Tax Specialist

4 days ago


Sandton, South Africa ENGIE Southern Africa (Prioprietary) Limited Full time

Requisition ID: 36995- Location: Sandton, Gauteng, ZA**1. POSITION DETAILS**

Position Title:
Tax Specialist

Reports to:
ESA Tax Manager

Department:
Finance Department

Period:
Six (6) months Fixed Term

**Location**:
Bryanston

**CLOSING DATE**:
**28th November 2024**

**INTERNAL / EXTERNAL VACANCY**

**1. POSITION DETAILS**

Position Title:
Tax Specialist

Reports to:
ESA Tax Manager

Department:
Finance Department

Period:
Six (6) months Fixed Term

**Location**:
Bryanston

**CLOSING DATE**:
**28th November 2024**

**2. JOB PURPOSE**

The successful incumbent will be responsible for the tax accounting & reporting, tax advisory, tax risk management, and tax compliance.

**3. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS**
- Analyse information and develop practical and creative tax solutions tailored to meet specific tax related scenarios.
- Prepare monthly normal tax and deferred tax computations, including reviewing the effective tax rates, explaining the variances.
- Prepare journals for tax payments and refunds
- Tax reporting to offshore ultimate holding company.
- Prepare provisional tax returns, withholding tax returns, and tax returns, including year-end packs schedules.
- Ensure compliance to tax legislation for all tax exposure areas, including income tax, CGT, withholding taxes, transfer pricing, VAT, customs duties, PAYE.
- Assist in updating, performing and review of Tax budgets & Financial Models
- Prepare the monthly VAT returns and ensure compliance with VAT legislation.
- Prepare taxation, deferred taxation and VAT general ledger reconciliations on a monthly basis.
- Responsible for the review of annual financial statements, financial statement disclosure in respect of taxation.
- Provide support and assistance to tax year-end reporting processes
- Maintain up to date status checklist and reports of all companies’ tax returns, outstanding SARS queries.
- Proactively seek opportunities to achieve tax savings.

**4. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS**

**Academic Qualifications**:

- Qualified CA (SA) will be advantageous with postgraduate tax qualification advantageous, or BCom (Honours) degree in Accounting/Taxation with postgraduate tax qualification

**Experience**:

- A minimum of 2 years’ post-articles accounting and tax experience, or 4 - 5 years accounting and tax experience.
- Must have a consulting experience, or commercial environment exposure within large, diverse multinational organisation.

**Knowledge, skills & abilities**:

- Required previous exposure to international tax frameworks
- Excellent knowledge of local and international tax legislation
- Exposure to tax accounting and tax compliance
- Exposure to international taxation
- Experience in handling tax queries and audits from SARS
- Pro-active in identifying potential tax problems and creating solutions
- Have a high level of organisational skills and ability to prioritize, handle multiple projects at a time and meet multiple deadlines in a fast paced environment.
- Have the ability to communicate with all levels within the organisation and with various stakeholders as and when needed.
- Be adaptable and able to cope under pressure
- Able to work independently as well as in a team environment

**Language**
- English
- Business Unit: GBU Renewables- Division: GBS BS - Finance- Legal Entity: ENGIE Southern Africa (Prioprietary) Limited- Contract Type: Fixed-Term- Job Type: Full - Time- Professional Experience: Skilled ( >3 experience


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