Tax Accountant

Recruiter:

Edge Executives

Job Ref:

JHB003962/RM

Date posted:

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Our client in FMCG is looking for a Tax Accountant to join their dynamic team

POSITION INFO:
Requirements:

CA(SA) or SAIT
MCom Taxation, Post Grad Tax
FMCG industry experience
Article experience within Audit/Assurance
3 – 5 years post-article experience within tax
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
Income Tax Act
VAT Act
International Tax (Withholding taxes and transfer pricing)
Carbon Tax Act

Responsibilities:

Prepare annual income tax returns for all SA legal entities within the Premier Group.
Calculating and submitting provision tax returns.
Perform the IT14SD reconciliation when filing the annual income tax return.
Manage tax year-end and half-year accounting processes for the Group and ensure accurate calculation of income- and deferred tax accounting entries for the companies within the Group and preparing supporting schedules for disclosure purposes in the group consolidated financial statements.
Preparation and submitting monthly VAT returns and ensuring refunds are received timeously from SARS.
Liaising with SARS during the monthly VAT verification process.
Preparation, submission and payment of monthly withholding tax
Preparation and submission of the annual country-by-country reporting requirements for Premier Group as a Multi-National Entity Group. (i.e. Master File and Local File)
Quarterly monitoring of transfer pricing compliance for intra-group transactions to ensure profit margin are within the benchmarked range.
Preparation and submission of annual carbon tax returns and ensure timeous payment of carbon tax.
Update the annual carbon tax licenses with SARS as and when required.
Advising the business on any new proposed tax legislation and assessing the potential impact to the business. (i.e. Sugar beverage levy, VAT rate change, limitation on assessed loss utilisations etc.)
Filing and paying of dividend withholding tax returns and security transfer taxes.
Engage with tax authorities in SADC countries from time to time to assist the foreign subsidiaries in resolving audit queries.
Advising the business on various local and international tax implications that impact the business, including providing guidance to the business on appropriate transfer pricing methodologies for cross border transactions with related parties.
Roll-out of training to business to ensure input VAT are captured accurate on transactional level.
Keeping up to date with new IFRS being published and determining the tax effect on the Group.
Responsible for monthly IFRS 16 lease accounting.
This role will also entail some accounting functionalities from time to time.
Prepare working papers for disclosure notes for the Group Consolidated Financial Statements.

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