Description

• The candidate will be responsible for ensuring full compliance with all applicable tax laws and regulations relating to the Group’s direct and indirect taxes. In addition, they will oversee the day-to-day execution of the Group’s tax strategy and policies to ensure that tax risks are effectively identified, managed, and mitigated.

What you will love doing in this role

General

• Ensuring compliance with indirect and direct tax legislation and changes in requirements, understanding and interpreting of relevant legislation and analysing the impact on the Group.
• Control tax compliance register and tax risk register
• Provide tax advice to the finance team
• Be involved in projects with tax implications
• Manage SARS audits and requests for information

Corporate tax

• Preparation and processing of monthly current and deferred tax for management accounting purposes.
• Preparation of the group’s provisional and year-end tax computations.
• Preparation of income tax, provisional tax and dividends tax returns and supporting schedules.

Indirect Tax

• Review the VAT and withholding tax computations, reconciliations, reasonability tests and returns.
• Review of annual VAT apportionment calculations. 
• Management of SARS Customs deferment account.

Other

• Review of tax reconciliations.
• Provide input into the annual budget and quarterly budget refresh process on all tax related matters
• Preparation of the group’s income and deferred tax separate and consolidated interim and annual financial statements disclosure.
• Preparation of monthly tax reports for internal finance review.
• Preparation of quarterly group tax packs.

Requirements

What you’ll need to do this role

Qualifications and Professional Responsibilities

• B-Comm (or equivalent) with proven work experience in taxation
• Advantageous: CA (SA) and / or have advanced tax qualifications (such as Dip Tax / Masters)

Experience & Skills

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a tax department or tax consulting position
• Good knowledge and understanding of South African Tax legislation
• Working experience of SARS e-filing
• Strong MS Office Skills (particularly excel)
• Analytical skills
• Experience in liaising with SARS and resolving queries
• Experience of cross-border transactions and tax reporting thereof

Key Competencies

• Professional, energetic, dynamic and positive team player
• Ability to work well under pressure – independently as well as within in a team
• Structured approach with attention to detail
• Good planning, organizational and prioritisation skills
• Clear communicator with the ability to communicate and influence at all levels – both verbal and written
• Strong interpersonal skills and relationship building ability
• Take ownership, be accountable and reliable
• A high degree of integrity and transparency
• Self-motivated, targeted result and deadline driven

Behaviours we love

• Wow my customer
• Walk in my customers’ shoes
• Deliver on my promises
• Deliver insight-led solutions my customers need

Treat the business as my own

• Take accountability
• Be curious, creative & explore opportunities
• Do it right & at the right time

Play as a team

• Be helpful
• Be inclusive
• Find the fun