Tax Reporting & Compliance Manager - Sa

The South African Breweries Ltd; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading brewing company in South Africa is seeking a Tax Manager to oversee tax compliance and reporting activities. The ideal candidate has a relevant accounting qualification and at least 6 years of experience in taxation. Strong analytical skills and proficiency in Excel are essential. This position offers the chance to drive improvements in tax processes and work in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years' experience in a tax position.
• Solid knowledge of taxation law and tax accounting.
• Computer skills with strong Excel capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Performing and reviewing tax compliance activities.
• Analyzing tax exposures and risks.
• Managing tax deliverables for the South Africa business unit.

Skills

Strong analytical and reporting skills

High level of service mindset

Problem solving

Ability to work organized

Understanding of Agile

Education

Relevant tax / accounting qualification

Tools

Excel

SAP

COGNOS

Job description

Key Purpose

of this role is performing and reviewing of tax reporting and compliance activities for direct and indirect taxes applicable to the ABI Inbev entities in Africa

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Review or completion of corporate income taxes, VAT, Withholding Tax, Excise duties, Carbon tax and other related tax such as Customs, Transfer Pricing.
• Analysis of the tax exposures, risks and provisions of the entities in the Africa Zone.
• Review or completion of Corporate Income Tax annual and provisional tax returns and related tax information
• Review of tax figures reported in financial statements, with applicable disclosures and tax accounting for entities within Africa Zone
• Review of return and calculation of Excise payments for on a monthly basis
• Review of return and calculation of VAT payments on a monthly basis
• Assist with co-ordination of compliance data on adhoc direct and indirect tax business and audit queries
• Review and assist in completion of country by country reporting for Africa Zone
• Review and assist in completion of dividends WHT returns and payments
• Drive for automation of processes within the tax reporting and compliance space
• Drive for improved analytics within the tax reporting and compliance space
• Adhoc activities related to tax reporting and compliance
• To manage the Specialists that prepare the BU South Africa tax deliverables and ensure the SLAs with stakeholders are met
• Identify opportunities to improve the processes within the CIT, Excise and VAT space and roll out improvements or training where there are gaps and opportunities to improve.
• Provide tax technical advice to the team, raising queries and ensuring accuracy of returns / comps and or raise tax technical risks to the Zone team, where identified.

Key Attributes and Competencies

• Strong analytical and reporting skills
• High level of service mindset with accurate outputs
• Problem solver with good trouble shooting skills
• Deadline driven and results focused
• Ability to work in a well organized, accurate and reliable manner
• Working in a multi-cultural environment
• Communicative, team oriented and open for change
• Able to work on own initiative and prioritize workload effectively
• Understanding of Agile, Agile WOW Systems
• Organizational skills, planning, focus and discipline.
• Aligning strategic and operational needs

Minimum Requirements

• Relevant tax / accounting qualification
• Minimum 6 years' experience in a tax position
• Taxation law (Solid)
• Tax accounting (Solid)
• Financial / General Accounting
• Excel Knowledge (Solid)
• Systems experience : One source, SAP, Syspro and eFiling
• Computer skills (MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint) with particularly strong Excel skills
• Knowledge of SAP, COGNOS system

Additional Information

• Band: VI
• SAB / ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB / ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements.

The advert has minimum requirements listed.

Management reserves the right to use additional / relevant information as criteria for short-listing.The South African Breweries (SAB) has reimagined what a beer company can be and has anchored this in a powerful brand purpose – We Dream Big to Create a Future With More Cheers – which articulates who we are and where we are going.At SAB it's always about more than the beer.We are driven by our passion to demonstrate the unique power of beer to propel South Africa forward.

Since our inception over a century ago, SAB has grown to become South Africa's largest brewer, a powerful economic contributor, a leader in sustainability, and a champion of responsible consumption.SAB is one of South Africa's admired companies and corporate brands.

The company has 7 breweries and 42 depots in South Africa, a total workforce of approximately

Its portfolio of beer brands meets the needs of a wide range of consumers and includes leading brands in beer and beyond such as Castle Lager, Carling Black Label, Corona, Brutal Fruit, and Flying Fish