Tax Analyst

Carry1st is building Africa’s flagship consumer fintech platform, helping global brands unlock hard-to-reach markets by enabling local payments, boosting digital sales, and simplifying settlements across 19 core African markets. The company has developed Pay1st, a proprietary payment engine, and the Carry1st Shop, a digital marketplace for virtual goods — partnering with companies like PayPal and Chipper Cash to expand digital payments across the continent. We’re backed by top investors like a16z, Bitkraft, Google, Konvoy, Riot Games, Sony and Nas. The Tax Analyst supports the company’s multi-jurisdictional tax compliance and reporting activities across Africa, MENA, and the U.S. holding entity. This role ensures accurate and timely tax filings, supports transfer pricing documentation, manages correspondence with tax authorities, and contributes to optimizing the group’s overall tax efficiency.. You will... Prepare, review, and file all relevant tax returns across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring full compliance with local regulations. Support transfer pricing documentation, including intercompany agreements, benchmarking, and local file preparation in line with applicable global and local rules. Liaise with external tax advisors and local tax authorities to manage queries, audits, and assessments efficiently. Maintain tax records, reconciliations, and schedules for statutory audits and group reporting purposes. Assist in developing and implementing tax processes and automation initiatives to improve accuracy, compliance, and reporting efficiency. What makes you a great candidate? Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field 4+ years of experience in corporate tax, preferably within a multinational, e-commerce, or digital platform business. Working knowledge of tax regulations in multiple African jurisdictions; familiarity with U.S. group reporting or international tax principles is a plus Strong Excel skills and detail-oriented analytical abilities Excellent communication and problem-solving skills Energetic, ready to contribute during growth Self-starter, reliable team-player, flexible and supportive What will it be like to work at Carry1st? Carry1st is a fast-growing, dynamic place to work. And while we are laser focused on building the flagship consumer fintech platform in Africa, our team is fully remote and 100% global - with people in 15+ countries! At Carry1st, you will… Build awesome, industry-changing products, every day Grow with a VC-backed startup Work from anywhere in the world with international teammates Own shares in the Company - enabling you to benefit from the value you create Some additional perks… Co-working excursions: Travel to meet your colleagues in cities around the world Awesome equipment: Get everything you need to work effectively Remote working allowance: Put an additional $600 / year to optimise your WFH experience Learning and development: Attend courses, conferences and training events Social events: Participate in regular company events to relax and connect with teammates Birthday leave: Enjoy a paid day off on your special day We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Join us! Learn more about Carry1st… Andreessen Horowitz shared why they invested in Carry1st Forbes shares top payments companies that made the Fintech 50 in 2025