Corporate Tax Operations Manager
Job Summary
Maersk is a global leader in integrated logistics and has been an industry pioneer for over a century. Through innovation and transformation we are redefining the boundaries of possibility continuously setting new standards for efficiency sustainability and customer experience.
At Maersk we believe in the power of diversity collaboration and continuous learning. We strive to build an organization that reflects and understands the customers we exist to serve. With more than 100000 colleagues across 130 countries we work together every day to shape the future of global trade and logistics.
We are now looking for a Corporate Tax Operations Manager Africa (IMEA) to join our Corporate Tax Operations team. This is a senior authorityfacing role operating in highaudit environments with responsibility for managing corporate tax operations audits and tax authority engagements across the African region.
What We Offer:
- A senior regional role with direct responsibility for corporate tax compliance and audit outcomes across Africa
- High exposure to tax authorities senior finance leadership and global tax stakeholders
- Opportunity to lead and defend complex tax positions in highaudit jurisdictions
- A role at the center of Maersks tax governance risk management and operational excellence agenda
- A dynamic international environment with strong crossfunctional collaboration
Key Responsibilities:
Tax Compliance Reporting & Authority Engagement
- Manage endtoend corporate tax compliance across Africa including corporate income tax withholding taxes freight taxes and transfer pricing filings
- Ensure accurate timely and defensible tax filings aligned with local regulations and audit expectations
- Lead tax audits enquiries assessments and dispute resolution with tax authorities across the region
- Own tax controversy management including technical submissions objections negotiations and settlement strategies
- Deliver global and regional tax reporting requirements including CbCR and Pillar Two
Audit Readiness Risk & Governance
- Drive proactive audit readiness through robust documentation technical position papers and evidence management
- Manage tax accounting provisioning and uncertain tax positions with clear linkage to audit and dispute risk
- Identify assess and manage tax risks arising from regulatory changes and business activities
Operational Excellence & Collaboration
- Strengthen standardized tax processes controls and governance frameworks
- Collaborate closely with Finance Legal business teams and external advisors to manage authority interactions
- Leverage data and technology to enhance audit readiness and efficiency
Who Are We Looking For
- Professional tax or accounting qualification (e.g. Chartered Accountant CPA)
- Minimum of 10 years postqualification experience in corporate tax
- Proven experience leading tax audits enquiries and disputes in highaudit environments
- Strong technical expertise with the ability to defend complex tax positions
- Experience operating independently across multiple jurisdictions
- Fluency in English and French
- Strong judgement stakeholder management and authorityfacing credibility
If you have been reading so far we are glad to see you are interested. If you can see yourself leading corporate tax operations and managing complex tax authority engagements across Africa we look forward to your application.
Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race colour gender sex age religion creed national origin ancestry citizenship marital status sexual orientation physical or mental disability medical condition pregnancy or parental leave veteran status gender identity genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.
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Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Maersk Line is a Danish international container shipping company and the largest operating subsidiary of the Maersk Group, a Danish business conglomerate. It is the world's largest container shipping company by both fleet size and cargo capacity, serving 374 offices in 116 countries