Specialist Africa Tax Risk

1 week ago

Sandton, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time

Bring your possibility to life Define your career with us
- With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.Job Summary

To deliver and ensure statutory tax compliance for a specific company or specific tax discipline within the business and provide tax advice where appropriate.

**Job Description**:
Key Accountabilities

Accountability: Financial and management reporting
- Reporting: Monthly Effective Tax Rate explanations for assigned cluster.
- Providing tax disclosure for assigned cluster and subsidiaries.
- Preparing and distributing the required tax reporting and disclosure on tax for the assigned portfolio / cluster.
- Monitoring and consolidation of future tax relief and providing disclosure for Annual Financial Statement purposes.
- Preparation of assigned Board Packs and minutes.
- Assist with tax forecasts and effective tax rate attestations.
- Preparing bi-annual competitor analysis for consolidated group on tax rates.

Accountability: tax advice
- Provide advice on day-to-day income tax matters as and when required for portfolio of taxpayers.
- Support subsidiaries with tax issues when required.
- Attend and assist with tax related queries received from business.
- Manage external professional service providers on tax matters when applicable.

Accountability: tax compliance and administration
- Tax accounting of assigned subsidiaries, as well as the cluster(s) with the view to assess the Effective tax rate (ETR).
- Complete and/or review and assist with the lodgement of tax returns (annual income tax and provisional tax) with regards to the portfolio of companies - long and short-term insurers included.
- Prepare tax templates and do maintenance, returns and provisional tax returns where applicable including external queries on allocated subsidiaries related information and computations.
- Ensure withholding taxes are effectively managed and tax credits appropriately treated.
- Update database with payments made to tax authorities and monitor tax status of portfolio.
- Assist and support business with compliance related matters (e.g. Tax Clearance Certificates, appointment of Public Officer etc.)
- Attend to SARS queries and assist with VDP’s.
- Prepare tax returns and payments for DWT, IWT and STT

Accountability: Networking
- Manage and develop relationships with the key business areas and the group.
- Maintain and enhance the existing relationship with SARS and External Tax Auditor personnel.
- Manage the Group Tax Process Council progress

Accountability: Training
- Provide training and tax presentations to the relevant business areas on the current tax legislation and updates on changes to the legislation.
- Complete all training requirements

Role/Person Specification

Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is essential
- Post-graduate degree or diploma in Income Tax is desirable
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in income tax compliance - SARS e-filing and correspondence
- Tax insurance (short or long term) experience in the submission or preparation of returns will be advantageous

Knowledge and Skills
- Exceptional MS Excel skills including proficiency in macros
- Above average MS Office skills including Word and PowerPoint
- SAP, COUPA & BW knowledge will be beneficial
- Knowledge of stakeholder management
- Communication skills
- Presentation and influencing skills
- Problem-solving and resourcefulness
- Assertiveness

Education

Bachelor's Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Financial Sciences (required)
- Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised_

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