VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS – Tax Management Officer

Job title                 : Tax Management Officer

Department          : FINCON

Reporting Line       : Chief Finance Officer

Location                : Douala

Roles & Responsibilities

• Overseeing the bank’s tax compliance and planning activities.
• – Ensuring compliance with tax laws and regulations, and optimizing the bank’s tax position to minimize liabilities.
• – Managing monthly and annual tax filings;
• – Additionally, collaborate with external auditors and tax consultants to ensure accurate reporting and strategic tax planning.

• Tax Assistance

• – Advise and provide guidance to internal teams on tax matters, and staying updated on changes in tax legislation that may affect the bank’s oper
• – Provide trainings to teams on innovations and changes in the regulations in force.

• Tax Accounting and Reporting:

• – Prepare and post entries  in the necessary GL accounts ( payroll, CIT, VAT and different taxes)
• – Coordinate monthly, quarterly, and year-end closings for tax accounts.
• – Review and sign off on tax provisions and deferred tax calculations.

• Managing tax audits
• – Ensure self-audit is conducted before tax authority sends demand notice for audit exercise.
• – Review and compute bank exposure on the different taxes during audits, investigation, and advice on undisputed position.
• – Provision of documents to substantiate the Banks position on audits and investigation.
• – Ensure timely objection of assessment raised by tax authorities or any other authority.
• – Attending to queries from Tax Administration and other revenue monitoring agencies on desk audits and general accounting audits.
• – Obtain management approval and settle established liability.

Skills

• – Strong understanding of tax laws and regulatory obligations in Cameroon.
• – Excellent analytical, reporting and organisational skills.
• – Proficient in with Cameroon Tax platform and MS Office.
• – Bilingual communication (French & English) is an advantage.

Education & Qualifications

• – A Minimum degree is highly desirable and :
• – LLM in Taxation (for candidates with a legal background)
• – MSc in Taxation, Accounting, or Finance
• – MBA with a focus on Finance or Tax Strategy
• – Professional certification (e.g., ACCA, CPA, CTA) is a plus or a recognized national tax certification (depending on Cameroon Tax bodies) 

Experience

5 to 10 years of relevant experience in taxation.

Application submission

Candidates should send their resume and motivation letter to hcmrecruitcameroon@ubagroup.com, with the heading “Tax Management Officer” Later April 11, 2026

 Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted to proceed to the interview stage.

 UBA Cameroon is committed to meritocracy and inclusiveness and will not unfairly discriminate in recruitment, training, career development and promotion on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, marital status, disability, religion or belief and age.

If you do not receive any response 01 month after this publication, kindly consider your application as non-accepted for this time