Tax Compliance Manager

Position details

Job title: Tax Compliance Manager

Business Unit: Finance

Reports to: CFO

Overall purpose of the role: As a Tax Manager, you will play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with tax laws and regulations while providing strategic tax planning and expertise.

Your responsibilities will span various tax-related functions, and you'll be a key advisor.

If you're passionate about tax, have strong analytical skills, and enjoy contributing to organizational success, this role is for you!

Position specifications

Educational (minimum level necessary to perform the job):

Professional / Tertiary in Accounting or equivalent tertiary qualification.

Post-graduate Tax qualification or significant experience in similar roles (preference will go to HDipTax / Masters in Tax holders).

Other requirements:

• Advanced knowledge of Excel, MS Office, Word.

Experience (minimum years of experience and in which fields, required to perform the job):

• Must have experience in compilation and submission of Income Tax and VAT returns for mid-sized corporations in South Africa.
• Experience with managing payroll related taxation (PAYE, UIF etc.).
• Experience with cross-border, transfer pricing and export transactions.
• Experience with managing foreign withholding tax and the taxation of permanent establishments.
• Tax / Accounting experience, minimum 10 years.
• Experience in a professional services firm preferable.

Core competencies required for the job:

• Champion inclusion.
• Advance on ethical environment.
• Make sound decisions.
• Demonstrate self-awareness.
• Apply a strategic perspective.
• Foster innovation.
• Build collaborative relationships.
• Develop and motivate others.
• The ability to work well under pressure and to perform to deadlines.
• Strong organization skills: a self-starter with initiative and a commonsense approach to problem solving.

List of key performance areas and key performance indicators:

Ensures that KPMG meets tax compliance deadlines. Establishes best practices for tax governance and ensures that these practices are used throughout the Southern African cluster.

Business expertise:

Deliver a Full Range of Tax Services: Ensure compliance with tax laws and regulations within specified timeframes.

Provide innovative tax planning strategies.

Review complex income tax returns.

Risk Identification and Mitigation:

Identify and mitigate tax risks. Coordinate with accounting staff and tax advisory professionals. Improve processes by implementing best practices.

Tax Provision and Compliance:

Manage tax provision and compliance processes. Maintain tax balances on the general ledger.

Leadership:

No people management experience necessary but engagement with senior leadership / EXCO / Boards will be advantageous.

Nature of impact:

Primarily responsible for establishing a tax compliance office in South Africa, with all ancillary controls and checks. Includes but not limited to Income Tax, VAT, Withholding Taxes, PAYE etc. Review all regulatory tax submissions for the region (Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Mauritius and South Africa). Acts as key resource in tax compliance changes.

Area of impact:

Set policies and update tax policies for the region. Work closely with finance manager in preparation of regulatory submissions and Annual Financial Statements.

Interpersonal skills:

Champions the interaction between Finance, leadership and regulatory bodies.

Problem solving:

Prepare and review business procedure documentation to ensure they reflect process / system changes.

Level of decision-making / authority:

Implement tax changes.