Corporate Tax Governance Manager

18 hours ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Wesbank Full time

Role Description

We are seeking a Tax Risk Specialist to join our team at Wesbank. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing complex tax risks and providing proactive advice to our business units.

You will have the opportunity to work closely with our tax team to identify and mitigate tax risks, develop strategies to optimize tax positions, and provide expert advice on tax matters.

  • Main Responsibilities:
  • Manage complex SARS audits, appeals, and litigation issues;
  • Take ownership of all aspects of tax disputes and litigation issues;
  • Provide tax risk insight and sign off to various deal conclusion forums;
  • Prepare detailed written tax opinions on complex structured transactions;
  • Identify local and international direct tax risk areas;
  • Provide tax advice to RMB and the Group in line with the Group's tax risk appetite;
  • Attend and provide tax risk input to various risk committees;
  • Establish, communicate, and implement taxation policies;
  • Monitor compliance with tax legislation;
  • Communicate changes to tax legislation and judicial decisions;
  • Coordinate taxation training and information;
  • Ensure that relevant systems are developed in compliance with tax legislation;
  • Manage direct tax-related projects as and when the need arises;
  • Engage with external auditors and ensure that all direct tax findings are adequately addressed;
  • Draft commentary following legislative amendments or 'Annexure C' commentary for submission to National Treasury;
  • Ensure that transactions, products, or queries have other tax implications discussed with relevant tax experts within FirstRand Group Tax.

Requirements

  • Qualifications:
  • CA(SA) and/or Attorney, with postgraduate qualifications in tax law;
  • Minimum 5-10 years of relevant tax experience within a large legal or audit firm;
  • Broad and practical experience across all tax competencies, including Direct Tax, International Tax, Indirect Tax, and Employees' Tax;
  • An understanding of financial instruments, financial markets, exchange control regulations, and retail and commercial banking;
  • An understanding of International Tax principles and the ability to apply such knowledge to practical situations;

Key Skills and Qualities:

  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills;
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills;
  • Proven track record of coordinating and delivering on large projects involving multiple stakeholders;
  • Ability to build, forecast, and interrogate financial models;
  • Translator between tax, business, and tech specialists;
  • Pulling together information from various sources and subject matter experts to deliver a seamless finished product;
  • Independent research skills using various sources (Professional textbooks, articles, IBFD, and LexisNexis);
  • Working knowledge of the Pillar II Model Rules;
  • Proven skills and extensive experience in all aspects of tax disputes and litigation;
  • Experience in preparing complex SARS ruling requests;
  • Excellent understanding of financial institutions, financial instruments, and financial markets;
  • Strong background in corporate tax and corporate legal aspects of structured transactions;
  • Ability to make independent decisions and creatively solve problems;
  • Experience in dealing with revenue authorities;
  • Staying abreast of changes in legislation and providing meaningful advice;

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