Senior Tax Analytics & Controls Analyst

Indsafri; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Indsafri is seeking a Tax Business Analyst (Intermediate – Senior) to support the Tax function across South Africa. You will review tax-impacting events, elicit requirements, perform gap analyses, and design a robust tax control framework to ensure regulatory compliance.

You will lead workshops, map processes for automation, and design controls with a strong focus on FATCA/CRS. Proficiency in SQL and BI tools is essential for data analysis and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in taxation, Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Business Analysis and/or Process Improvement.
• Solid understanding of investment products, tax triggers, and regulatory reporting environments.
• Demonstrated ability to perform large-scale data analysis, translate findings into actionable insights, and document complex requirements.
• Proficiency in SQL and reporting/BI tools.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to bridge IT and business tax specialties.
• Experience in Agile delivery and system migrations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct deep-dive investigations through stakeholder workshops to define functional and technical requirements for tax triggers, data integrity, and audit trails.
• Investigate historic tax processing errors, perform root cause analysis, and develop a roadmap to remediate system and process deficiencies.
• Map current and future state processes to identify opportunities for automation and straight-through processing; design tax controls and governance frameworks.
• Utilise SQL, Excel, and BI tools to extract and analyse complex datasets to identify anomalies and validate control effectiveness.
• Define UAT and system test scenarios, manage defect triage, and support business readiness and post-implementation verification.
• Review and optimise FATCA and CRS reporting processes to align internal governance with regulatory obligations.

Skills

Business Analysis

Process Improvement

SQL

Excel

Power BI

QlikView

Data Analysis

UAT

System Testing

FATCA

CRS

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in taxation, Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

BI tools

Job description

Indsafri is seeking a Tax Business Analyst (Intermediate – Senior) to support the Tax function across South Africa. You will review tax-impacting events, elicit requirements, perform gap analyses, and design a robust tax control framework to ensure regulatory compliance.

You will lead workshops, map processes for automation, and design controls with a strong focus on FATCA/CRS. Proficiency in SQL and BI tools is essential for data analysis and reporting.