Job particulars
- Job title
- Head of Tax
- Hiring organisation
- s Expand Recruitment Services
- Location
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Industry
- Accounting
- Level
- Management
- Posted
- 6 Oct 2026
- Closing date
- 21 Oct 2026
Key responsibilities
- Tax strategy and policy.
- Transaction and business advisory.
- Tax compliance and reporting.
- Tax risk management and controls.
- Anticipate, interpret, and communicate tax law, policy and regulatory developments, assess their impact on EBKL and coordinate implementation responses.
- Stakeholder management.
- Lead, coach, and develop the EBKL tax team, promote succession planning, and strengthen technical and leadership capability within the function.
- Key Decisions and Accountability.
- Approve EBKL tax positions on material transactions and restructurings within delegated authority.
- Set and enforce EBKL tax risk and escalation thresholds in consultation with the Head of Finance – EBKL and the Group Chief Tax, Regulatory & Sustainability Officer.
- Determine dispute resolution, settlement, and litigation strategies within approved financial and risk thresholds.
- Oversee external tax advisors on material EBKL matters and ensure value, quality, and accountability.
- Escalate matters that exceed delegated authority through the established governance structures.
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in law, business, finance, accounting, or a related discipline.
- Professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, or an equivalent recognised professional credential.
- Minimum of 10 years’ post-qualification experience in taxation, including at least 5 years in a management or senior management role within a financial institution, listed group, or top-tier professional advisory firm.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex tax audits, disputes, litigation and engagements with revenue authorities and regulators.
- Strong understanding of domestic, regional, and international tax issues relevant to Kenya and the financial-services sector.
- Proven ability to apply tax knowledge to commercial decisions, business strategy, transactions, and operational delivery.
- Demonstrated judgement in assessing and managing acceptable levels of tax risk.
- Added Advantage
- Advanced or specialist tax certification in areas such as international taxation, transfer pricing, tax dispute resolution, or an equivalent tax discipline.
- Technical and Leadership Competencies.
- Deep technical expertise across direct and indirect taxes, including tax accounting, reporting, and disclosure requirements.
- Strong commercial judgement, analytical capability, and risk-based decision-making.
- Proven ability to operate credibly at senior management, Board, regulator, and revenue-authority interfaces.
- Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, written communication, and presentation skills.
- Effective project leadership and implementation capability, including delivery through cross-functional teams and third parties.
- Ability to embed strong governance, compliance, ethics, and accountability.
- Inclusive people leadership, coaching and collaboration across diverse cultures and professional disciplines.
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Hiring organisation
s Expand Recruitment Services