Tax And Reporting Manager

Senior Financial Accountant – Stakeholder Reporting

Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 70-year heritage. Through our talented people, we use our expertise and selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, manufacture and market chemical and energy products globally. When you join Team Sasol, you are joining a company that puts people at the center of everything we do.

Sasol invests in its employees along every stage of the career path and offers development opportunities to help you cultivate your career in a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.

Purpose of Job : Develop and implement a continuous input into financial and business decision-making at tactical / operational level, the completion of financial accounting reports and the day to day execution of financial related activities, as well as ensuring the integrity of the General Ledger and Trial balance to ensure accurate and timely reporting on a monthly basis.

Key Accountabilities :

• Populate monthly financial information in OneStream. Timeous and accurate completion of monthly reporting.
• Prepare Business Unit Statutory Reporting and compliance process.
• Coordination and Preparation of 5 year ST and LT Budget, full balance sheet and income statement up to submitted status on OneStream.
• Coordination between all BU stakeholders and shareholders relating to budgets, forecasts, actuals.
• Effective statutory reporting execution taking into account group timelines and requirements.
• Prepare and review of stand‑alone Business Unit Annual Financial statements, where applicable.
• Stakeholder / Interface Management – network with key stakeholders in the Group and provide guidance to BU financial teams in terms of compliance to reporting frameworks.
• Provide financial information to External & Internal auditors.
• Common understanding and implementation of accounting standards and issues.
• Detailed understanding of OneStream / OneSource reporting packs and the Sasol accounting manual.
• Audit findings / recommendations are considered and implemented.
• Effective external / internal auditor relationships to meet reporting requirements / deadlines.
• Prepare OneStream / OneSource reporting packs, minimal errors.
• Ensure the integrity of the GL accounts and the structure of the ledger.
• Ledger provides adequate reporting information and ensures transactions take place in a controlled environment.
• Good understanding of SAP to ensure alignment with management reporting objectives and requirements.
• Month end and year end closing managed per timetable.
• Prepare GL to assist reporting in Onestream.
• Data in systems aligned with Group requirements.
• Provide financial information for Business Unit reporting.
• Accurate and timeous month‑end reporting in accordance with Group timelines and requirements.
• Provide inputs to the Cash flow forecasting process.
• Accurate and timeous financial information for reporting purposes.
• Perform monthly GL and / or sub ledger reconciliations.
• Accurate and timeous complete GL accounts / reconciliations.
• Reviews and validates GL reconciliations.
• Ensure all GL reconciliations are performed and completed audit files are delivered for review.
• Comply with requirements in terms of controls over financial reporting and GL.
• Perform monthly SOX controls.
• Perform SOX testing during testing cycles for financial reporting and GL.
• Monthly and annual Rehabilitation provision calculations and updates.
• Prepare reports required for Govcom / Opscom / Board cycles.
• Provide the necessary information within prescribed deadlines to external and internal auditors to ensure audits are seamless and completed timeously.
• High quality audit file, with all necessary supporting documentation prepared.
• Minimal audit findings, timely mitigated.
• Technical issues timeously identified and actioned.
• First preparer of RPC technical position papers.
• Present at OME RPC.
• Prepare position papers for discussion at the OME RPC.
• Engage with Group Technical department to align concept before Group RPC.
• Monthly and annual Tax calculations and tax returns (Income Tax and Carbon Tax).
• Preparation of tax returns in conjunction with Group Tax Services.
• Timeous and accurate completion of tax returns.
• STATS SA reporting completed timeously.
• Queries are handled effectively and efficiently.

Formal Education :

B.Com Hons Accounting / CTA or equivalent with articles and with 2+ years relevant experience.

Proven technical financial reporting skills.

Working Experience :

Experience : 2+ relevant years.

Required Personal And Professional Skills :

BC_Optimizes Work Processes

BC_Business Insight

TC_Financial Planning and Reporting

BC_Manages Complexity

TC_Analyse Alternatives and Recommend Solutions

BC_Plans and Aligns

TC_Compliance Management

BC_Ensures Accountability

Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Inspired by our Purpose of "Innovating for a better world", Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of our organisation and is the key to our growth and success. Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol's Employment Equity Plan. This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Our automated process is designed to efficiently assess a large volume of applications. Should you not hear from us within 60 days of the advert closing then kindly consider your application unsuccessful. Thank you once‑more for your interest in Sasol as your employer of choice, and we wish you all the best with your career aspirations and future applications with us.

Corporate Tax Reporting Specialist

Job Description : Our client is seeking a Corporate Tax Reporting Specialist to join their team. This role is key in ensuring clients receive accurate entitlements, income distributions, and corporate action notifications, while maintaining regulatory compliance and minimizing operational risk.

Responsibilities :

Monitor, interpret, and ensure the accurate and timely processing of corporate actions.

Verify correct corporate action processing, reconcile with JSE data, completion of all related reconciliations within specified timeframes.

Track elective event deadlines and ensure accurate, timely communication to portfolio managers and clients.

Ensure correct processing of income, including the application of withholding taxes and applicable rebates.

Preparation of tax reports and weekly schedules detailing all upcoming corporate actions.

Respond promptly and effectively to client and internal queries related to corporate actions and tax reporting.

Assist with internal and external audits related to corporate actions and tax reporting.

Tax Reporting with data preparation, ensuring compliance with all relevant business rules.

Provide recommendations on efficient administration and operational infrastructure to support tax reporting & corporate actions.

Validate tax statements to ensure client data accuracy, completeness, and alignment with reporting standards and business rules.

Support monthly engagements with service providers to review corporate actions checks and balances and confirm tax implications.

Coordinate and align base cost update across front and back-office functions.

Requirements :

Matric.

Relevant Financial or Commercial related degree.

A minimum of 5 years of experience in the role.

Proficient in Ms Excel and relevant Tax reporting systems.

Familiarity with SARS eFiling and automated Tax process.

Must be able to work under pressure.

Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.

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