Corporate Tax Operations Manager

Job Description

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 100,000 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, authority‑facing role operating in high‑audit 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 high‑audit jurisdictions
• A role at the center of Maersk’s tax governance, risk management, and operational excellence agenda
• A dynamic, international environment with strong cross‑functional collaboration

Key Responsibilities:

Tax Compliance, Reporting & Authority Engagement

• Manage end‑to‑end 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’ post‑qualification experience in corporate tax
• Proven experience leading tax audits, enquiries, and disputes in high‑audit 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 authority‑facing 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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