Financial Controller: Tax and Compliance

Smith Garb & Associates; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Smith Garb & Associates is seeking a seasoned finance professional to lead IFRS reporting, tax compliance and internal controls within a multi-entity environment.

You will manage direct and indirect taxes, oversee audits, and provide practical guidance to management on complex tax issues and governance. A contract opportunity with immediate availability is strongly considered.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8+ years in senior finance roles with strong compliance focus.
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• Experience in statutory reporting, tax compliance, audits and engagements with revenue authorities.

Responsibilities

• Analyse financial results and variance analysis for management insight.
• Ensure IFRS compliance and statutory reporting.
• Oversee tax compliance (CIT, provisional tax, VAT, withholding tax, dividends tax).
• Coordinate tax provisioning, deferred tax calculations and reconciliations.
• Lead engagements with SARS and other revenue authorities, including audits.
• Monitor legislation and assess financial/operational impacts.
• Provide tax guidance on complex transactions, restructures and integrations.
• Coordinate transfer pricing and cross-border tax requirements.
• Maintain internal controls and drive remediation of deficiencies.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation plans; support audits and regulatory submissions.
• Support strategic projects, restructurings, and business integrations; push process automation.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Tax compliance

Audit coordination

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Governance & controls

Education

Postgraduate Accounting/Tax qualification

CA(SA)/SAIPA or Tax Practitioner registration (advantage)

Tools

SAP ERP

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

810 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.