Tax and Compliance Officer at Robert Walters

• A leading JSE-listed Financial Services organisation is seeking a dedicated Tax and Compliance Officer to join their Group Finance team in Cape Town. This permanent, full-time position offers you the opportunity to play a pivotal role in safeguarding statutory compliance and tax accuracy across a rapidly expanding portfolio. You will be part of a professional environment that values collaboration, continuous learning, and performance, while enjoying market-related remuneration and long-term career growth prospects.
• The organisation is committed to fostering an inclusive culture, supporting your development through training opportunities, and ensuring your contributions are recognised within a high-performance team. If you thrive in environments where attention to detail, reliability, and teamwork are celebrated, this is your chance to make a meaningful impact.

Key qualifications and experience required for the Tax and Compliance Officer:

• Minimum BCom Tax / Accounting / Company Law or similar
• At least 3- 5 years’ experience in a tax or compliance function
• JSE Listed company experience / Financial Services / Professional Services industry experience (Advantageous)
• Sound working knowledge of the Income Tax Act, VAT Act and Companies Act is required
• Practical experience using SARS eFiling platform as well as CIPC’s online systems (essential)
• Experience preparing dividend resolutions coupled with familiarity regarding JSE Listings Requirements including share issuance or cancellation processes (preferred)
• Exposure to debt covenant monitoring plus compliance certification involving facility agreements or DMTN programme documentation (advantageous)
• Sound understanding of tax risk plus compliance risk

Key duties for the Tax and Compliance Officer:

• Tax filings, JSE compliance, dividendsandgeneral compliance support
• Prepare and submit monthly or bi-monthly VAT201 returns for all group entities, ensuring accurate output and input VAT reconciliations are maintained at all times.
• File annual corporate income tax returns (ITR14) and manage related correspondence with SARS, including verifications and audits as required.
• Calculate and submit provisional tax returns (IRP6) for relevant entities within statutory deadlines, liaising with external tax advisers on estimates to ensure compliance.
• Maintain the group’s tax compliance calendar and perform monthly reconciliations for VAT, income tax, and dividends tax control accounts between the general ledger and SARS records.
• Monitor ongoing compliance with status requirements under section 25BB of the Income Tax Act by tracking asset and income-based tests and flagging any risks.
• Support adherence to JSE Listings Requirements applicable to Group Finance by preparing documentation for share issuances, cancellations, buy-backs, SENS disclosures, and
• Prepare periodic JSE DSSR covenant compliance certificates for listed notes and monitor compliance with financial covenants under bank lender facility agreements.
• Coordinate mortgage bond registration processes with conveyancing attorneys, administer municipal guarantees including issuance and renewal, and maintain insurance certificates required by lenders.
• Prepare draft dividend resolutions for board approval in line with solvency and liquidity requirements; coordinate administrative processes for dividend declaration including calculations, submissions to SARS, and shareholder notifications.
• Assist with CIPC annual returns filing for all group entities; maintain statutory records; support company registration amendments or deregistration filings; respond to SARS queries; monitor changes in legislation; liaise with external consultants.

Key skills

• Strong experience with SARS eFilingandCIPC e-services portal –NB
• Basic understanding of Companies Act –NB
• High level of accuracy combined with strong personal organisation skills
• Excellent written communication skills are vital for drafting board-facing documents or corresponding professionally with regulatory authorities such as SARS.
• Ability to work independently within a small finance team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word;