Tax Manager at Lactalis South Africa

Job Description

• Join Lactalis at our site in the Western Cape and take on the challenge of a Tax Specialist.
• The purpose of the role is to provide taxation advisory services to the Lactalis Southern Africa and Australe Africa (Zambia, Botswana, eSwatini, and Mozambique) businesses.
• The result is to drive the business objectives by ensuring adherence to relevant VAT, Tax and Audit compliance.

Required Skills

• BCom Accounting (with Tax as a module); post-graduate qualification in Tax
• At least 4-6 years post qualification experience in a Tax advisory function, preferably in a corporate environment within FMCG.
• Working knowledge of the Tax and VAT legislation requirements (for the AA listed countries) for regulatory compliance is required.
• Partnership with key tax bodies and authorities in SA and AA, would be an advantage.
• A resilient individual with excellent interpersonal and clear communication skills.
• Result driven, business acumen and good decision-making as well as strong leadership skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Advanced MS Office skills (Excel & PowerPoint)
• Be able to travel frequently to AA countries

Duties & Responsibilities

Taxation:

• Understanding and application of international taxation to ensure cashflow optimisation within LSA and AA countries.
• Work closely with finance teams to ensure tax efficiency and compliance with local tax regulations.
• Review and assess tax filings and ensure timely submission of tax returns where applicable (
• Preparation and submission of provisional and final tax computations for SA and AA countries where applicable

Transfer Pricing:

• Prepare Transfer Pricing Documentations (TPDs) in Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique and South Africa
• Implement the TPD in Eswatini according to new legislation.
• Ensure tService Level Agreements (“SLAs”) for the shared services activities are completed and signed for each of the AA countries
• Review of double tax agreements within AA countries.
• Withholding Tax (“WHT”) should be applied as per the Double Tax Agreements (DTAs).
• Submit the Withholding Tax (WHT) Return including management and consultancy fees, royalties and interest.
• VAT, Sugar beverage levy, carbon tax and customs and excise tax:
• VAT return preparation and reconciliation for SA and AA countries where applicable.
• Management of the VAT audit process and follow up on issues identified
• Sugar Beverage Levy return preparation and refund process management, reconciliation and management of the submission process to SARS..
• Carbon tax calculation and submission of returns on an annual basis
• Management off Reverse Value Added Tax (“RVAT”) process in Zambia to ensure compliance
• Customs review of documentation to ensure compliance with applicable legislation

Audit & Reporting

• Assist with the AFS preparation
• Involvement in interim and final external audit process
• HFM completion for tax related information

Closing Date

• 2025/07/31