and year-end closing from a tax and compliance perspective. Prepare periodic compliance reports for the GM - Finance and escalate significant compliance issues timely.
- Audit Support: Coordinate external, GRA, and customs audits, including the preparation of schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documents. Maintain complete and accurate tax, statutory, audit, and regulatory records.
Qualifications & Experience
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Professional Certification: Professional qualification (ACCA, CMA, ICA Ghana, CPA or equivalent) is preferred.
- Experience: 5–8 years of experience in Finance, Accounting, Tax, Audit, or Compliance, with strong hands-on Ghana tax/statutory compliance experience (GRA, Customs, auditors, banks).
- Note: Manufacturing or import/export experience is a distinct advantage.
Key Skills & Competencies
- Strong knowledge of Ghanaian tax & statutory requirements – VAT, WHT, PAYE, CIT, Excise Duty, and Customs.
- Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Office, and ERP/SAP systems.
- Strong analytical, reconciliation, documentation, and reporting skills.
- High integrity, attention to detail, and strong communication & time-management skills
Salary
Competitive
Monthly based
Location
Ghana
Job Overview
Location
Ghana