Financial Controller: Tax & Compliance (IFRS, VAT, TP)

Smith Garb

Gauteng

On-site

ZAR 900,000 - 1,600,000

Part time

14 days+

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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.