Tax Specialist

The South African Breweries; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

The South African Breweries is seeking a Tax, Reporting and Compliance Specialist to join the Africa Zone. This role supports the Tax, Reporting and Compliance Team within the NoCC framework, handling CIT, VAT, Excise, and transfer pricing for selected entities across Africa.

You will prepare tax computations and returns, contribute to monthly reporting, and help implement automation and standardization across entities.

Qualifications

• Taxation law (Intermediate)
• Tax degree or equivalent
• Tax accounting (Intermediate)
• Systems experience: OneSource, SAP, Syspro and eFiling (Intermediate)
• Financial/general accounting (Intermediate)
• Excel skills (intermediate)

Responsibilities

• Preparation of computations/determinations of Corporate Income Taxes, VAT, WHT, TP, and Excise for entities in Africa Zone.
• Preparation of monthly VAT and Excise returns for entities in Africa Zone.
• Preparation of provisional and annual Corporate Income Tax returns for entities in Africa Zone.
• Preparation of ad hoc Withholding taxes returns and Transfer Pricing documentation for entities in Africa Zone.
• Preparation of monthly tax reporting for Global consolidation for entities in Africa Zone.
• Performance of analytics on data related to all tax types applicable to entities in Africa Zone.
• Implementation of automation of activities across the different tax types.
• Implementation of standardization of reporting across different entities in Africa Zone.
• Implementation of any improvements that would be beneficial to different tax stakeholders.
• Any ad hoc requests that may arise from time to time

Skills

Taxation law

Tax accounting

Excel skills

Education

Tax Degree

Tools

OneSource

SAP

Syspro

eFiling

Job description

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The Key Purpose of this role is to support the Tax, Reporting and Compliance Team functions within the NoCC framework providing tax compliance and reporting services to the whole Africa Zone. Currently the team services 10 of the 11 countries in AFR Zone that AB-InBev has a presence in. We provide corporate income tax, VAT, Excise, and transfer pricing services to most of the countries and Month-end reporting services to all 11 countries. We also share information for the AFR Zone with Global team and US tax team for AFR Zone to meet tax compliance or reporting requirements from a Global viewpoint.

The Tax, Reporting and Compliance Specialist would be assisting the team to provide the services within AFR Zone by either taking on accountability for larger entities in SA or larger African countries such as Tanzania, Uganda, and Botswana, managing their CIT, VAT and excise with the Senior specialist or In-country tax manager reviewing all deliverables before filing or submission to BU managers. There is also an opportunity for the specialist to show leadership potential by mentoring and reviewing work prepared by analysts or trainees within the team.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Preparation of computations/determinations of Corporate Income Taxes, VAT, WHT, TP, and Excise for entities in Africa Zone.

• Preparation of monthly VAT and Excise returns for entities in Africa Zone.

• Preparation of provisional and annual Corporate Income Tax returns for entities in Africa Zone.

• Preparation of ad hoc Withholding taxes returns and Transfer Pricing documentation for entities in Africa Zone.

• Preparation of monthly tax reporting for Global consolidation for entities in Africa Zone. This includes tax rate reconciliations, defer ed tax schedules, cash tax payments.

• Performance of analytics on data related to all tax types applicable to entities in Africa Zone.

• Implementation of automation of activities across the different tax types.

• Implementation of standardization of reporting across different entities in Africa Zone.

• Implementation of any improvements that would be beneficial to different tax stakeholders.

• Any ad hoc requests that may arise from time to time

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Sound knowledge and experience of the food safety system and standards

• Computer Literacy

• Keen interest in data manipulation

• Good all-round knowledge of AB-InBev manufacturing processes and philosophies

• Proven knowledge and experience in integrating and facilitating a multi- disciplinary group of skills, specialists and functions

• Good verbal and written communication skills

• Results focused with the ability to continuously raise the bar to achieve operational excellence

Minimum Requirements:

• Taxation law (Intermediate)

• Tax Degree

• Tax accounting (Intermediate)

• Systems experience: One source, SAP, Syspro and efiling (Intermediate)

• Financial/general accounting (Intermediate)

• Excel skills (intermediate)

Additional Information:

• Band: VII

SAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB 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.