Job Description

Key responsibilities:
Income Tax

• Manage the preparation, review and submission of tax packs, provisional tax returns (IRP6) and income tax returns (ITR14), e-filing tax payments and other related tax documentation, ensuring accuracy and compliance with deadlines.

Capital Gains Tax

• Prepare detailed calculations on capital transactions, ensuring accurate reporting and compliance with CGT regulations.

Mergers and acquisitions, reorganisations

• Provide analysis and tax advice on mergers, acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations to optimize tax efficiency.

Dividends Tax

• Ensure correct calculation and timely submission of dividends tax returns.

VAT, PAYE and Customs

• On an ad hoc basis, prepare, review and submission of VAT and PAYE returns.
• Provide tax advice on internal and SARS queries, including verifications, requests for information, audits and disputes.
• Provide oversight and tax advice on Customs duties, ensuring compliance with South African Customs Laws.

Tax Dispute Resolution

• Handle tax disputes with the South African Revenue Service (SARS), including objections, appeals, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) proceedings.
• Act as the liaison between SARS and the organization, ensuring favourable resolutions.
• Prepare, submit, and manage objections and appeals.

Tax Advisory & Opinion Writing

• Provide technical tax opinions on complex tax matters, including but not limited to corporate transactions, reorganizations.
• Conduct research and provide tax advice to business units and executive management on various tax-related issues.

Ad hoc requests/ Special Assignments:

• Execute special tax reviews or ad hoc tax projects.
• Assist in the performance of special reviews requested by management.
• Prepare clear and concise reports for ad hoc projects/assignments, and further present the reports to management.

Quality:

• Execute/assist in completion of all tax work in accordance with quality standards.
• Ensure tax business is conducted in accordance with quality standards and code of ethics.
• Prepare clear and concise reports for tax and ad hoc engagements performed

Requirements:
Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Commerce degree (in Accounting or Taxation)

• Masters in Taxation will be advantageous

Experience
Minimum 7 years experience in a tax-related role
Skills:

• Adherence to principles and values
• Assertive, decisive, and self-confident
• Analytical, logical, and methodical
• Project and time management
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation)
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Willingness to learn/grow (ambitious)
• Stress tolerance
• Resilience

Proficiency with MS Office, SARS e-filing and other tax reporting toolsShould you not receive a response within 10 working days, please consider your application as unsuccessful

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