Prepares and submits required tax returns of the organisation. Examines accounts and records and computes taxes owed according to prescribed rates, laws, and regulations. Ensures that organisation complies with periodic tax payment, information reporting and other tax authority requirements. Represents organisation at the local tax regulatory authority. Organises and maintains tax records and conducts tax studies and special projects. Accountabilities: Continuous improvement - Implement practical solutions that use the specialist and departmental systems and processes - Provide specialist input and recommendations to improve the efficiency, compliance and quality objectives related to the area of specialisation - Identify problems and develop and propose solutions to present to appropriate leader or stakeholders - Ensure day to day operational support required from area of specialisation is provided to enhance performance Cost containment - Support the identification, development, and implementation of cost-effective processes to increase efficiency and reduce cost drivers related to area of specialisation - Continuously review cost / benefit and Return on Investment within area of specialisation Drive customer-centricity - Maintain a high level of impact on other departments to support improved delivery - Continually increase understanding of client and stakeholder needs, satisfaction and service delivery Maintain expertise level - Be a member of related professional bodies - Ensure CPD (continual professional development) or similar accreditation requirements are met annually to ensure maintained specialist accreditation Network key relationships - Engage with and provide support to the established network of internal and external expert resources and partners Specialist support to projects - Produce financial forecasts and provide assistance and guidance where required - Provide support for ad-hoc costing as required - Provide Specialist expertise and ensure best practice related to specialisation is implemented in projects, when required - Conform to project management disciplines when participating in projects - Represent department or project on appropriate committees related to area of specialisation Generic Objectives Specific deliverables: Knowledge management: - Assist business with developing annual budgets and providing business with business unit consolidations - Analyse variances in individual cost centres and business units and investigate reasons for movements, amend where required and provide commentary where the variance is still significant - Provide guidance and suggestions to business units on action to be taken to improve financial results - Prepare accrual reconciliations accurately and within deadlines - Process financial journals accurately and timeously - Ensure adherence to standard budget operating procedures among business units - Process and update required management accounting reports - Provide inputs into costing models as required Specialist support to projects: - Produce financial forecasts and provide assistance and guidance where required - Provide support for adhoc costing as required Position Specific Outputs - Ad-hoc tax work e.g., Dividends tax returns, withholding taxes, budget and forecast tax computations and forecast tax computations and all ad-hoc tax related queries for the Group are completed timeously and of good quality - Managing the process surrounding year-end tax audit and tax packs. Preparing tax calculations, tax notes for the Annual Financial Statements, filing ITR14 returns, planning for the audit and resolving issues timeously - Enhance and maintain relationships with department and business and add value through these relationships. Teamwork, willingness to assist the team for the benefit of the Group as a whole. - New ideas and initiatives that drive efficiencies and contributes to Group Tax savings. Highlighting tax issues to colleagues to ensure synergies across all areas - Shows continuous improvement and development with regards to day-to-day activities. Technically updated and keeps abreast of latest regulations and developments in industry and knowledge sharing. - On a monthly basis all tax reporting deadlines are efficiently and effectively met. This includes monthly tax computations and VAT submissions. All output produced must be of the highest quality - On a bi-annual basis ensuring the provisional tax deadlines are efficiently and effectively met. This includes submissions. All output produced must be of the highest quality - Ensure that all risks are identified and managed in a manner that will eliminate and/or mitigate the risks. To implement any actions that will increase the level of assurance. This includes forward thinking, planning ahead to manage risks associated with not meeting deadlines that could compromise the Groups and have financial implications attached to this. This includes tax compliance to ensure we are compliant in all tax regulations - SARS admin and compliance i.e., SARS queries, ADRs, follow ups on outstanding tax matters and cleaning up the compliance and admin side of tax, tax and VAT audits from SARS and due diligences Competency Requirements: Attribute -Entrepreneurship: Take chances to continuously improve our customer's experiences -Driving operational efficiencies -Influence: Engage with Customers and colleagues to advance the organisation's welfare -Making work happen -Collaboration: Build work-related network and share knowledge with colleagues -Building networks -Ownership: Make critical decisions based on what's right for AfroCentric and Customers -Owning operational decisions and knowing oneself -Credibility: Lead with integrity and trust others as you would like to be trusted -Living the values and being transparent Knowledge -Knowledge and application of relevant legislation and regulations Skill -Business Writing Skills -Communication Skills -Computer Technology Skills -Task Management -Adobe Creative Suite -Data modelling and evaluation -Knowledge and understanding of forecasting and budgeting methodology -Knowledge and application of financial management and reporting principles -Problem solving and decision-making skills -Forecasting -Numerical Ability -Customer Focus -Attention to Accuracy and Detail Experience 6 - 8 years related experience Qualifications Minimum Qualification – CA (SA) with minimum 3 years post articles experience. H Dip Tax would be advantageous, or Masters in Tax would be advantageous. Professional Membership CA (SA) Competitve Apply Now

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