Senior Financial Accountant

Life Healthcare; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare services provider located in Gauteng is looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to manage tax compliance for its portfolio of companies. The successful candidate will leverage their CA(SA) qualification and accounting experience to ensure compliance with tax regulations, maintain SARS eFiling administration, and assist with corporate tax returns. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and SARS eFiling is essential, and the role requires attention to detail and strong analytical skills. Willingness to travel is a plus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of accounting experience in a corporate environment.
• Experience in corporate tax administration is advantageous.
• Valid driver's license and willingness to travel when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Ensure tax compliance for a portfolio of companies.
• Maintain SARS eFiling administration and liaise with SARS.
• Assist with corporate tax returns and year-end processes.

Skills

Financial acumen

Data analysis

Problem-solving skills

Verbal communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Newly qualified Chartered Accountant (CA(SA))

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

SARS eFiling

SAP

Job description

Overview

Function Finance / Administration Facility Position Senior Financial Accountant. A vacancy exists for a Senior Financial Accountant, based at Head Office in Dunkeld, reporting to Southern Africa Tax Manager.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring tax compliance across all taxes for a portfolio of companies within the group as well as assisting with various tax reporting projects.
• Maintaining SARS eFiling administration and liaising with SARS on tax administration matters.
• Assisting the tax team with dividends withholding tax returns for dividends declared, VAT reconciliations for VAT return submissions for a portfolio of companies, and supporting the tax team in analysing and preparing schedules for tax-sensitive accounts used in income tax return submissions.
• Collaborating with the asset team to maintain the asset register in preparation for the year-end tax computation and assisting with data collection for the Country-by-Country report.
• Preparing corporate tax returns for a portfolio of companies and assist with year end process and external audit.
• Performing tax reconciliations between the General Ledger and SARS statements of account, investigating the income tax implications of changes in accounting standards, assisting with tax due diligence and compliance work, monitoring Botswana companies' tax compliance, scheduling all payments to SARS and supporting ad hoc tax-related projects, in particular automation and efficiency projects.

Requirements

• Newly qualified Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) 3+ years of accounting experience.
• Corporate tax administration experience is advantageous. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and SARS eFiling. Previous experience in SAP would be an advantage.
• Valid driver's license and willingness to travel when necessary.

Competencies

• Financial acumen, ability to analyse, model, and interpret data, problem‑solving skills, ethical behaviour, verbal, written communication, and presentations skills, attention to detail, learning and researching, planning and organising, organisational awareness, relationship‑building, stakeholder responsiveness, self‑starter and ability to work independently.