Tax Manager at HomeChoice Holdings Limited

Job Description

• homechoice is a leading South African homeware retailer. For 40 years we’ve helped our customers create beautiful homes they love with an innovative range of quality products they can afford.
• The candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all tax laws and regulations for the group’s direct and indirect taxes
• The candidate will also be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day execution of the group’s’ tax strategy and policies in order to ensure that tax risks are appropriately managed.

What you will love doing in this role

• Ensuring compliance with indirect and direct tax legislation and changes in requirements, understanding and interpreting of relevant legislation and analysing the impact on the Group.
• Control tax compliance register and tax risk register
• Provide tax advice to the finance team
• Be involved in projects with tax implications
• Manage SARS audits and requests for information
• Preparation and processing of monthly current and deferred tax for management accounting purposes.
• Preparation of the group’s provisional and year-end tax computations.
• Preparation of income tax, provisional tax and dividends tax returns and supporting schedules.
• Review the VAT and withholding tax computations, reconciliations, reasonability tests and returns.
• Review of annual VAT apportionment calculations.
• Management of SARS Customs deferment account.
• Review of tax reconciliations.
• Provide input into the annual budget and quarterly budget refresh process on all tax related matters
• Preparation of the group’s income and deferred tax separate and consolidated interim and annual financial statements disclosure.
• Preparation of monthly tax reports for internal finance review.
• Preparation of quarterly group tax packs.

What you’ll need to do this role

• Bachelor of Commerce Degree or Similar
• Advantageous: Chartered Accountant (SA) and / or have advanced tax qualifications (such as Dip Tax / Masters)
• Advantageous: Specific work experience and / or qualifications in taxation.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a tax department or tax consulting position
• Good knowledge and understanding of South African Tax legislation
• Working experience of SARS e-filing
• Experience in liaising with SARS and resolving queries
• Experience of cross-border transactions and tax reporting thereof
• Strong analytical skills
• Knowledge and understanding of South African Tax legislation
• Experience of cross-border transactions and tax reporting thereof

What we will love about you

• Professional, energetic, dynamic and positive team player
• Ability to work well under pressure – independently as well as within in a team
• Structured approach with attention to detail
• Good planning, organizational and prioritisation skills
• Clear communicator with the ability to communicate and influence at all levels – both verbal and written
• Strong interpersonal skills and relationship building ability
• Take ownership, be accountable and reliable
• A high degree of integrity and transparency
• Self-motivated, targeted result and deadline driven

Behaviors we love

Wow my customer

• Walk in my customers’ shoes
• Deliver on my promises
• Deliver insight-led solutions my customers need

Treat the business as my own

• Take accountability
• Be curious, creative & explore opportunities
• Do it right & at the right time

Play as a team

• Be helpful
• Be inclusive
• Find the fun