Specialist Tax: Tax Directive System at Interfront SOC Ltd.

Responsibilities/Tasks:

Herewith responsibilities but not limited to the following:

• Interpretation of the Retirement Fund definitions in the Income Tax Act (including the Second Schedule) and performing impact analysis with the new legislation amendment.
• Interpretation of the Business Requirement Specification, Change Requests and Functional Specification.
• Review Tax Directive System field requirements.
• Interpreting the tax directive forms and influence changes thereof.
• Performing tax directive and assessment manual calculations.
• Leading and coordinating user testing team.
• Managing all aspect of user support and training including development for skills transfer.
• Assisting in the enhancements of business processes and policies.
• To facilitate new development for internal operations.
• To create user manuals for new developed systems.
• To train and provide team members advise on the systems functionalities.
• Aid in devising business and investment strategies to optimise tax returns.
• Ensure meticulous compliance with regulatory prerequisites during corporate tax return preparation.
• Review operational protocols to guarantee adherence to local statutes and regulations.
• Propose innovative policies and procedures to streamline tax information gathering from departmental managers.
• Manage the preparation, processing, and documentation related to the entire accounting cycle, culminating in tax return preparation and filing.
• Validate the accuracy of records and documents pertinent to tax reporting and preparation.
• Maintain effective written and verbal communications between the company and relevant vendors and regulatory bodies.
• Stay abreast of tax code and accounting law updates.
• Conduct in-depth research on tax compliance matters at local and national levels.

Requirements:

• Relevant bachelor’s degree/Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) and 15 years' experience in a similar environment, of which 6-8 years ideally at functional specialist level or Matric and 15 years' experience in tax directives, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success as a tax specialist or analyst.
• Experience managing substantial volumes of accounting documentation for corporations or large organizations.