Financial Controller: Tax and Compliance

Smith Garb; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,600,000; Part time

Job summary

Smith Garb in Gauteng, South Africa, seeks a senior finance professional to lead financial control, tax and compliance. You will provide governance across IFRS, statutory reporting and transfer pricing, while coordinating audits with SARS and other authorities.

The role demands strategic insight, strong stakeholder management and demonstrated experience in multinationals. Ideal candidates hold CA(SA) or equivalent, advanced Excel, and SAP expertise, with 8–10 years’ finance experience and 5+

Qualifications

• 8–10 years' relevant finance experience with at least 5 years in senior roles.
• Statutory reporting, tax compliance, audits and revenue authority engagements.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, Corporate Income Tax, VAT, withholding taxes and transfer pricing.
• Experience in medium to large multinational, shared services or multi-entity environments.
• Sub-Saharan African tax experience advantageous.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with SAP ERP/SAP suite advantageous.
• Postgraduate qualification preferred; professional CA(SA) or Tax registration advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Analyse financial results, identify variances and provide insights to management.
• Ensure IFRS, group reporting requirements and statutory compliance.
• Manage direct and indirect tax compliance including CIT, provisional tax, VAT, withholding tax and dividends tax.
• Oversee tax provisioning, deferred tax calculations, tax computations and reconciliations.
• Engage with SARS and other revenue authorities including audits and disputes.
• Monitor legislative developments and assess their impact.
• Provide practical finance, tax and compliance guidance to management.
• Coordinate transfer pricing and cross-border taxation requirements.
• Maintain and strengthen financial compliance and internal control frameworks.
• Lead remediation of control deficiencies, audit findings and gaps.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation plans.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and act as finance contact for auditors.
• Ensure timely statutory and regulatory submissions.
• Support strategic projects, acquisitions and restructurings.
• Drive process improvement, standardisation and automation in Finance.

Skills

IFRS

Tax compliance

Excel

Tax accounting

Transfer pricing

SAP ERP

Education

CA(SA)

MCom Taxation

HDip Tax

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP BPC

Group Reporting

Job description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyse financial results, identify material variances and provide insight to management.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, Group financial reporting requirements and applicable statutory requirements.
• Manage direct and indirect tax compliance, including Corporate Income Tax, provisional tax, VAT, withholding tax and dividends tax.
• Oversee tax provisioning, deferred tax calculations, tax computations and supporting reconciliations.
• Manage engagements with SARS and other relevant revenue authorities, including audits, verifications, reviews and disputes.
• Monitor legislative developments and assess their financial and operational impact.
• Provide technical tax guidance on complex transactions, restructures, integrations and business initiatives.
• Coordinate transfer pricing, cross-border taxation and withholding tax requirements.
• Maintain and strengthen financial compliance and internal control frameworks.
• Lead the remediation of control deficiencies, audit findings and compliance gaps.
• Identify financial, tax and compliance risks and implement appropriate mitigation plans.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and act as a key finance contact for auditors.
• Ensure statutory and regulatory submissions are completed accurately and within deadline.
• Provide practical finance, tax and compliance guidance to management and business units.
• Support strategic projects, acquisitions, restructuring and business integrations.
• Drive process improvement, standardisation and appropriate automation within Finance.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• 8–10 years' relevant finance experience, with at least 5 years in a senior financial control, tax, compliance or finance management position.
• Demonstrated experience in statutory reporting, tax compliance, audits and engagements with revenue authorities.
• Strong practical knowledge of IFRS, Corporate Income Tax, VAT, withholding taxes and transfer pricing.
• Experience within a medium to large multinational, shared services, logistics or multi-entity environment would be advantageous.
• Experience with Sub-Saharan African taxation and VAT would be advantageous.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA, SAP BPC, Group Reporting or comparable finance systems would be advantageous.
• A postgraduate qualification in Accounting, Taxation or a related field is preferred.
• Professional qualification such as CA(SA), SAIPA, HDip Tax, MCom Taxation or Tax Practitioner registration would be advantageous.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

You will be a technically strong and commercially minded finance professional with excellent analytical and problem-solving ability. Strong attention to detail, sound professional judgement, integrity and the ability to manage senior stakeholders are essential.

You should be comfortable operating in a complex, multi-entity environment and have the confidence to provide practical advice across finance, tax, compliance, controls and governance.

This is a contract opportunity and candidates who are immediately available will be strongly considered.