Tax Manager at Weir Minerals

Purpose of Role:

The Weir Tax Manager supports the Regional Financial Director and Group Head of Tax in developing and implementing a regional tax structure that minimises tax risk within the Region. This includes planning and compliance with significant emphasis on transfer pricing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership: Fosters an engaging work culture by encouraging innovation, teamwork, and personal commitment.
• Compliance: Manage compliance, audits, controls and processes of all taxes, direct and indirect, in all geographies in the Region (Africa and Middle East). Ensure compliance, appropriate structuring and planning together with tax risk identification and management as well as internal controls in relation to scope of responsibilities in tax.
• Reporting:  Ensure monthly, half yearly and annual reporting cycles and budget and quarterly forecasting cycles for accurate, fair, and timely submissions of financial information to Group Finance. Manage tax accounting processes including monthly computations and Annual Financial statements.
• Communication:  Liaise with External Auditors and Tax Authorities across the Region to resolve any issues and address audits. Build and maintain network of advisors in the Region and assist the broader business with required advice relating to taxation for current operations and future operations.
• Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications: 

Any equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered for candidates that have the ability to perform the objectives above.

• Degree in Accounting (BCom, or similar) and Degree in Taxation or equivalent
• 5 -10 years Post Qualification Experience in a Tax Accounting Role
• Understanding of Transfer Pricing, identification of affected transactions and Transfer Pricing accounting.
• A strong knowledge of African tax issues and practical tax compliance experience is essential.
• Proven experience in managing Tax Audits in at least 4 of the countries within the Region.
• Relationship with Advisory network essential.
• Experience of other tax jurisdictions would be advantageous.      
• Proven management skills with the ability to optimise team performance and development.
• Strong communication, and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical skills and problem solving abilities and business acumen.
• Commercially and financially aware with experience of managing budgets.