Job title : Senior Tax Consultant
Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg
Deadline : October 09, 2025
Overview
The role involves ensuring the accuracy and compliance of the taxation function within the TIH group, aligning and maintaining all tax-relevant information across the TIH group.
Responsibilities
- Develop and / or deliver on plans to ensure overall tax compliance for TIH group companies with guidance from senior tax colleagues.
- Perform accurate and timely income tax and deferred tax computations to ensure accurate recording of income and deferred tax expense in the financials on a quarterly, interim and annual basis.
- Ensure monthly tax schedules and tax asset registers are prepared and reviewed adequately to ensure all significant expense accounts and assets are compliant with tax legislation.
- Submit complete and accurate income tax returns and supporting documents to SARS (including ITR14s, ITR12T, IT14SD, IRP6, CbC Reporting, etc) and maintain zero-tolerance for SARS interest and penalties.
- Constantly review income tax processes, tax legislation amendments and develop ways to improve processes to be more efficient and ensure continuous tax compliance.
- Ensure the SARS ledger accounts and the E-filing statement of account are reconciled on a quarterly basis.
VAT and other taxes
- Develop and / or deliver plans to ensure overall VAT compliance for TIH group companies in collaboration with the finance team.
- Conduct monthly reviews and ensure VAT calculations meet all requirements of the VAT legislation.
- Identify fundamental errors and areas of improvement in the VAT process and provide feedback to the finance team.
- Oversee the submission of VAT returns to SARS and address VAT audits timeously.
- Ensure the VAT GL accounts and the E-filing statement of account are reconciled on a monthly basis.
- Review payroll returns submitted by the tax administrators on a monthly basis.
- Identify when other indirect tax liabilities and deliver on plans to ensure compliance (e.g. Dividends Tax, Withholding Tax on Interest, etc.).
Tax Advice
- Provide specialist guidance to business and the finance team on the interpretation and application of tax legislation, policies and procedures.
- Resolve, with the guidance of senior tax colleagues, complex or contentious queries and issues and enable others to take appropriate actions.
External Stakeholder Engagement
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with SARS and external Auditors and resolve their queries.
- Manage and maintain the relationship with external Auditors and ensure all audit findings are addressed timeously on an annual basis.
- Manage and maintain relations with SARS and ensure all relevant tax payments and documents are up to date.
Financial Management & Control
- Develop and deliver a plan for significant aspects of the financial management and / or control process to ensure tax payments and refunds are managed efficiently.
- Work within established finance systems and internal processes to ensure tax payments are made timeously.
- Review the accuracy of payments made to SARS and ensure efficient cash flow management, refunds from SARS received timeously and credit balances are utilised effectively.
Personal Capability Building
- Act as subject matter expert in an area of technology, policy, regulation, or operational management for the team.
- Maintain external accreditations and in-depth understanding of current and emerging external regulation and industry best practices through continuing professional development, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
Document Review & Preparation
- Write and edit material for various stakeholders, tailoring the tone and content to match the needs and expectations of each audience.
- Review all relevant documents prepared by the Tax Administrators including (ITR14, VAT201, EMP201, IT88, etc) on Efiling and monthly tax schedules.
Insights and Reporting
- Contribute to the design and creation of tax reporting processes and templates.
- Gain insurance business knowledge and identify opportunities for innovation, tax savings and compliance.
Education
- B.com Financial Accounting Degree (Essential); Post Graduate Qualification in Tax (Essential); Masters in Tax (Advantageous)
Experience
- 3 or more years\' accounting experience (Essential); 2 -3 years\' Tax experience (Essential); Completed articles (Essential).