Tax Manager

SUMMARY:
Tax pros: Here’s your chance to step into a national-level role where your technical expertise meets big-picture impact. If you’re tired of repetitive compliance-only positions and are ready to shape the tax landscape across high-value energy projects, then this one’s for you.

POSITION INFO:
The Opportunity:
A top-tier player in the energy infrastructure space is looking for a Tax Manager to lead all things tax across their South African operations. From advising on M&A to steering tax compliance across multiple entities, this is a strategic, highly visible role with touch-points across finance, business development, and global tax teams.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Partnering with BD and M&A teams to advise on tax structuring for new investments and divestments
• Identifying tax risks and opportunities tied to new projects, including impact of local reforms
• Monitoring group and local capital structures (equity and debt) for tax efficiency
• Leading all tax compliance processes across VAT, PAYE, UIF, SDL, corporate tax, provisional tax, and dividends tax
• Overseeing timely and accurate filings, payments, transfer pricing, audits, and tax returns
• Coordinating VAT recoveries with SARS and managing end-to-end audit/litigation matters
• Providing in-depth reporting and forecasting of effective tax rate, P&L impacts, and cash tax positions
• Acting as the go-to liaison between local operations and group tax
• Managing external tax advisor relationships and spend—keeping advice tight and budgets under control
• Driving governance through internal controls, policies, and documentation that stand up to scrutiny

• A tax qualification or CA(SA) with strong tax experience
• 7+ years in tax advisory or in-house tax management
• Strong technical grounding across South African tax types (VAT, income tax, etc.)
• Experience with project finance or multinational structures is a bonus