About the position
Location: Kempton Park
Time Type: Full Time
Responsible for overseeing all tax-related matters for the operational entities in South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, and Zambia. This role consolidates responsibility for indirect tax (VAT), direct corporate tax, transfer pricing, and withholding tax compliance, reporting, and advisory support across the region. Act as a central point of tax expertise within the Shared Service Centre and liaise with local finance teams, external advisors, tax authorities to ensure full compliance and to support strategic tax planning.
Key Responsibilities
Direct Tax (including CIT, WHT, Transfer Pricing and ad hoc requests ).
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of local tax laws and changes across the region and assess their impact on the business;
- Implementation and monitoring of internal controls related to the direct tax treatment of transactions;
- Ensure accurate and timely preparation of monthly, annual and provisional tax calculations (including deferred tax);
- Liaise with finance departments to ensure accurate recording and reporting of tax journals based on the tax calculations performed;
- Handle all matters related to Withholding Tax compliance and advise on treaty applications and interpretations;
- Monitor and manage the preparation of annual Transfer Pricing local files in support to the Group Tax Transfer Pricing team;
- Ensure accurate and timely filing of Corporate Income Tax, Provisional Tax, Withholding Tax and other relevant returns;
- Lead tax audits and correspondence with tax authorities, ensuring appropriate risk management and resolution strategies;
- Coordinating and responding to direct tax audit requests (both internal and external audits);
- Manage relationships with external tax advisors and coordinate local tax filings and requirements as needed;
- Identify training opportunities for Shared Services' staff and ERP systems configuration changes necessary to increase the accuracy and completeness of the direct tax returns.
Indirect Tax (VAT)
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of local VAT laws and changes across the region and assess their impact on the business;
- Implementation and monitoring of internal controls related to the VAT treatment of transactions;
- Ensure accurate and timely preparation of the monthly VAT control account reconciliations including liaising with the finance departments to ensure processing of required journal entries;
- Ensure accurate and timely preparation of monthly VAT calculations and filing of the VAT returns, including supplementary returns (such as SAFT) where required;
- Lead VAT audits and correspondence with tax authorities, ensuring appropriate risk management and resolution strategies;
- Coordinating and responding to VAT audit requests (both internal and external audits);
- Identify training opportunities for Shared Services' staff and ERP systems configuration changes necessary to increase the accuracy and completeness of the VAT calculations and returns.
Requirements
- Minimum qualification : Bachelor's degree in Tax, Accounting, or related field. (it will be advantageous to have a Professional Certification (CA(SA), HDIP Tax, MCom in Tax)
- Advanced skills on MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook
- Minimum 7 years' experience in tax roles, ideally within a multinational or shared service environment.
- Strong knowledge of VAT, Corporate Income Tax, Transfer Pricing, and Withholding Taxes.
- Knowledge of internal controls, process and procedures required.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proven ability to manage cross-border tax issues and work with diverse teams and stakeholders. Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships
- Realization, value creation, ROI and the achievement of results and outcomes
- Experienced in business development and process optimization with Finance/Tax Function
- Forward-looking with a holistic approach to operations and finance/taxation
- Organized with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics
- Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization
- Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges
Added advantages
- SARS EFiling knowledge & experience
- SAP S4 Hana
- CA(SA), BCom Taxation, Accounting and Masters or Post Graduate qualification in taxation or equivalent.
- Experience in African jurisdictions, especially South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, and Zambia, is highly advantageous.
- Proficiency in Portuguese (written and spoken).
- Experience in Finance Project Management
Disclaimer : Due to the high volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should an external candidate not hear from us within four (4) weeks following their application, they should consider their application unsuccessful. Strictly fair and non-discriminatory selection procedures will be followed. We use Affirmative Action (AA) measures in an endeavor to redress the disadvantages in employment experienced by designated groups. Where possible, preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act and in line with DSV's Employment Equity plans. DSV reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time.
