Transfer Pricing Specialist (South Africa) at Anglo American

Job Description:
Purpose

We are looking for a motivated and proactive Transfer Pricing Specialist to support the identification and management of transfer pricing risks, issues and opportunities arising across the group and to design and implement an appropriate strategy with associated governance in line with the changing regulatory environment for transfer pricing.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Support and manage the identification of transfer pricing risks and opportunities arising across the group and assist in the development of solutions and actions as required to manage to deliver/ protect value for the Group in line with the group’s Tax Operating Model.
• Support, develop/ maintain the group’s transfer pricing strategy & associated governance capable of application to cross border transactions across the group
• Working with the Group Tax Policy team, to develop appropriate group approaches and response to evolving tax environment for transfer pricing, including those initiatives being developed by the OECD in respect of evolving business models, digitisation of the economy etc, and analysing the impact of change for Anglo American operations, businesses and activities.
• Identify the need for, create and share best practice technical standards, positions and documentation requirements to support the advice being provided by Group Tax teams.
• To support transfer pricing compliance activity globally, setting standards and requirements to relevant process owners, compliance practitioners, technology leads and/ or co-source providers as necessary. Undertaking audit/ assurance programmes over said processes and compliance deliverables as required/ appropriate.
• Design, develop and deploy appropriate tools, processes and governance to support the management of transfer pricing risk, including through the group’s Tax Control Framework.
• Design, develop and deploy global training in respect of transfer pricing matters.
• To support management and/ or resolution of transfer pricing disputes within the group, engaging with Operational Excellence, Business Partnering and Business Unit colleagues as appropriate.
• To provide technical and/ or other support as required to support the resolution of less material/ jurisdiction specific transfer pricing disputes or audits.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Finance/ Accounting/Economics or equivalent is a minimum requirement
• CA, CPA, ACA, ACMA, CFA, MBA, CTA or equivalent finance/business qualification would be desirable

Role Specific Knowledge and Skills

• Good working knowledge of international tax principles and transfer pricing, including understanding of the impact of the changing transfer pricing and tax landscape globally
• An ability to demonstrate a level of transfer pricing technical background in respect of issues arising in specialist areas such as financing IP and M&A
• Use MS Excel, Powerpoint proficiently for financial modelling, analysis and presentations to stakeholders
• Experience of working in-house, and mining industry is desirable
• Ability to work independently and lead own projects, with a commercial orientation and mindset
• Demonstrate well-developed analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills
• Able to manage workload to tight deadlines and prioritise multiple tasks and workstreams
• Ability to effectively communicate and articulate complex tax analysis to the Business and to present viable solutions to issues and risk

Closing Date: 16th, April 2022