Manager Tax - Upstream & Midstream

De Beers Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,600,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

De Beers Group is seeking a senior Tax leader to head Africa country tax teams, delivering advisory, compliance, and policy support across the region. You will partner with senior executives and external authorities to manage tax risk and drive value for the group.

The role requires extensive knowledge of domestic and international tax principles, transfer pricing, and strong stakeholder management skills, with a focus on aligning tax strategy with business objectives.

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of domestic and international tax principles.
• Experience with transfer pricing and tax residence considerations.
• Ability to interact with senior internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Africa country tax teams to deliver advisory, compliance, business partnering and policy support.
• Build and manage relationships with senior stakeholders including executives and tax authorities.
• Drive delivery against Group Tax KPIs and tax risk management in the region.
• Represent the group tax strategy in country-level governance and external engagements.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Tax knowledge

Commercial acumen

Strategic thinking

Education

Master's in Taxation (Preferred)

Professional accounting, tax or legal qualification

Job description

Company Description

At De Beers Group our purpose is to Make Life Brilliant.

We believe that a sustainable business is purposeful, competitive, resilient and agile – it’s a business that thrives through both economic and social cycles. By understanding the context and listening to stakeholders we stay ahead of evolving trends and provide the solutions to societal expectations. By solving the physical challenges of mining through relentless innovation,and constantly searching for more responsible ways to do business, we are changing the way our employees and stakeholders experience our business – creating enduring value for all stakeholders. Sustainability is at the heart of our decision-making – it is how we do business.

Job Description

The purpose of Group Tax is to preserve and grow De Beers shareholder value through the responsible, coordinated and professional management of the Group’s tax affairs, always in compliance with the law. The group tax team strives to be a world class, dynamic, flexible, empowered global tax team contributing to the commercial success of the Group and delivering sustainable value.

The purpose of this role is to lead the Africa country tax teams accountable for the delivery of all tax advisory, compliance, business partnering and policy support to local businesses. They will hold, build and enhance relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders and be accountable for delivery against Group Tax KPIs in their countries of responsibility.

They will play a key role in setting and delivering the strategic objectives of the Group in relation to De Beers tax affairs, including achieving a tax profile that matches the global footprint and operations of the business. At the same time the Manager, Tax Upstream/Midstream will be accountable for closely managing De Beers’ tax risk in accordance with the Tax Governance Framework and influencing toward an external tax environment that is conducive to the Group achieving its objectives through the delivery of our Tax Strategy.

Key Tasks

Leadership

• Supporting the Head of Tax, De Beers to create a working environment that fosters psychological safety and enables team members to thrive, individually and collectively, consistent with the Leadership Framework.
• Effectively lead the Upstream/Midstream tax teams, with responsibility for the professional growth and progression of team members.
• Support the design and effective implementation of appropriate frameworks required to ensure that Group Tax KPIs are understood and able to be delivered in their countries of accountability.
• Support the effective implementation of the Tax Governance Framework, including Global Compliance, enabling the identification and management of tax risks and the development of solutions and actions as required to protect value for the Group
• Empower their teams to identify, develop and deploy global and local tax projects and initiatives that responsibly add to or protect shareholder value.
• Represent and promote their team and their team’s agenda with key internal stakeholders including De Beers’ CEO, CFO and Exco members.

Business Partnering

• Champion ways of working which result in strong collaboration with other parts of Group Tax as well as the Upstream/Midstream and Element 6 businesses.
• Lead the development and management of relationships with key personnel within the business and ensure they understand and support the tax strategy, tax governance framework and group tax priorities
• Ensure that the value proposition, objectives, initiatives, delivery and resource requirements of Group Tax are well understood and accommodated by the local business.
• Embed Group Tax as a valued partner in the local business and positioning Group Tax to have a forward looking posture through presence in relevant committees and other forums that it uses to influence and shape decision making in the local business, in a way that Group Tax is demonstrably contributing to the commercial success of the local business.

External engagement

• Represent the interests of the Business in domestic/regional consultations with governments, key industry and civil society
• Develop and enhance relationships with tax authorities, with a view to establishing ways of working that are consistent with the ethos of Co-operative Compliance
• Lead and manage the provision of tax advice on business undertakings
• Lead the response to external developments in areas of tax policy.

People & Teams

• Implement the Group Tax people strategy
• Demonstrate behaviour in line with the Group’s values, standards and a professional workplace.
• Provide leadership to, and develop the performance of, the team in line with the Group’s people policies and systems (e.g. performance management, talent management) in order to achieve business goals. As part of this:
  • Develop a clear and aligned work plan for the team;
  • Foster a constructive , psychologically safe and productive working environment;
  • Monitor the work of direct reports and provide regular and useful feedback to them on how they are performing
  • Drive delivery of objectives/KPIs including holding team members to account for their work.
  • Monitor the activities of the team which involve other teams and appropriately intervene to address any cross-team issues
  • Contribute to the broader business by working with others in such a way that it optimises the overall business results

Compliance and tax controversy

• Lead the strategy and response to significant tax audits, disputes and tax litigations within the region
• Support the Head of Tax, De Beers, in designing and implementing robust and consistent compliance preparation and review processes across the De Beers business.
• Be accountable to the Head of Tax, De Beers for local tax compliance and tax reporting

Safety, Health & Environment

• Demonstrate behaviour in line with health, safety and environmental standards and values
• Set the health, safety and environmental expectations for your team and monitor behaviour so that it meets the required standards
• Participate in relevant safety audits, inspections and observations, and address issues as part of demonstrating safety leadership

Sustainability & Social

• Ensure the Group´s continued licence to operate in the region through appropriate tax planning and risk mitigation, local engagement and promoting the transparency agenda
• Implement the Group´s sustainability strategy from a tax perspective in the region

Financial

• Management of Upstream/Midstream team budget
• Management of consulting spend and delivering sustainable value by delivering efficiencies in terms of the value received in comparison to the amount of money spent.
• Identify any opportunities for improved cost management and either address these, or raise them with the Head of Tax, De Beers and/or appropriate local or De Beers group CFO

Qualifications

• Professional accounting, tax or legal qualification
• Maters in Taxation (Preferred)

Experience

• Minimum 10 years' experience in a similar role.
• Prior experience in mining would be advantageous
• Strong working experience of domestic and international tax principles, transfer pricing, tax residence etc
• Experience interacting with senior stakeholders, both internal and external

Knowledge

• High degree of commercial acumen
• Tax issues arising from financing and capital structures
• Tax accounting
• Influencing executives
• How to manage multiple stakeholders and tasks concurrently and how to work to deadlines
• A proven track record of having worked in a similar role in the tax field in Commerce, with a Big 4 Accounting firm or a Law firm

Our Values

Put Safety First

We consider all risks to people and the environment before proceeding with any activity. We address risks before beginning any activity, even if this means stopping a task. Zero Harm is always our goal.

Be Passionate

We are exhilarated by the product we sell, the challenges we face and the opportunities we create.

Pull Together

Being united in purpose and action, we will turn the diversity of our people, skills and experience into an unparalleled source of strength.

Build Trust

We will always listen first, then act with openness, honesty and integrity so that our relationships flourish

Show We Care

The people whose lives we touch, their communities, nations and the environment we share, all matter deeply to us. We will always think through the consequences of what we do so that our contribution to the world is real, lasting and makes us proud.

Shape the Future

We will find new ways. We will set demanding targets and take both tough decisions and considered risks to achieve them. We will insist on excellent execution and reward those who deliver.

Closing Date: 21 October 2026