Group Tax & Financial Accountant

CA Financial Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

CA Financial Appointments in Cape Town is seeking a Group Tax and Financial Accountant to drive financial reporting and tax compliance across a global holdings company. The role combines taxation and financial reporting, requiring a hands-on approach in a small finance team with significant influence from day one.

You will work closely with the CFO to deliver IFRS-compliant reporting, consolidate group entities, manage audits, and support tax planning and cross-border activities.

Qualifications

• Candidates should have group accounting experience and IFRS expertise.
• Experience with consolidation and year-end reporting.
• Strong tax compliance knowledge across cross-border entities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure IFRS-compliant group transactions.
• Review subsidiaries' management accounts.
• Prepare group consolidated management accounts.
• Manage year-end external audit deliverables.
• Support group tax processes and cross-border taxation.
• Oversee intercompany transactions and group consolidations.
• Prepare group financial statements and reporting packs.
• Assist with stakeholder presentations.

Skills

IFRS reporting

Group accounting

Tax compliance

Financial consolidation

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

CA(SA) qualification desired

Tools

ERP systems

Excel / Power BI

Job description

Do you thrive on complex, cross-border tax challenges? We're looking for a Group Tax and Financial Accountant to help drive financial reporting and tax compliance excellence across a global holdings company. If you have a good base of group accounting experience, coupled with knowledge and a keen interest in taxation, we want to hear from you.

Why join this team?

This role sits at the centre of group tax and financial reporting for an international group. You'll split your time between taxation and financial reporting, working closely with the CFO, with opportunity for growth in the space. It's a hands‑on role in a small, flat‑structured finance team, offering broad exposure and real influence from day one.

What you will be doing:

Financial reporting

• Ensure financial transactions across the group comply with IFRS
• Review subsidiaries' management accounts
• Prepare group consolidated management accounts
• Manage year-end external audit requirements and deliverables
• Assist group companies with technical accounting and year-end reporting packs
• Review inter‑group transactions and loan accounts
• Oversee reporting by local and foreign group companies and perform group consolidations
• Prepare group financial reporting packs for submission to a listed company
• Prepare group companies' annual financial statements
• Compile management information and reports for the finance and risk committee and board of directors
• Compile group consolidated cash flow forecasts
• Support mergers and acquisitions activity
• Assist with stakeholder presentations

Taxation

• Formulate, review and maintain group transfer pricing documentation and local files to ensure compliance with cross‑border regulations and OECD guidelines
• Review intercompany transactions for compliance with transfer pricing regulations
• Prepare and oversee corporate income and provisional tax across local and foreign subsidiaries, ensuring full compliance with SARS and global revenue authorities
• Assess, document and continuously improve group tax processes and controls
• Prepare and submit tax returns
• Prepare and review tax calculations
• Manage SARS audit verifications and requests
• Liaise with local finance teams and external tax advisors