VP Tax at Sasol

Purpose of Job
Manage and coordinate the Sasol group tax function including:

• Tax optimisation and strategic tax planning
• Tax technical advice and support
• Global direct and indirect tax compliance
• Tax risk management
• Tax dispute resolution
• Tax training /education

Key Accountabilities
Key Accountabilities Functional oversight of global taxation activities; including amongst others:

• Advice on tax impact of significant transactions and key strategic projects to ensure tax optimal
• Advice on ad-hoc tax matters across the different tax types across different tax jurisdictions
• Set standards, region-wide protocols and best practices for all taxation activities which comply with international regulations and legislation
• Agree budget for central Tax function and optimise service delivery within the agreed cost targets
• Assess impact of changes to tax law on business units tax charge and communicates changes in legislation
• Strategise and lead tax related legal disputes, litigations, objections, appeals, settlement negotiations across the different tax types across the group
• Lead the global tax function deliverables within the group to ensure fit for purpose and fully tax compliant
• Develop, plan for, implement and take accountability for the Global Tax strategy (incl. Transfer Pricing strategy) and operating model of Tax in response to the business strategy
• Manage transfer pricing, international tax and BEPS issues globally
• Provide input to all Corporate restructures, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestments to ensure tax optimal
• Provide tax input on bond issuances, bridging finance, convertible bond issuance across the Group
• Preparation, collation and presentation of reports to the Audit Committee and Boards of the various legal entities as well as Governance Committees (sub-committees of Board)
• Perform annual tax risk assessments for the group in conjunction with risk team and ensure measures in place to mitigate these risks
• Identify tax opportunities to add value and minimise our tax liability in the group within defined legal parameters
• Manage internal and external stakeholder relationships, including auditors, legal & tax advisors, Tax Authorities
• Lead tax advocacy and influence fiscal policy through submissions directly to NT and/or via BUSA, SAPIA, SAIT etc or in SCOF in Parliament
• Ensure the development and maintenance of appropriate infrastructure required for the efficient operation of the Tax team and ensure that service delivery is automated, efficient and scalable
• Identify, attract, appoint, grow, engage, reward and retain top talent to drive strategic execution
• Support changes in operating model structures from tax perspective
• Carbon tax, CBAM and other environmental taxes assessment of regulations and tax impact on business and support business to ensure compliance
• Digitalisation and automation – assessment of tax solutions, automation of tax processes and execution such as CBC reports, deferred tax, One Source, OneStream, VAT analytics etc.

Tax Compliance and Training

• Establish group wide tax compliance processes and procedures
• Review and monitor of annual tax returns for group companies across the different tax types (Income Tax, VAT, Provisional taxes, Withholding Taxes, Carbon Tax, Mining royalties etc.) in various jurisdictions
• As part of the RPC, provide accounting input relating to tax and deferred tax issues on a group basis
• Risks identified, debated and resolved timeously
• Minimum tax penalties paid in the Group
• Manage global tax compliance and queries globally
• Establish and chair the Global Tax forum and on a quarterly basis
• Set up and manage the monthly tax technical training for all tax team members

Formal Education

• Post Graduate Tax Degree

Min Experience

• 16 relevant years