Group Tax Compliance Manager

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller. Responsible for the co-ordination and management of all tax matters that relate to entities within the Group as well as identifying and implementing tax processes and solutions according to regulatory and governance standards

Tax Queries and audits 

Investigate, understand and seek expert advice to ensure that any tax related risks are addressed

Management and resolution of all tax related queries

Pro-actively manage and puruse tax refunds

Management of all taxes, payments and returns

Ensure returns and submitted and stamped timeously

Review and ensure taxes are correctly calculated in terms of the relevant countries tax legislation

Transfer Pricing Policy

Maintain and police the Group''s transfer pricing policy

Prepare country transfer pricing documentation

FInalise the annual transfer pricing pack

Tax process improvements

Identify needs for process improvemens and application of tax processes using existing technology 

Pro-active review of processed transactions and standard operating procedures to identify tax risks or improvement areas

Tax Advice

To act as a business partner identifying tax issues or opportunities that have strategic financial impact or that impacts the businesses license to trade, providing commentary and recommendations to optimise the tax position of the local and regional businesses

Ensure tax efficient structures within the business to accommodate tax acquisitions and reorganisations

Management of tax risk

To manage tax value and tax risk in the business through the delivery of specialist technical tax advice and decision support

Identify tax risks and opportunities across other tax service lines - transfer pricing, VAT, payroll, international tax, transactional tax

Relationships with relevant tax authority representatives

Primary contact with relevant tax authorities and regulators

Resolve claims/ queries within agreed timeframes

Income tax treatment and updates

Ensure rates and treatments are according to the latest statuory requirements

Remain abreast with tax updates and assess what changes impat the group

Ad Hoc tax related projects

Management and finalization of ad hoc related projects

Skills and educational requirements

Minimum postgraduate qualification in tax

Preferenc for CA (SA) with one year post articles. Masters in tax / M Com (Taxation) / LLM (Taxation)

At least 3-5 years of corporate and international tax experience across various African countries mainly in South Africa

Excellent knowledge of tax accounting, tax compliance and all types of tax returns

Strong communication and inter personal skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work independently