Tax Accountant

17th January, 2025

Main Purpose of the Job
To provide financial, accounting and administrative services to ensure efficient, timely, and accurate reporting of accounts under his/her control.

Scope of the Job
The tax accountant role & responsibilities will be to look after the South & Eastern Africa Region (consisting of South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Ethiopia, Botswana, and Mozambique).

1. Compliance
   • Practice the ALS Health and Safety Foundation Standards.
   • Practice the ALS company core values.
   • Abide by the ALS company policies and procedures.
   • Abide by local legislative requirements at all times.
2. Taxation and Financial Compliance
   • Corporate Income taxation (including provisional taxation), VAT, Withholding taxation (WHT), and any other International tax matters.
   • Responsible for all related tax returns for all entities, including calculating, preparing, submitting, and ensuring payment is made on time, as per each region's tax deadlines.
   • Ensuring the necessary tax schedules are maintained on a regular basis and ready for submission with the corporate tax returns.
   • Reconcile all tax-related balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis.
   • Preparing deferred taxation calculations.
   • Ensure Tax packs are completed on a monthly basis.
   • Ensuring that all correct tax deductions are made when repaying intercompany accounts, and that these deductions are correctly filed and paid over to the Revenue authorities.
   • Preparing a monthly report of the status of monthly tax filing and risks identified.
   • Responsible for ensuring that all additional assessments received from the region's Revenue authorities are addressed on time, ensuring the necessary application of notice of objections and/or notices of appeal, as required.
   • Manage and drive all tax audit requests received from the region's Revenue authority.
   • Providing general tax advice and consultation as required (local and international).
   • Assist with preparing transfer pricing documentation, where required.
   • Ensure all statutory compliance requirements for all entities are met, as required in each region.
   • Assist with ad-hoc queries raised by Group Tax.

• Excellent interpersonal, planning, and communication skills.
• Maintain confidentiality and integrity.
• Highly organized and flexible.
• Sound decision-making, problem-solving, and preventive measures skills.
• The ability to work accurately with minimal supervision on routine accounting tasks.
• Demonstrates accountability and is a team player.
• Ability to investigate, resolve, and respond to queries.
• Inspires and drives excellence in all aspects of work.
• Interact and communicate in a respectful manner, taking into consideration the diverse cultures.

• Excellent fiscal and numerical competency.
• Attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to influence, motivate, and engage at all levels of the business through clear and articulate communication.

• Minimum BCom degree in Tax.
• At least 2 years' commercial experience in a similar role.
• Experience with various African countries preferred.
• Knowledge of general bookkeeping and accounting procedures.
• Knowledge of regulatory standards and compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of SAP Business One preferred.
• Excellent English communication, report writing, and presentation skills.
• Excellent Excel skills.