Tax Accountant

Our client in Retail Industry, requires the services of a Tax Accountant that is proficient in Portuguese (Ability to speak, read & write) to join their team. The Tax Accountant will provide end-to-end tax compliance, accounting, governance and advisory support across the Africa division

Key performance areas

• Direct, indirect and cross-border tax
• Tax compliance and return review
• Tax accounting, calculations and reconciliations
• Tax audits, disputes and authority engagement
• Advisory, legislative monitoring and stakeholder support
• Governance, risk and controls
• Reporting, systems and continuous improvement

The successful candidate must have

• Matric with Degree in Accounting or Financial Accounting qualification
• Must have at least 3 years’ tax experience in a multinational organisation, large corporate, retail/FMCG environment or recognised tax practice
• Postgraduate qualification in tax, CTA/chartered tax adviser pathway, CA/ACCA/CPA or equivalent professional registration would be advantageous
• Must have hands-on experience in tax computations, return review, reconciliations, audit support, working papers and authority queries
• Must have professional working proficiency in Portuguese particularly for collaboration with Portuguese-speaking country teams, advisers and authorities
• Experience supporting tax compliance or audits across more than one African jurisdiction
• Excellent computer literacy (MS Office – Outlook, Word & Excel)
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Must have a driver’s licence and own reliable transport

Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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To be discussed during the interview process.

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Recruiter: Wallindi Schirnig

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