Our client is an international financial services business with strong operations in Europe, Asia and South Africa. They seek a Corporate Tax Manager for their Cape Town office sitting within the Group Finance function.
Responsibilities will include:
-Liaising with the business areas in relation to various direct and indirect taxation issues that arise on a day to day basis
-Consideration of direct and indirect tax issues relating to new transactions including review of tax advice received
-Identifying key direct and indirect tax issues and providing tax advice to the business units, including the review and approval of structures and new product proposals
-General tax research including analysis of recent cases, legislation and government announcements and assessing the impact on the South African activities
-Liaising with external advisors
-Assisting in the review of tax returns and tax compliance for direct and indirect taxes
-Assistance in management and review of the South Africa tax accounting process, including current and deferred tax reconciliations and statutory account disclosures;
-Non group tax compliance oversight;
-Monitors the transfer pricing compliance process for the region
-Manage and support junior team member
-Liaising with Tax and Finance regionally and globally and with senior management
-Ensuring that the correct balance is kept between the business and compliance functions of the role, and that sufficient attention is given to both aspects.
You will need to be commercially minded with a background in financial services taxation with an excellent accounting knowledge. Working as part of a team you will ensure efficient identification of both direct and indirect taxation issues.
A high degree of accuracy is required from the individual as in order to meet tight deadlines. As such the individual is expected to be diligent, show attention to detail and adopt an ordered and structured approach. Accuracy of review process and information produced.
Qualifications and Experience:
Ideally you will be degree educated (preferably accounting / business) and a qualified Chartered Accountant, with 3-5 years post qualification experience. South African tax experience is a ideally needed, either from a large multinational or preferably from a financial services organisation.
To explore this in more depth please contact Ben Thrower
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