Tax Analyst

Woolworths; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Woolworths is seeking a Tax Manager responsible for managing tax risks, ensuring compliance with legislation, and preparing tax returns. The ideal candidate should possess a CA (SA) and have strong knowledge of tax legislation and financial reporting standards. You'll work closely with management and the tax committee while providing strategic advice.

Qualifications

• Must have completed articles at an accounting firm.
• Must understand tax legislation, GAAP, and IFRS.
• Experience in providing tax advice and compliance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage tax risks and ensure timely submission of tax returns.
• Complete tax disclosures for financial statements.
• Advise management on tax-related issues.

Skills

Personal Effectiveness

Understanding of GAAP / IFRS

Knowledge of Tax Legislation

Education

CA (SA)

Higher diploma in taxation

Job description

Main Purpose

To manage the Tax risks of Woolworths. Which includes ensuring that statutory returns are timeously completed and submitted according to legislative and SARS requirements. And ensuring that relevant accounting entries are processed and correctly disclosed in the financial statements.

Job Description

• Ensure that tax returns and provisional tax return are completed timeously and that all required schedules have been completed and submitted.
• Ensure that VAT returns are completed timeously and that all required schedules have been completed and submitted.
• Ensure that tax computations and reconciliations are completed accurately and timeously.
• Ensure that deferred tax reconciliations are completed timeously and accurately.
• Complete the tax disclosure for the financial statements.
• Ensure that information substantiating tax computations is accurate and provide analytical evidence.
• Continuously monitor systems and processes, including change initiatives, to ensure compliance.
• Make presentations to the tax committee (which includes the financial director)
• Provide excellent tax information/advice to management as part of the decision making process.
• Attend to international tax issues
• Maintain up-to-date, detailed knowledge of trends and changes in Tax legislation by regular attendance of professional courses, workshops, etc.
• Assist with Transfer pricing.
• Assist with advice Payroll taxes.
• Assist your colleagues and the tax department with achieving its goals.

Minimum Requirements

• CA (SA), and it would be advantageous to also be a Higher diploma in taxation
• Must have articles at an accounting firm
• Understanding of GAAP / IFRS
• Knowledge of Tax Legislation.

Behavioural Skills

• Personal Effectiveness
• Passion for the brand and customers
• Thinking strategically and commercially
• Leading Transformation
• Connecting people
• Delivering high performance
• Having a merchant mindset
• Making insightful business decisions
• Driving quality
• Planning and organising

“As a proud South African brand, Woolworths is committed to transformation. Meeting our employment equity goals will be taken into account in our recruitment decisions.”

If you are interested in the above position please send your CV to [e-mail] stating clearly the position you are applying for.