Department

Micro and Small Taxpayers

Location

Nairobi

About the position

The jobholder shall be responsible for setting the overall strategic direction of the Department and providing leadership in line with the Authority’s Strategic Plan, ensuring the effective assessment, collection, and accounting of domestic taxes as prescribed by the Tax Laws.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the development, implementation and review of policies, strategies and guidelines on collection of revenue from micro & small taxpayers.
• Responsible for development and implementation of strategies to effectively recruit taxpayers to broaden tax base.
• Oversee the implementation and monitoring of strategies to promote efficient taxpayer service, operational efficiency and reduce taxpayers cost of compliance.
• Oversee the implementation and application of the relevant tax laws.
• Responsible for promoting innovation and automation of processes for micro & small taxpayers.
• Responsible for establishment of mechanisms for monitoring the application of tax laws, policies, standards, procedures and guidelines.
• Responsible for effective debt and ledger management.
• Formulate and implementing tax refunds processing strategies.
• Oversee and streamlining of tax audit processes and procedures.
• Spearhead international tax administration and compliance

 

Person specifications:

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in either Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Fiscal Management, Taxation, Commerce or equivalent qualification from a recognised institution.

• A Masters’ degree in a relevant field.

• Must have qualification/ membership to a professional body and be in good standing.

• Must have Tax Administration Training.

• Must have a minimum of fifteen (15) years relevant experience, at least ten (10) of which should be in middle and senior Management levels.

• Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution 2010

 Key competencies:

• Strategic leadership skills and negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong business acumen / business orientation.
• Innovative thinking.
• Organisational skills.
• Resilience and adaptability.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving.
• Customer-centric approach.
• Professionalism, ethical judgment and integrity.

The deadline for submission of application is Monday, 7 July 2025 at 12.00AM (Midnight). Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. 

No hard-copy applications are accepted. Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Successful candidates will be required to fulfil the provisions of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya prior to appointment. They will require:

• Valid certificate of good conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
• Valid clearance certificate from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
• Valid tax compliance certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
• Current clearance certificate from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)
• Current Report from an approved Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)

If you feel you have the necessary qualifications and motivation to thrive in this crucial position, we encourage you to apply. please download the form provided below, fill it out in a Word document, and email to executiverecruitment@ke.pkfea.com

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