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The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring that all entities within the Group SA are wholly compliant with all applicable taxation legislation and taxation practice. The Tax Compliance Manager will be required to implement tax risk management and

POSITION: TAX COMPLIANCE MANAGER

LOCATION: SANDTON

REPORTING TO: GENERAL MANAGER - TAXATION AND TREASURY

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring that all entities within the Group SA are wholly complianwith all applicable taxation legislation and taxation practice.
The Tax Compliance Manager will be required to implement tax risk management and added value to the company.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

 Timely submission of returns, effecting tax payments on due dates

o Manage, update and improve all tax administrative systems and processes

o Registration and deregistration of taxpayers and VAT vendors

o Ensure all refunds are received and interest is received on outstanding refunds

o Obtain tax clearance certificates for all vendors and taxpayers

o Promote the validity, accuracy and completeness of tax accounting

o Implement review measures, internal controls and various reconciliations to ensure that all accounting

transactions relating to tax are valid, accurate and complete

o Manage the year end process, including the year end tax computation and accounting disclosure in the

Group Annual Report and respond to queries raised by External Auditors

 Perform tax risk management activities

o Ensure tax compliance and implement value added measures

o Identification, recording, quantification and management of exposure to tax risks

o Carryout the necessary tax training, prepare tax manuals, update Tax Policy document and implement

procedures to adhere to the Group Tax Policy document

o Raise tax objections and resolve tax queries with SARS

o Review all tax returns and the relevant reconciliations

o Ensure that e-filing users are valid and have the correct access

o Liaise with the Internal Audit team and carry out audits on tax

o Prepare tax opinions and promote the consistent treatment of tax within the Group

o Obtain and update tax rulings including pooling arrangements and VAT apportionments

o Identify and implement Value Added Tax planning activities and organisational efficiencies within the

Group

o Provide regular feedback and reports to the Group Taxation Manager and the Audit Committee

o Provide reports on risk exposure, level of compliance and tax status

 Management of Department and Tax projects

o Liaise with External Auditors to facilitate the year end process

o Maintain a positive working relationship and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders

such as SARS, tax consultants and business partners

o Meet regularly with SARS to resolve tax issues and promote transparency

o Visit the business divisions within the company and promote tax compliance

o Perform other relevant duties allocated by the Group Taxation Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

 An Accounting or Legal qualification

 Higher Diploma in Taxation or MCom (Taxation)

 A VAT qualification

 At least 5 to 10 years experience in a similar role

 Previous Business and Risk Management experience would be advantageous.

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

 Visioning: The ability to provide direction in terms of action towards certain future outcomes

 Empowering: Creating conditions of willingness and participation amongst teams by providing sufficient encouragement, information, resources and authority to make the necessary decisions to accomplish tasks

 Energising: Having the capacity to motivate and mobilise, impart strength, vitality and enthusiasm to teams to actualise the organisation's vision of the future

 Designing and aligning: Ensuring the optimal alignment of employee behaviour with the organisation's vision and values

 Rewarding and feedback: Fostering a performance culture by creating a framework of appropriate incentives and rewards to direct and motivate the achievement of desired performance behaviours and goals

 Team building: Creating team players and team effectiveness by using appropriate methods and a flexible interpersonal style to instil a cooperative atmosphere conductive to building a cohesive team

 Outside orientation: Awareness of outside constituencies, emphasizing particularly the need to respond to the requirements of customers, suppliers, partners, shareholders and other interest groups, such as local communities affected by the organisation

 Global mindset: Possessing a global frame of reference that enables one to scan the external world environment for different perspectives and to adopt successful practices. The capacity to inculcate a global

mentality in others by instilling shared values and cross cultural sensitivity

 Tenacity: The capacity and courage to persevere with one's purpose in a persistent and determined manner despite opposition or setbacks, until the desired objective is obtained or it becomes clear that the objective is no longer attainable. Inspiring others, through active example, to have the courage of their convictions

 Emotional intelligence: The capacity to foster trust and create an emotionally intelligent workforce whose members know themselves and know how to deal respectfully and understandingly with others. The ability to regulate and manage one's emotions in a healthy and productive manner

 Life balance: Articulating and modelling the importance of the need for life balance for the long term welfare of oneself and one's employees

 Resilience to stress: Appropriately balancing these various pressures to maintain stable performance.

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