Statutory Compliance Specialist

Aggreko plc; Kempton Park; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

Aggreko plc in South Africa is seeking a Statutory Compliance Specialist to ensure IFRS/local GAAP reporting, audits, and tax compliance are delivered accurately and on time.

You will work with finance teams, external auditors, tax advisors, and stakeholders to maintain integrity of financial reporting while driving process improvements.

This role requires qualified accounting credentials and a proactive, deadline-driven mindset in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with IFRS and local GAAP knowledge.
• Experience in statutory accounting, financial reporting, and external audits.
• Strong stakeholder management and proactive problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual statutory financial statements in line with IFRS and local GAAP requirements.
• Ensure statutory accounts reconciled to management accounts, ERP balances.
• Prepare disclosures, reconciliations, schedules, and statutory working papers.
• Coordinate year-end and periodic statutory reporting to meet deadlines.
• Act as primary contact for external auditors throughout the audit.
• Coordinate audit requests and resolve queries with finance teams.
• Support Company Secretarial with annual returns and regulatory filings.
• Coordinate tax compliance across entities, incl. transfer pricing documentation.
• Maintain tax compliance calendars and monitor deadlines.
• Support automation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Qualified Accountant

IFRS & GAAP expertise

Stakeholder management

Education

ACCA/ACA/CA/CPA or equivalent

Job description

Bring your energy to Aggreko as a Statutory Compliance Specialist. You'll play a key role in ensuring our statutory reporting, audit, and tax compliance obligations are delivered accurately and on time. Working closely with finance teams, external auditors, tax advisors, and key business stakeholders, you'll help maintain the integrity of our financial reporting while identifying opportunities to simplify and improve processes.

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What you’ll do as a Statutory Compliance Specialist:

• Prepare annual statutory financial statements in line with IFRS and local GAAP requirements.
• Ensure statutory accounts are fully reconciled to management accounts, accounting records, and ERP balances.
• Prepare financial statement disclosures, reconciliations, supporting schedules, and statutory reporting working papers.
• Coordinate year-end and periodic statutory reporting activities to meet local and Group reporting deadlines.
• Prepare and review statutory balance sheet reconciliations, including intercompany, tax, provision, and equity accounts.
• Act as the primary point of contact for external auditors throughout the audit process.
• Coordinate audit requests and facilitate timely resolution of queries with finance teams and stakeholders.
• Prepare audit schedules, reconciliations, and supporting analyses for statutory audits.
• Support Company Secretarial activities, including annual returns, statutory filings, and regulatory submissions.
• Coordinate direct and indirect tax compliance activities across assigned entities.
• Support the preparation and maintenance of transfer pricing documentation and related compliance requirements.
• Coordinate and facilitate tax audits, tax authority enquiries, and reviews, including gathering and validating supporting documentation.
• Maintain tax compliance calendars and monitor statutory filing and payment deadlines across assigned jurisdictions.
• Support automation initiatives and continuous improvement projects to enhance efficiency and strengthen compliance.

You are:

• A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CA, CPA or equivalent).Knowledgeable in IFRS and local GAAP reporting requirements.
• Experienced in statutory accounting, financial reporting, and external audit management.
• Familiar with corporate tax, VAT, and wider tax compliance obligations.
• An excellent stakeholder manager, capable of building strong relationships both internally and externally.
• Proactive in your approach, taking ownership of issues and driving activities through to completion.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Solutions-focused, with the ability to identify risks, resolve challenges, and continually improve processes.

Here’s what you’ll get?

• An opportunity to support diverse and fast-paced regions.Exposure to senior regional and global stakeholders.
• Work within a global market leader with strong career development opportunities.
• A focus on continued personal development.·
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which helps promote and support a healthy lifestyle.
• Our people are can-do, positive, resilient and persistent.

Equal employment opportunity

We welcome people from different backgrounds and cultures, and respect people’s unique skills, attitudes and experiences. We encourage everyone to be themselves at work because we know that’s how we do our best, for each other, for our customers, for the communities where we work, and for our careers.

We are an equal opportunity employer. If you apply for a role at Aggreko, we will consider your application based on your qualifications and experience, and not on your race, colour, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.