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Job Description

You've spent years doing multi-jurisdictional African tax well. You know what it takes to keep CIT, VAT, and WHT filings accurate and on time across markets that each have their own quirks, their own revenue authorities, and their own appetite for audits. You've defended positions, managed local teams without direct authority, and probably developed a healthy respect for how quickly a compliance calendar can become someone's worst month.

You're accomplished at this. The question isn't whether you're capable.

The question is whether your current environment is giving you the scope to match it.

At M-KOPA, the tax compliance function spans East, West, and Southern Africa — across some of the continent's most active and evolving fiscal environments. We've served more than 7 million customers, unlocked over $2 billion in credit, and reached 55% of customers accessing formal financial services for the very first time. That scale generates real tax complexity: multi-entity structures, high-volume consumer transactions, intercompany flows, and revenue authority relationships that require consistent, well-coordinated management. We're growing toward 10 million customers, and the Group Tax Manager will be central to making sure our compliance infrastructure keeps pace.

Why this role, and why now

M-KOPA is deliberate about how it grows. Moving from 5 million to 7 million customers — and now building toward 10 million — has required us to invest in the finance infrastructure that underpins responsible, sustainable expansion. Tax is a core part of that infrastructure, and this role sits at the operational centre of it.

Reporting directly to the Group Head of Tax, the Group Tax Manager owns execution across the full compliance and audit lifecycle — not as a coordinator, but as the person accountable for accuracy, timeliness, and quality across every jurisdiction. That's a meaningful scope for someone who wants their technical expertise to have genuine group-wide reach, without the dilution that comes from operating inside a much larger corporate structure.

What this role actually looks like

You'll own and oversee multi-jurisdictional tax compliance across the Group — VAT, WHT, and CIT — with full accountability for the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of every filing. You'll maintain the Group-wide tax compliance tracker, review revenue reconciliations across markets, and own Group ETR analysis and reporting, including translating key drivers and movements into clear, senior-stakeholder-ready explanations.

On audit, you'll lead execution across jurisdictions — drafting and reviewing responses to revenue authority queries, ensuring all positions are aligned with Group tax strategy, and escalating material risks and developments to the Group Head of Tax in a timely and well-structured way. You'll also support external auditors on tax disclosure reviews, providing computations and technical opinions as required.

Operationally, you'll provide functional oversight and direction to in-country finance teams — influencing without direct authority, aligning local practices to Group standards, and building tax capability within those teams as you go. You'll drive standardisation of compliance processes across markets, implement controls and documentation standards, and support automation initiatives that reduce manual dependency and improve reliability at scale.

You'll also manage day-to-day engagement with revenue authorities through local teams, support resolution of routine queries and compliance matters, and monitor regulatory developments across East, West, and Southern Africa — translating implications into clear guidance for the business.

Travel of up to 20% across Group markets is part of the role, reflecting the importance of in-market presence to the relationships and oversight this position requires.

What makes you ready for this

• Proven track record in multi-jurisdictional African tax compliance and audit management, with demonstrable hands-on experience managing tax filings across East, West, and Southern African markets — including VAT, CIT, and WHT — alongside a professional qualification (ACCA, CPA, or equivalent).
• Extensive experience leading tax audit execution and engaging revenue authorities on technical matters, including dispute resolution — with the ability to draft defensible positions, manage local teams through audit processes, and escalate material risks with the clarity and speed that senior stakeholders require.
• Demonstrated capability translating complex technical tax positions into risk assessments and business-ready guidance, combined with strong project management discipline and the organisational rigour to manage multiple compliance deadlines across jurisdictions simultaneously.

The reality check

This role carries real accountability. You won't have direct reports, but you will have group-wide responsibility — and the in-country teams you oversee will look to you for direction, quality standards, and escalation guidance. Managing that influence without formal authority requires credibility, consistency, and strong communication. The compliance calendar is demanding, audit timelines don't flex, and the expectation of accuracy is unambiguous. If you thrive under that kind of structured pressure — and you find genuine satisfaction in getting complex, multi-market compliance right — you're probably well-suited for exactly this.

Why M-KOPA, not somewhere else

Group tax roles at this level often sit inside large corporates where multi-jurisdictional scope is real but autonomy is limited. At M-KOPA, the team is lean, the ownership is genuine, and the work connects directly to a business doing something uncommon: using financial services to improve the quality of life of people across Africa who've never had access before. 86% of our customers report a meaningful improvement in their quality of life. 70% use the products they finance through us to generate income.

The compliance frameworks you build, the audit positions you defend, and the capability you develop in in-country teams will directly enable a business growing at continent-scale. That's a different kind of stake in the outcome than most tax roles will offer.

If you're looking for a role where your multi-jurisdictional expertise, your audit rigour, and your ability to operate across markets without losing precision all count for something — this is worth the conversation.

Ready to own Group tax compliance for a business building Africa's financial future? Let's talk.

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