Tax Accountant (Contract)

Korridor Holdings; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance company in South Africa is seeking a Tax Compliance Manager to ensure tax compliance and accurate accounting for multinational entities. Responsibilities include managing tax audits, preparing status reports, and ensuring administrative compliance. The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years of experience in tax, relevant qualifications, and advanced Excel skills. This role requires a detail-oriented professional capable of working independently and collaborating with teams.

Qualifications

• 5 years post articles experience in tax, in a Multinational Group, or accounting and tax practice.
• High attention to detail with the ability to deal with complex information.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure tax compliance and accurate tax accounting.
• Manage tax audits and tax clearance certificates.
• Prepare status reports for management and shareholders.

Skills

Advanced MS Excel skills

Numerical skills

Interpersonal and relationship management skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Good communication skills

Education

Completed articles in tax practice

BComm

Postgraduate in tax

Professional qualification (CA, ACCA, etc.)

Tools

Jira

Job description

Job Description

The purpose of the role will be to ensure tax compliance and accurate tax accounting for multinational group entities, with support of in-country consultants.

Key areas

• accuracy (accounting and calculation of tax liabilities)
• administrative compliance
• remediation of issues identified
• manage tax audits
• tax leakage monitoring
• improvements of processes
• maintain up to date tax clearance certificates
• obtain and assess opinions/advice from tax consultants
• ad hoc tasks as required

Responsibilities

Tax accounting & compliance (accountable)

• Responsible for tax administration & calculation
• CIT Calc
• CIT Return
• Deferred Tax
• Prov Tax
• Dividends Tax

• Provide oversight/ review of Central Finance's tax administration and working papers (e.g. inspection returns, review reconciliations, etc.)
• VAT
• WHT
• Payroll

• Design and build standard templates for Central Finance to populate on tax related items
• Accountable for responses to tax authorities and tax audits
• Perform and review Income Tax accruals and review Income tax liabilities for completeness and accuracy

Tax Compliance – Quality Control

• Accountable for obtaining Tax Clearance certificates (quarterly basis)
• Tax health check (SOA & letters) – Quarterly basis
• Ensure compliance are up to date (monthly)
• Develop and manage remediation plans for outstanding tax deliverables and discrepancies (Return corrections, Audit, Queries, etc.)

Group tax reporting

• Maintain group tracking schedules
• Prepare status reports for management and shareholders
• Status reporting, maintain open item statuses accurately in Jira on a daily basis

General

• Obtaining opinions/advice from tax advisors and presenting potential outcomes and actions to management
• Keep abreast of tax regulatory developments in all relevant countries
• Consult on tax impact of proposed changes
• Ad hoc tasks as required

Requirements

• 5 years post articles experience in tax, in a Multinational Group, or accounting and tax practice
• SAIT, SAIPA, ACCA, SAIBA, AGA(SA), CA (SA), or equivalent
• Completed articles, preferably in tax practice
• BComm
• Postgraduate in tax
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Numerical skills

• High attention to detail (accuracy)
• Ability to deal with complex information and requests

• Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team

• Balances team and individual responsibility
• Provides and accepts feedback
• Contributes to building a positive team
• Places success of the team above own interests
• Confident and enthusiastic self-starter who can take initiative
• Mature decision making

• Action orientation and project management

• Ability to work under own initiative without guidance
• Copes well under sustained pressure
• Delivers to deadlines

• Ability to motivate self

• Sets and achieves challenging goals
• Demonstrate persistence
• Overcomes obstacles

• Interpersonal and relationship management skills

• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Good listening skills

• Good time management
• Organisation and administration skills
• Planning and organising skills

• Prioritises and plans work activities
• Sets goals and objectives

• Diagnostic, analytical & problem solving skills
• Information integration & report writing skills – responsible for collating information for reporting purposes
• Good communication skills in English (written & verbal)
• Resilience: Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment
• Flexibility and adaptability