Senior Tax Manager at Apex Group

About the role:

• Apex is seeking a qualified tax accountant with a passion to further develop their knowledge and skills in an exciting and challenging role. The new role will be based in Cape Town and will report into the Director of Tax Compliance, who is also based in Cape Town. The role will ultimately report into Apex’s Global Head of Tax based in London.
• The ideal candidate will need to have a good understanding of corporation tax compliance issues and experience of managing tax filings on an international basis.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Working with external tax advisors to manage the groups international tax compliance obligations, ensuring accuracy and adherence to evolving tax legislation
• Ensure accurate and timely tax reporting under IFRS/UK GAAP and provide input into group consolidated reporting
• Responsibility for managing the group’s tax cash flow position and ensuring all tax payments are correctly reflected in plan/budget
• Preparing and reviewing of VAT computations across the group (in select jurisdictions)
• Involvement in preparing local transfer pricing files
• Working with the director of compliance and reporting to ensure adherence to the group’s tax risk management framework

Candidate Requirements:

• ACA/ACCA/CTA qualified (or equivalent) with more than 5 years PQE
• Strong understanding of corporate income taxes and exposure to international tax matters
• Experience with IFRS tax provisioning
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across finance, legal, and operational teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills