Senior Tax Specialist

2 weeks ago


Brackenfell, South Africa Shoprite Group Full time

**Purpose of the Job**:
The purpose of the Senior Tax Accounting Specialist role is to process tax calculations and related submissions for the RSA and non-RSA Group entities. The role forms part of the tax team delivering end-to-end tax services in line with the Group’s internal tax policies, procedures and templates. The role acts in accordance with the financial reporting plan with a specific focus on the quarterly, half-year and year-end reporting periods. The role operates cross-functionally with the Non-RSA and Group Finance teams to process tax calculations and provisions ensuring that all information is timeously and accurately reviewed, providing assurance to all Tax related stakeholders.

**Job Objectives**:
Processing of corporate income tax calculations (South Africa and various non-RSA group companies).

Processing all corporate income tax return submissions and reconciliations of tax accounts for various non-RSA group companies.

Processing administration related to withholding taxes (including dividends, interest and technical fees) of RSA and non-RSA Group entities.

Processing, preparing and reviewing quarterly, half year and year-end including but not limited to:

- Corporate income tax calculations for all Group companies in order to ensure compliance with IFRS.
- Corporate deferred tax calculations for all Group companies to ensure compliance with IFRS.
- Tax impact on items of a capital nature that impact headline earnings per share and provide input to the Group Finance team (example: headline earnings per share - for all company codes).
- Hyperinflation tax effect (checking journal posting accuracy).
- Hyperinflation tax effect (items of a capital nature).
- Tax effect of inter-company long term loans.
- Tax effect of unrealised forex - cumulative total.
- Review of tax disclosure - ZAR forcing translation entries, tax rate recons (other exempt income and non-deductible expenses) deferred tax recons, deferred tax breakdowns, tax losses, long term loan forex split.
- If relevant to the portfolio: Calculation of the Group transfer pricing calculations (including the review of interest etc.)
- If relevant to the portfolio: Processing of tax and transfer pricing journals on the SAP and BPC systems.

Performing tax administration and compliance functions of the Shoprite Group including SARS e-Filing and other Revenue Authority websites.

Assisting with Revenue Authority Audits (South Africa and the non-RSA group companies).

Providing Tax advisory services and related planning inputs.

Improving internal controls and checks in the tax department.

Supporting trainees rotating in the tax department, compiling theoretical tax competency-linked tasks, reviewing their work, coaching and guiding them for success.

**Qualifications**:

- BCom Hons or equivalent - essential.
- Tax qualification, Charted Accountant (CA) - preferred.

**Experience**:

- +3 years’ experience in a similar role - providing specialised corporate tax review and advisory services (or in a similar specialised financial tax orientated role), in a multi-stakeholder portfolio with internationally distributed locations and demonstrable exposure to:

- Internal financial controls and risk matrices (IFCs) - audit;
- IFRS, AFSs, corporate income tax calculations, deferred tax, transfer pricing, consolidation and foreign currency translations - essential.
- Dealing with revenue authorities, auditors and other Group Finance orientated stakeholders.

**Knowledge and Skills**:

- Exposure to FMCG retail sector in a Group wide cross-functional structure - preferred.
- Working knowledge of SAP, Excel and SAP BPC - advantageous.
- Proficient in English with additional languages such as Portuguese and French - highly beneficial.
- Limited travel may be required from time to time.

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