Tax Consultant at Oxford University Press Southern Africa

Principal Accountabilities:

Tax Compliance

• Direct Tax compliance and litigation support: preparation, review and filing of corporate tax returns and Advance tax calculations, Withholding Tax, Tax Clearance Certificates, end-to-end liaison with judicial authorities and submissions preparations, transfer pricing related advisory and analytical documentation servicing, as well as ensuring timeous completion of tax related audits.
• Indirect Tax compliance (Service tax, Value Added Tax/Central Sales Tax and Central exercise): obtaining registrations, approvals, TIN, etc. from regulatory authorities, filling periodic returns, refund claims and replying to notices.
• Finance, accounts & audit: preparation of schedules for assessments, tax notes and schedules for Group reporting, ensuring up-to-date tax accounts and reconciled local assessments, reconciling pending matters as well as performing internal audits where required.
• Statutory compliance: Direct Tax returns submission and filing as well as provisional payments and returns, Indirect Tax filing, tax clearance certificates and business license renewals are all actioned in a timely manner.

Stakeholder Relations

• Collaboration with internal stakeholders: reviewing systems and processes to enhance efficiency and interdivisional teamwork, project management and effective change implementation
• Building and reinforcing relationships between Africa branches: timeous completion of projects, upholding synergy across content and technologies shared.
• Group Finance, Tax, Compliance and Legal: adhering to administrative, compliance and financial processes as stipulated by OUP group requirements  
• Strengthening productive relations with external stakeholders: striving towards optimized business processes with Auditors, Accountants, financial consultants and Attorneys, and completed audits within deadlines set.

Ethical, Regulatory and Legal Risk Management

• Adhere to OUP ethical policies, procedures and codes of conduct

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent (NQF 7) Commerce, Finance or Accounting
• Further studies confirming Tax specialisation
• Minimum of 5 years’ working experience in Taxation (Direct & Indirect) including transfer pricing, Company law, general commercial agreements within a global organisation. This includes tax preparation and filling.
• Minimum of 5 years' working experience in statutory compliance and tax at a senior level, demonstrating strategic Tax planning and financial acumen
• Proven experience in strong functional, analytical and execution capabilities in Finance, Accounts, and Tax domains.