Main job function

Ensuring overall tax compliance and tax management in business activities. Review of month end tax process to ensure accurate closing process. Review and management of queries arising on tax related balances. Review and approval of monthly, bi-annual and annual returns for submission to revenue authorities. Provide tax support including technical tax support to business in relation to new investments/divestments and existing operations: Reviewing and approval of transactions, legal agreements relating to acquisition and disposal of projects, due diligence, development of new activities, new ventures, new investments, reorganisation/restructuring. Proactively provide tax advice to Business on any tax issues, identify the risks, participate in identifying solutions and drive the implementation of the solutions and recommendations. Control and liaise with external and internal audit in all areas of taxation. Ensure adequate documentation for tax audits is prepared and kept. Identification and monitoring of tax legislation, highlighting tax legislation changes applicable to business and response to legislative changes. Ensure overall tax compliance in accordance local and international tax rules for efficient and timely filing of returns and timely payment of taxes for all tax types. To manage recovery of VAT refunds from SARS. Monitoring and management of tax audits and correspondence from SARS and responding appropriately to revenue authorities. Review analysis of P&L and tax budgets, forecasts and forecast and reconciliation of effective tax rates. Manage and co-ordinate tax advisor relationships and engagements including the management of external advisor costs. Assist Group Tax with tax compliance regarding Pillar 2, Country by Country Reporting and CFC rules. Development of internal tax policies with respect to income tax and transfer pricing, in line with the Group’s Internal Tax Control Framework Coaching of AFC staff on tax related matters

Qualifications and Skills required

International & Corporate Tax experience (6 to 10 years) in house or from consulting firms CA (SA) with post-graduate qualification in taxation, ideally MCom (Taxation).