Accountant: Compliance, Tax And Secretarial Officer

Recruitment Solutions; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment firm in Cape Town is looking for a Compliance, Tax and Secretarial Officer. The role involves ensuring compliance with tax laws and regulations, preparing and submitting tax returns, and managing secretarial tasks. Candidates should be organized and proficient in compliance and taxation. Ideal for team players who can think logically and assertively.

Qualifications

• Experience in handling compliance and secretarial duties.
• Knowledge of South African tax regulations.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare company resolutions and maintain the resolution register.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations.
• Prepare and submit various tax returns to SARS.

Skills

Compliance knowledge

Taxation knowledge

Secretarial skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Overview

This position is based in Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, is office based with a large, established organisation. The purpose of the Compliance, Tax and Secretarial Officer will ensure that all its subsidiaries complies with all applicable tax laws, financial, secretarial and compliance regulations in South Africa. Your responsibilities will be for various legal entities.

Duties: Secretarial (40%)

• Prepare company resolutions and obtaining signatures
• Maintain resolution register
• Communicate with Company Secretaries
• Ensure compliance with CIPC regulations

Compliance (40%)

• Ensure compliance with local regulations (KYC, FIC, POPI )
• Ensure compliance with Banking requirements and reporting
• Ensure financial policies and procedures are aligned with statutory regulations and best practices
• Assist with bank administration

Taxation (20%)

• Prepare and submit tax returns including VAT, Dividend, Income Tax and Provisional Tax to SARS
• Manage SARS correspondence, audits, verifications, and objections / disputes
• Manage access and updates to SARS e-filing profiles
• Monitor changes in tax legislation and assess the impact on the business

This position is ideal if you are a team player, a logically thinker, assertive and forthright, then this might just be the career for you. Suitable candidates welcome to forward your CV by applying and our team will email you an application form. Suitable candidates will be in touch to discuss your skillset and the position in detail. Thank You.