Senior Tax and Reporting Accountant - Sandton at Sasria

Job Advert Summary    

• The Senior Tax and Reporting Accountant will supports financial decision-making information by collecting, analyzing, investigating, and reporting financial data.
• Assist with budget and forecast preparation.
• Providing support to day-to-day finance activities.

Minimum Requirements    
Minimum Qualifications:

• B Com Honours (Accounting).
• HDip Tax or equivalent Tax qualification  .

Ideal:

• Completion of articles is a bonus.

Minimum Experience:

• Plus 3 years’ experience as finance accountant.
• Please note that preference will be given to people with disabilities

Duties and Responsibilities    
Reporting

• Preparation of the annual financial statements accordance to IFRS to IFRS.
• Assistance with the preparation of the integrated report.
• Completion of statutory and stakeholder reports and returns.
• Preparing internal reports.

Taxation

• Ensure compliance with all relevant tax legislation.
• Maintain and update tax computation systems for tax compliance according to latest prevailing tax legislation.
• Computation of accurate income and deferred tax to process relevant journals.
• Completion and submission of the income and provisional tax returns.
• Preparation/Review of VAT reconciliations and completion and submission of VAT returns.
• Preparation of tax disclosures in the AFS.
• Keep abreast of all tax regulations.
• Prepare internal opinion papers in various tax related matters.
• Ensure that all queries raised by SARS are dealt with timeously.

 Finance and audits

• Development and implementation of systems, policy, procedures, Processes and internal controls.
• Implementation of IFRS standards and provide IFRS advice to the organization.
• Participate as needed in company-wide initiatives by contributing expertise and knowledge within own area of responsibly.
• Going concern assessment and dividend calculations.
• Assist with finance audits.
• Review/preparation of journals and general ledger accounts reconciliations.
• Review and analyse monthly the general ledger accounts (for any misallocations and prepare correction journals).
• Assist with budget and forecast preparation.
• Providing support to day-to-day finance activities.
• Adhoc requests.