Reporting and Tax Specialist - JHB at Swiss Re

About the role:

Imagine a role where you can utilise your strong finance and tax knowledge in a leading re/insurance company on the market, allowing you to grow further in a role with a lot of independence, and reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer. You will be involved in reporting and analyses across multiple valuation bases ((IFRS, US GAAP, SAM ) and also take responsibility for tax compliance and advisory.

Main Responsibilities

• Leading and maintaining all tax calculations, submissions (Income Tax, Dividends Tax, VAT, etc) and advisory services.
• Researching tax laws, particularly those governing insurance companies.
• Completion of tax audits, if required, by relevant tax authorities.
• Preparing quarterly and annual financial and regulatory reporting.
• Preparing analyses for senior management and other key stakeholders.
• Working closely together with business and Group to ensure IFRS requirements are accurately addressed and implemented
• Support Capital management, Cost management, and Treasury activities
• Ad-hoc project involvement

About you:

Bringing problem solving, interpersonal and analytical skills, this role will be a perfect fit for you. We also need:

• University degree in the field of finance or accounting
• Minimum 2 years of working experience in a tax function plus at least 3 years accounting experience (including articles)
• Solid understanding of Tax and VAT principles / legislation
• Solid understanding of IFRS and local regulatory principles (e.g. SAM)
• IFRS 17 knowledge and/or experience is preferable
• Insurance background is preferable
• CA (SA) qualification is preferable
• Willingness to travel to other Swiss Re Offices