Tax Portfolio Lead

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa TFG Finance and Advisory Full time

Position Overview:

TFG Finance and Advisory is seeking an experienced and senior Tax Executive to oversee its Tax portfolio at a Group level.

This challenging role involves leading and managing all tax matters for TFG in all territories, including South Africa, Africa, and international operations.

The successful candidate will collaborate extensively with the Group Financial Controller, Group CFO, corporate finance, and other key stakeholders to address all tax-related matters for the organisation.

The Tax Executive will also be responsible for giving direct oversight to the audit committee regarding all tax-related matters, including creating, developing, and implementing overall tax policy and design.

Additionally, the role entails managing senior specialists and external service providers.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Ownership of group tax deliverables, including reporting and strategic advice for the group
  • Lead the Tax Division and support the management teams to ensure the achievement of the division's deliverables
  • Determine the strategy, approach, roles, and responsibilities, and tools used to achieve the team's objectives
  • Ensure compliance with requirements of all applicable tax-related legislation and obligations
  • Ensure tax returns are fully compliant with applicable legislation as well as group tax policy
  • Develop, propose, and document group tax policy
  • Manage the group's transfer pricing, CBCR, and future BEPS international tax filing requirements
  • Manage tax audits to minimize penalties and interest arising from disputes
  • Research, review, and make recommendations on potential participation in tax incentives
  • Review monthly tax management reports and control account reconciliations
  • Provide input and advice to group accounting in implementing new systems
  • Maintain a high level of proficiency in all relevant Tax Acts and IFRS
  • Review both draft and gazetted tax legislation and advise business accordingly
  • Advise Treasury on practice notes and draft legislation when required
  • Review the structure of contractual obligations to maximise deductions
  • Accurate and timely delivery of reporting
  • Oversee talent management for direct reports in terms of recruitment, retention, and development
  • Ensure adherence to performance management requirements, continuous performance feedback to develop direct reports
  • Ensure that all staff are motivated, developed, and appraised so that individual and collective performance meets the division's deliverables
  • Foster a culture of innovation, digital acumen, and automation
  • Regularly engage and develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders across the business, ensuring that insights and analysis can be recommended, adopted, and acted on
  • Manage relationship with Finance in business, Finance COE's, and the Finance Shared Services
  • Manage the relationship with relevant tax authorities and audit firms within South Africa and other African countries where the Group operates, as well as assist the Group's M&A division to review tax due diligences and provide tax advice as needed

Requirements:

  • CA(SA)
  • Post Graduate Tax Qualification (Equivalent to an Honours Degree)
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in tax, with at least 5 years in a leadership role
  • Excellent knowledge of tax and tax compliance regulations
  • Excellent knowledge of finance and finance processes
  • Experience in acquisitions and disposals, group reorganisations is an advantage
  • Proactive analytical and strategic thinking
  • Good understanding of the business strategy and retail industry as a whole
  • Problem-solving and opportunity-identifying abilities
  • An attitude of leadership and resilience
  • Strong interpersonal, influencing capabilities
  • Strong sense of urgency with a positive impact on delivery
  • Ability to manage a team and collaborate effectively with other departments
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

The Foschini Group is an equal opportunities employer and actively seeks to attract and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds. Preference will be given, but not limited, to candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act.

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