Tax Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Statutory compliance for all group companies:
• Transfer pricing:
• Revenue Authorities Relationships:
• Management of Tax Risk:
• Tax opinions:
• South African Reserve Bank Reporting
• Assisting with the annual budgeting process with regards tax and deferred tax as well as cross border transactions
• Assisting with year-end, including liaison with external auditors regarding tax and deferred tax and full computation of notes for the annual financial statements.
• Any other compliance tasks as required including tax due diligences.
• Prepare and deliver presentations related on all of the above to the executive committee and board of directors.
• Approval of and ensuring filing of monthly statutory returns for direct and indirect taxes such as withholding tax, VAT, PAYE and other statutory payments
• Provisional tax computations reviews in terms of relevant laws, and timeous filings as and when due and required
• Annual tax computations in line with relevant country laws, and approval of computations for filing with revenue authorities
• Management of annual business license renewals as well as annual return filings (CIPC and African regulatory bodies)
• Maintaining of database for all countries to ensure continuous information flow and ability to respond to queries efficiently
• Maintain and manage the transfer pricing policy for the group
• Compute annual management fee charge to group companies in line with relevant tax laws in each jurisdiction
• Preparation of transfer pricing documents for all countries in line with external consultants, where necessary.
• Primary contact with all revenue authorities across group footprint.
• Respond to all queries and requirements raised by revenue authorities, including taking the lead on revenue authority audits.
• Manage claims to avoid undue payments, and ensure laws are applied correctly to ensure limitation of tax risks on future audits.
• Identify risks and opportunities in regions, with specific reference to tax law changes.
• Train staff on implementation of new laws and/or group reporting requirements to ensure tax risks are mitigated at all times.
• Providing or obtaining of tax opinions on prospective transactions to ensure all relevant tax risks are identified and mitigated where possible.
• Annual reporting on the business and group performance, as well as various inflows and outflows to the Authorised Dealer, to report to the South African Reserve Bank
• Assisting with the annual budgeting process with regards tax and deferred tax as well as cross border transactions
• Assisting with year-end, including liaison with external auditors regarding tax and deferred tax and full computation of notes for the annual financial statements.
• Any other compliance tasks as required including tax due diligences.
• Prepare and deliver presentations related on all of the above to the executive committee and board of directors.

Qualifications & Experience

• BCompt (Hons) / Hons in Taxation
• Registered tax practitioner
• 5 years’ experience within a Tax role
• At least 2 years’ experience in Africa taxes / compliance
• Must have experience in dealing with various African countries
• MS Office with advanced Excel working knowledge

Attributes and Skills

• Outstanding analytical skills, including up to date tax knowledge across the African continent
• Ability to develop and monitor internal control procedures to ensure tax and other regulatory compliance
• Strong management skills, meticulous attention to detail and ability to adhere to strict deadlines
• Proven ability to communicate effectively at all levels, both internally and externally, as well as in Africa
• Problem solving and negotiation skills
• High EQ
• Willingness to travel domestically and across Africa (although role is primarily Johannesburg-based)