About Federal Inland Revenue Service – FIRS
The Federal Inland Revenue Service started as part of a colonial tax organisation under the name Inland Revenue Department of Anglophone West Africa. The department’s scope of administration covered Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and the Gambia In 1943, the Nigerian Inland Revenue Department was carved out of the Inland Revenue Department of Anglophone West Africa and established as an autonomous body under the supervision of the Commissioner of Income Tax.
Minimum Qualification and Experience
- A Bachelor / HND and Master’s Degree in Accounting, Taxation, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Forensic Accounting, Financial Management, Public Finance and relevant fields
- Minimum Nine (9) years relevant experience in a Government, international organization or private firm in a similar role.
- Possess any of the following professional certificates:
Professional Skills
- Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN)
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)
- Association of Certificate and Corporate Accountants (ACCA)
- Institute of Chartered Accountant of England /Wales (ACA)
- Chartered Public Accountants (CPA)
- Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN)
- Others
Key Responsibilities
- Leading teams in conducting investigation into the affairs of Tax Payers.
- Leading teams in conducting field tax audits
- Scrutinizing companies’ books and records to ensure compliance and raise additional assessments where necessary
- Supervising the Officers responsible for the assessment and collection of taxes of companies and individual business concerns, partnerships, estates and trusts
- Addressing complaints and representations from taxpayers and/or their agents
- May take charge of a small outstation revenue office;
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should Click on ‘apply now’ below.
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Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
