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Tax Compliance Manager - South Africa

Tax Compliance Manager - South Africa

Digital Outsource Services • Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA
26 days ago
Job description

Tax Compliance Manager

Oversee the company’s tax compliance obligations across multiple jurisdictions, managing a team of two, preparing and reviewing tax returns, managing audits, and ensuring compliance with evolving tax laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Review and ensure accuracy of tax returns, filings, and declarations for corporate income, gaming, indirect, withholding, and payroll taxes within statutory deadlines.
  • Manage tax compliance calendars, track deliverables, and maintain accountability for on-time completion.
  • Collect, validate, and reconcile financial and transactional data against tax returns, financial statements, and accounting records, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
  • Coordinate with local finance teams and external tax advisors, providing guidance and ensuring timely information flow.
  • Assist the Tax Director in tax audits, reviews, and authority queries.
  • Apply the group’s Tax Governance Framework, internal controls, and approval processes, identifying and escalating data issues, control gaps, and risks.
  • Support tax reporting by reviewing CGU tax calculations, explaining adjustments, and ensuring alignment with returns, provisions, and financial statements.
  • Stay informed of relevant legislation and update templates, trackers, and working practices as required.
  • Manage relationships with external advisors to support compliance preparation and review, handling documentation exchange.
  • Identify opportunities to improve compliance processes, workflows, and documentation; contribute to efficiency initiatives.
  • Provide support and development to Tax Compliance Specialists and share best practices.

Qualifications

  • Collaboration mindset, working smoothly with cross‑functional teams.
  • Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
  • Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to high‑quality work.
  • Adaptability in fast‑moving environments.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting (Honours degree in Tax or Masters in Tax preferred).
  • Professional qualification: CA(SA), CPA, CTA, or equivalent.
  • At least 8 years of tax compliance experience across various jurisdictions.
  • Minimum 5 years of tax compliance management, leading teams of more than three members.
  • Experience in a multinational or listed company environment.
  • Strong knowledge of tax legislation, OECD guidelines, BEPS initiatives (including Pillar Two).
  • Knowledge of tax accounting/reporting in line with IFRS (IAS 12).
  • Strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and stakeholder engagement.
  • Ability to operate in a complex, multi‑jurisdictional environment.
  • Strong analytical, governance, and risk management capabilities.
  • High level of integrity and professional judgement.

Desirable Skills

  • Experience with Business Central/Navision, Microsoft TM1, or similar accounting software.
  • Experience with Thomson Reuters Orbitax or OTP tax software.

Benefits

  • Group Life Cover, Funeral Fund, Income Continuation Benefit.
  • Medical Aid Subsidy, Retirement Annuity Subsidy.
  • Access to learning and development programmes and performance feedback tools.
  • Employee Assistance Programme and group benefits.

Additional Requirements

  • Successful completion of a credit and criminal record check.
  • Qualification verification check to confirm required certifications.
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