Group Head, Tax, Risk & Compliance

Locations: Abuja (FCT) and Lagos / (with oversight across subsidiaries)
Industry: Steel Manufacturing | Mining | Energy Holdings
Employment Type: Full-Time | Senior Management
Reports To: Group Executive Director, Finance (GED-F)

Role Summary

• The role is responsible for ensuring tax efficiency and statutory compliance, strengthening enterprise risk governance, maintaining ethical and regulatory standards, and advising Executive Management and the Board on tax, risk, and compliance matters.
• The Group Head, Tax, Risk & Compliance will provide strategic leadership for the Group's tax, enterprise risk management (ERM), regulatory compliance, governance, and insurance functions across its steel manufacturing, mining, and energy businesses.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all statutory, environmental, industry, and corporate governance regulations across the Group's manufacturing, mining, and energy operations, including regulatory filings, permits, licences, AML, Anti-Bribery & Corruption compliance, and regulatory reporting.
• Drive a strong culture of ethics, governance, and compliance by managing the Group Code of Conduct, whistleblowing framework, compliance policies, staff training, and governance advisory to Executive Management and the Board.
• Develop and implement the Group's tax strategy, ensuring compliance with Nigerian and applicable international tax laws while optimizing tax efficiency across corporate income tax, VAT, WHT, transfer pricing, customs duties, royalties, sector-specific levies, and available tax incentives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the Tax, Risk & Compliance team, establish performance standards, and strengthen compliance capabilities across all subsidiaries.
• Prepare Board reports, risk dashboards, compliance updates, and tax advisory papers while maintaining strong relationships with regulators, external auditors, legal advisers, consultants, and government agencies.
• Oversee the Group's insurance programme, including policy renewals, risk financing strategies, claims management, and optimization of insurance coverage across all operations.
• Lead tax planning for major business decisions including mergers & acquisitions, restructurings, capital projects, cross-border transactions, and investment initiatives while managing tax audits, disputes, and relationships with FIRS, SIRS, Customs, and other regulatory authorities.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve the Group Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework in line with ISO 31000/COSO standards, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation, business continuity planning, crisis management, scenario analysis, and maintenance of the Group Risk Register.
• Oversee transfer pricing compliance, Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR), OECD/BEPS requirements, Master and Local Files, and monitor emerging global tax developments affecting the Group.

Requirements

• Professional qualification such as CITN, ACA, ACCA, IRM or equivalent is mandatory. Additional certifications in Compliance (ICA, CAMS, etc.) are advantageous.
• 12–18 years' progressive experience in Tax, Enterprise Risk Management, and Regulatory Compliance, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role within a large manufacturing, mining, energy, industrial, or conglomerate environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing regulatory relationships, tax audits, external advisers, and Board-level reporting within a multi-subsidiary organization.
• Strong expertise in Nigerian tax laws, transfer pricing, enterprise risk management frameworks, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and stakeholder engagement with regulatory authorities. Experience in at least two of the following sectors is highly preferred: Steel Manufacturing, Mining, Oil & Gas, or Energy/Power.
• Bachelor's Degree in Law, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline (minimum Second Class Upper). Master's degree (MBA, LLM, Taxation, Finance, or related field) is an advantage.

Key Competencies:

• Board & Executive Advisory
• Stakeholder & Regulatory Engagement
• Analytical & Strategic Thinking
• Regulatory & Corporate Governance
• Business Continuity & Crisis Management
• Transfer Pricing & International Tax
• Tax Strategy & Compliance
• Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
• Ethical Leadership & Integrity
• Leadership & Team Development.