Francis E.

Senior Manager, Tax (Head of Tax) @ Bayobab

About

Corporate Tax and Payroll Professional with Big-4 experience, Oil & Gas and Telecommunications

Country

United Arab Emirates

City

Dubai

Industry

Telecommunications

Skill

IFRS, Corporate Tax, International Tax, Tax Advisory, Tax Due Diligence, Corporate Tax Modelling, Revenue investigation & reconciliation, Expert Witness Verification, Internal Controls, Financial Risk Management, Financial Reporting, Tax, Auditing, Big 4, Finance, External Audit, Tax Accounting, Assurance, Internal Audit, Due Diligence

Experience

Senior Manager, Tax (Head of Tax)

Bayobab

2022-11 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Head of Tax at Bayobab Group (MTN Digital Infrastructure) with operations across Middle East, Europe and Africa.

Tax Manager, West & East Africa (anglophone)

Weatherford

2017-7 - 2022-10 · 5 yrs 4 mos

Nigeria

Oversee the tax operations in Anglophone SSA (Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Namibia, and South Africa) - tax compliance, tax reporting & accounting, transfer pricing, tax audit & investigation, tax strategy & planning, payroll & related statutory compliance

Ethics Ambassador, Nigeria

Weatherford

2021-1 - 2022-9 · 1 yr 9 mos

Nigeria

Multiply the Ethics Compliance footprint in Nigeria. Reduce risks associated with ethics and integrity failures

Tax Manager - North West Africa (Nigeria & GoG)

Weatherford

2016-10 - 2017-6 · 9 mos

Nigeria

Coordinate the tax affairs of Weatherford businesses in Nigeria & GoG

Head, Tax - Nigeria

Weatherford

2014-10 - 2016-9 · 2 yrs

Nigeria

Tax Strategy/Planning, Reporting & Compliance - I generally oversee the tax operations of all Nigerian entities

Assistant Tax Manager

PwC

2014-1 - 2014-10 · 10 mos

Nigeria

Advise clients on bespoke tax planning aimed at optimising the client's tax position; tax due diligence; tax technical research and analysis; revenue tax audit and investigation; business development; career mentorship.

Senior Tax Consultant

PwC

2011-1 - 2014-2 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Nigeria

(Team Lead) Providing tax compliance and advisory services to companies in the oil & gas, financial services, manufacturing conglomerates & telecommunication sectors; Expert Witness Verification; Tax research/publications

Tax Consultant

PwC

2009-10 - 2010-12 · 1 yr 3 mos

Nigeria

Provide support on tax compliance and advisory engagements

Senior Tax, Methods & Procedures Officer

NLNG

2013-3 - 2014-2 · 1 yr

Port Harcourt

Coordinate tax research/tax law interpretation; revenue tax audits; tax technical training; group tax reporting; managing finance control framework - processes & procedures/internal controls monitoring, evaluation and development, finance risk assessment; technical & commercial evaluation of tenders; GRC investigations