Senior Tax Advisor

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Reporting Lines: The person will report directly to the Tax Manager for South Africa.

Responsibilities:

1. Analyse information and develop practical and creative tax solutions tailored to meet specific tax related scenarios.
2. Prepare monthly normal tax and deferred tax computations, including reviewing the effective tax rates and explaining the variances.
3. Prepare journals for tax payments and refunds.
4. Tax reporting to offshore ultimate holding company.
5. Prepare provisional tax returns, withholding tax returns, and tax returns, including year-end packs schedules.
6. Ensure compliance to tax legislation for all tax exposure areas, including income tax, CGT, withholding taxes, transfer pricing, VAT, customs duties, PAYE.
7. Assist in updating, performing and review of Tax budgets & Financial Models.
8. Prepare the monthly VAT returns and ensure compliance with VAT legislation.
9. Prepare taxation, deferred taxation and VAT general ledger reconciliations on a monthly basis.
10. Responsible for the review of annual financial statements, financial statement disclosure in respect of taxation.
11. Provide support and assistance to tax year-end reporting processes.
12. Maintain up to date status checklist and reports of all companies' tax returns, outstanding SARS queries.
13. Proactively seek opportunities to achieve tax savings.

Knowledge and Skills:

1. Familiarity with transfer pricing issues.
2. Tax accounting.
3. Tax advisory.
4. Self-starter.
5. Enthusiastic, energetic.
6. Reliable and disciplined.

Academic Qualifications:

Qualified CA (SA) will be advantageous with postgraduate tax qualification advantageous, or BCom (Honours) degree in Accounting / Taxation with postgraduate tax qualification.

Experience:

A minimum of 2 years' post-articles accounting and tax experience, or 4 – 5 years accounting and tax experience. Must have consulting experience, or commercial environment exposure within large, diverse multinational organisation.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

1. Required previous exposure to international tax frameworks.
2. Excellent knowledge of local and international tax legislation.
3. The applicant should demonstrate an understanding of increasingly complex tax concepts and effectively apply his/her tax knowledge to situations, developing and delivering innovative tax planning ideas with timely, responsive services and work products that meet business needs.
4. Exposure to tax accounting and tax compliance.
5. Exposure to international taxation.
6. Experience in handling tax queries and audits from SARS.
7. Pro-active in identifying potential tax problems and creating solutions.
8. Have a high level of organisational skills and ability to prioritize, handle multiple projects at a time and meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
9. Have the ability to communicate with all levels within the organisation and with various stakeholders as and when needed.
10. Be adaptable and able to cope under pressure.
11. Able to work independently as well as in a team environment.

ENGIE Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd is committed to equality, employment equity, and diversity.

In accordance with the employment equity plan of ENGIE Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups.

ENGIE Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd reserves the right not to make an appointment to the posts as advertised.

Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply for positions.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Accounting / Auditing and Finance, Utilities