FIRS opens recruitment for experienced professionals across specialized roles

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced the commencement of its recruitment exercise for experienced professionals to fill various specialized positions within the agency.

The announcement, made on Monday through its X (formerly Twitter) handle, highlights the agency’s efforts to consolidate and enhance its operations by onboarding skilled professionals.

The advertised positions include:

Assistant Manager and Deputy Manager in Tax (Investigation), PRS (Research), Public Relations, and ICT (Cybersecurity and AI Management).

Assistant Manager and Deputy Manager in PRS (Risk Management) and Legal.

Senior Manager and Assistant Director roles in Tax (Audit).

The recruitment drive aligns with FIRS’s commitment to strengthening its workforce for improved efficiency in tax collection and administration.

“Applicants must have qualifications and relevant professional certificates as specified in the positions they are applying for and must also fulfil the following requirements.

“Applicant must possess Bachelor’s degree/HND with at least second class lower/lower credit.

“Applicant for the position of assistant manager and deputy manager must not be more than 40 years of age while senior manager and assistant director must not be more than 45 as at 31st December 2024,” the agency said.

FIRS also stated that candidates need to have quality leadership and management abilities, a sense of teamwork, effective delegation skills, strong interpersonal and communication skills, as well as excellent analytical capabilities.

“Knowledge of the Nigerian tax laws and appreciation of their application and understanding of the regulatory framework within which the FIRS operates,” the FIRS said.

“Knowledge of business/industry environment within which taxpayers operate.

“Ability to work as a regulator with the courage to ensure full compliance with laws.

“Interested candidates should apply via the official FIRS career portal: careers.firs.gov.ng and or FIRS-verified social media handles.”

It notified that the application portal will open on December 23, 2024, noting that the deadline for submissions is January 11, 2025.

The FIRS directed applicants to carefully review the eligibility criteria before applying to ensure they meet all requirements and understand the qualifications needed for successful selection.