Group Tax Manager

KingsleyIrons Recruitment Services CC; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

KingsleyIrons Recruitment Services CC seeks an experienced Group Tax Manager to oversee tax across international operations. Reporting to the Group CFO, you will manage international tax, transfer pricing, VAT, and withholding tax, providing practical advice for cross‑border transactions.

You will lead external advisers, ensure tax compliance, identify risks, and support reporting and audits across the Group.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Taxation, Finance or Law.
• Postgraduate qualification in Taxation (Honours, Higher Diploma or MCom) preferred.
• Professional tax registration or membership advantageous.
• 4–6 years’ relevant tax experience in professional services, a multinational or multi‑jurisdictional environment.
• Practical experience in corporate tax compliance and advisory across multiple jurisdictions.
• Working knowledge of international tax, transfer pricing and withholding tax.
• Experience with cross‑border VAT or other indirect taxes.
• Experience coordinating external or in‑country tax advisers and managing compliance deadlines.
• Exposure to tax accounting, provisions, reconciliations, disclosures and tax authority queries or audits.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Good leadership ability

Responsibilities

• Provide commercially practical tax advice on contracts, pricing, tenders, restructurings, operating models and new‑market activities.
• Review cross‑border transactions and identify tax, cash flow, margin and compliance implications before implementation.
• Coordinate transfer pricing policies, benchmarking, documentation and intercompany agreements with external advisers.
• Assess intercompany charges, funding arrangements and cash repatriation from an international tax perspective.
• Advise on VAT, indirect tax and withholding tax implications of customer, supplier and intercompany transactions.
• Review place‑of‑supply, registration, invoicing, reverse‑charge, recoverability and documentary requirements.
• Maintain oversight of Group tax compliance calendars, filing and payment status across jurisdictions.
• Manage and review in‑country tax consultants’ advice, deliverables, timelines, fees and performance.
• Maintain a Group tax risk register and elevate material exposures with practical recommendations.
• Coordinate tax provisions, reconciliations, disclosures and other tax reporting inputs for month‑end, year‑end and audits.
• Support tax authority queries and audits through local advisers and internal stakeholders.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Treasury, Operations, Procurement and commercial teams on tax‑related matters.
• Monitor relevant tax developments and recommend proportionate improvements to tax processes and controls.
• Maintain clear documentation of material tax positions, decisions and supporting advice.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Leadership ability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Taxation/Finance/Law

Postgraduate Taxation qualification (Honours/Higher Diploma/MCom)

Job description

Description/Synopsis:

An established international organisation is seeking an experienced Group Tax Manager to oversee tax matters across its international operations.

Reporting to the Group CFO, the successful candidate will be responsible for international tax, transfer pricing, VAT and withholding tax, while providing practical tax advice to support business decisions and cross-border transactions.

The role will also involve managing external tax consultants, overseeing tax compliance, identifying tax risks and supporting tax reporting and audits across the Group.

This opportunity is suited to a hands‑on tax professional with strong technical knowledge, commercial awareness and the ability to work independently.

Minimum Requirements:

• Relevant bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Taxation, Finance or Law.
• Postgraduate qualification in Taxation (Honours, Higher Diploma or MCom) preferred.
• Professional tax registration or membership advantageous.
• 4–6 years’ relevant tax experience in professional services, a multinational or multi‑jurisdictional environment
• Practical experience in corporate tax compliance and advisory across multiple jurisdictions.
• Working knowledge of international tax, transfer pricing and withholding tax.
• Experience with cross‑border VAT or other indirect taxes.
• Experience coordinating external or in‑country tax advisers and managing compliance deadlines.
• Exposure to tax accounting, provisions, reconciliations, disclosures and tax authority queries or audits.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Good leadership ability

Main Responsibilities:

• Provide commercially practical tax advice on contracts, pricing, tenders, restructurings, operating models and new‑market activities.
• Review cross‑border transactions and identify tax, cash flow, margin and compliance implications before implementation.
• Coordinate transfer pricing policies, benchmarking, documentation and intercompany agreements with external advisers.
• Assess intercompany charges, funding arrangements and cash repatriation from an international tax perspective.
• Advise on VAT, indirect tax and withholding tax implications of customer, supplier and intercompany transactions.
• Review place‑of‑supply, registration, invoicing, reverse‑charge, recoverability and documentary requirements.
• Maintain oversight of Group tax compliance calendars, filing and payment status across jurisdictions.
• Manage and review in‑country tax consultants’ advice, deliverables, timelines, fees and performance.
• Maintain a Group tax risk register and elevate material exposures with practical recommendations.
• Coordinate tax provisions, reconciliations, disclosures and other tax reporting inputs for month‑end, year‑end and audits.
• Support tax authority queries and audits through local advisers and internal stakeholders.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Treasury, Operations, Procurement and commercial teams on tax‑related matters.
• Monitor relevant tax developments and recommend proportionate improvements to tax processes and controls.
• Maintain clear documentation of material tax positions, decisions and supporting advice.