Group Tax Manager - Woodmead at AECI Limited

Job Description    

• Oversee direct and indirect tax matters for the Group across all regions.
• Ensure adequate review of Income tax and provisional returns and tax computations for the Group.
• Development and enhancement the tax process to drive efficiency and effectiveness of tax compliance and reporting.
• Maintain relationships with tax authorities and 3rd party advisors to ensure excellent planning, consulting and expertise for the Group.
• Develop tax strategies to ensure the Group optimises its effective tax rate while ensuring full compliance, with a particular focus on transfer pricing and international tax reform. 
• Provide innovative tax planning.
• Manage the tax provision, deferred tax and tax related financial reporting.
• Provide ad-hoc advice, analysis and written opinions on tax impacts of any significant projects or transactions to assist in decisions making
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure all filings are carried out accurately and timeously

To identify and mitigate tax risk:

• Identify areas of tax risk and mitigations for both existing/planned operations and new initiatives
• Highlight tax concerns and propose feasible solutions

To manage and coordinate tax audits:

• Ensure adequate preparation and responses for any tax audits, as well as managing all tax-related matters for the Group’s statutory annual audit
• Drive appropriate and timeous communication with external parties and authorities and ensure all required documentation is provided
• Respond to and resolve all tax audit queries
• To maintain current knowledge and monitor developments in tax legislation and share the knowledge with both management and relevant staff
• To manage own and tax teams professional and self-development

Qualifications & Experience    

• Post-graduate qualification in tax (HDip or similar)
• Excellent technical knowledge of income tax
• Ability to work to deadlines and cope with related pressure
• Leadership of a tax team and a strategic view for tax
• Attention to detail, good analytical skills and accuracy in all areas.
• International tax and indirect tax knowledge
• Managing listed Group tax process, both compliance and strategy
• CA (SA) or Tax Legal background considered an advantage
• Group taxation strategies, international tax and complex transfer pricing
• Advanced MS Office
• Organisational & administrative skills