Tax Compliance Manager(External Applications Only)

Description

About the job Tax Compliance Manager(External Applications Only)

Responsible for the co-ordination and management of all tax matters that relate to entities within the Cashbuild Group as well as identifying and implementing tax processes and solutions according to regulatory and governance standards.

Requirement

• Minimum postgraduate qualification in tax
• Preference for CA(SA) with one year post articles, Masters in Tax / M Com (Taxation) / LLM (Taxation)
• At least 3 - 5 years of corporate and& international tax experience within a corporate environment across various African countries
• Excellent knowledge of tax accounting, tax compliance and all types of tax returns
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Deadline driven and dynamic
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Must have attention to detail
• Ability to work independently
• Persuasive skills
  
  

Key Performance Areas

Tax queries & audits

Investigate, understand and seek expert advice if necessary to ensure that any tax related risks are addressed;

Management and resolution of all tax related queries;

Pro-actively manage and pursue tax refunds.

Management of all taxes, payments and returns

Review all tax type calculations and returns. Ensure returns are submitted, stamped and paid timeously;

Review and ensure taxes are correctly calculated in terms of the relevant countries tax legislation;

Ensure tax calculations and returns are prepared accurately and timeously;

Ensure all tax related payments and proof of payments are obtained on the day the payment is due.

Transfer Pricing policy

Maintain and police the Group’s transfer pricing policy;

Prepare country transfer pricing documentation;

Finalise the annual Transfer pricing pack.

Tax process improvements

Identify needs for process improvements and application of tax processes best suited for the company using existing technology and if necessary the implementation of new technology;

Pro-active review of processed transactions and standard operating procedures to identify tax risks or improvement areas.

Tax Advice

To act as a business partner identifying tax issues or opportunities that have strategic financial impact or that impacts the business’s license to trade, providing commentary and recommendations to optimise the tax position of the local and regional businesses;

Ensure tax-efficient structures within the business to accommodate acquisitions and reorganisations, including preparing or reviewing financial models and reviewing legal agreements to affect these transactions.

Management of Tax Risk

To manage tax value and tax risk in the business through the delivery of specialist technical tax advice and decision support;

Identify tax risks and opportunities across other tax service lines – transfer pricing, VAT, payroll, international tax, transaction tax;

Advise and educate department heads in finance of identified tax risks.

Relationships with relevant tax authority representatives

Primary contact with relevant tax authorities and regulators;

Maintain good relationships with relevant tax authority representatives;

Resolve queries / claims within agreed timeframes.

Income Tax treatment and updates

Ensure rates and treatments are according to latest Statutory requirements;

Remain abreast with tax updates and assess what changes impact the Cashbuild Group;

Identify which areas within the business are affected, assess, discuss with line manager, and communicate to the relevant department head the change and ensure that the business has applied these to their areas correctly.

Ad hoc tax related projects

Management and finalization with ad hoc tax related projects.

Competent and motivated employees

Manage staff to ensure their areas of responsibilities are performed timeously, complete and accurately;

Manage staff to ensure that their competence and motivation are at the required levels.

Lead with vision

Establishes a clear and compelling outcomes for area of responsibility

Develops appropriate action plans in order to achieve established outcomes

Ensures that employees understand their role towards the achievement of the department’s outcomes

Motivates employees to achieve the established outcomes

Competency

Dutifulness

• Demonstrating commitment to agreements.
• honours agreements.
• works hard.
• shows a lot of self-discipline.
• takes responsibility for his/her own work.
  
  

Structuring

• Applying, implementing and maintaining structure in day-to-day business.
• Applies structure to his/her own work.
• Structures things in a way that is also clear to others.
• Has an overview of both his/her own activities and the activities of others.
• Provides support to others in their work by choosing and maintaining clear procedures.
  
  

Result Oriented

• Being focused on achieving objectives and results, persevering in the face of adversity.
• makes concrete agreements with others about the results to be delivered. remains focused on results when other things interfere.
• makes an effort to achieve objectives.
• has a clear goal in mind.
• looks for a solution when achieving the objective becomes threatened.
• finishes the job in time.
  
  

Devotion to quality

• Demanding a high quality of provided products and services and acting accordingly.
• has high quality standards for the work of others.
• has high quality standards for his/her own work.
• delivers the quality that was agreed and that is expected by the other party.
• sees and uses opportunities to improve the quality of what is delivered.
  
  

Performing under pressure

• Maintaining an effective performance under pressure, or when faced with setbacks or disappointment.
• delivers good results under pressure.
• persists when faced with setbacks.
• continues to do the right thing under pressure, without making mistakes.
• maintains an even performance under pressure.
  
  

Situational awareness

• Demonstrate being well informed about developments in one's environment and effectively using this information for one's own organisation.
• Makes a good estimation of how different parties outside the organisation will respond to the organisation's proposals and actions.
• Examines which individuals and/or parties from outside the organisation are involved in a process.
• Keeps him/herself informed on developments in his/her field.
• Keeps him/herself informed about societal trends and developments that are relevant to the organisation.
  
  

Analysing and forming opinions

• Being focused on examining matters in a systematic way.
• Researches a problem before drawing conclusions.
• Recognises the causes of events.
• Quickly gets to the root of a problem.
• Draws logical conclusions.
  
  

Assertiveness

• Effectively standing up for oneself.
• Isn't afraid to enter into discussion.
• Effectively stands up for his/her own opinion.
• Can handle criticism.
• Speaks up when others cross his/her boundaries.
  
  

Providing feedback

• Giving scope to others by sharing one's views on their performance.
• Provides others with insight in the effectiveness of their performance.
• Provides feedback regularly.
• Provides feedback that people consider useful.
• Isn't afraid to use feedback to bring up subjects that are negative or sensitive.
• Provides specific feedback.