Closing Date
2024/09/25
Reference Number
SAS240910-1
Job Title
Senior Tax and Reporting Accountant
Job Type
Permanent
Division
Finance
Department
Finance
EE Occupational Levels
Level 7: Middle and Senior Management
Location
Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
Job Advert Summary
- Senior Tax and Reporting Accountant will support financial decision-making information by collecting, analyzing, investigating, and reporting financial data.
- Preparation of the annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS.
- Preparation/Review of VAT reconciliations and completion and submission of VAT returns.
- Assist with finance audits.
Minimum Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
- Chartered Accountant (CA) SA
Advantageous:
- HDip Tax or equivalent Tax qualification
Minimum Experience:
- Up to 3 years post articles experience
Please note that preference will be given to people with disabilities.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Reporting - Preparation of the annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS.
- Assistance with the preparation of the integrated report.
- Completion of statutory and stakeholder reports and returns.
- Preparing internal reports.
2. Taxation - Ensure compliance with all relevant tax legislation.
- Maintain and update tax computation systems for tax compliance according to latest prevailing tax legislation.
- Computation of accurate income and deferred tax to process relevant journals.
- Completion and submission of the income and provisional tax returns.
- Preparation/Review of VAT reconciliations and completion and submission of VAT returns.
- Preparation of tax disclosures in the AFS.
- Keep abreast of all tax regulations.
- Prepare internal opinion papers in various tax-related matters.
- Ensure that all queries raised by SARS are dealt with timeously.
3. Finance and audits - Development and implementation of systems, policy, procedures, processes, and internal controls.
- Implementation of IFRS standards and provide IFRS advice to the organization.
- Participate as needed in company-wide initiatives by contributing expertise and knowledge within own area of responsibility.
- Going concern assessment and dividend calculations.
- Assist with finance audits.
- Review/preparation of journals and general ledger accounts reconciliations.
- Review and analyze monthly the general ledger accounts (for any misallocations and prepare correction journals).
- Assist with budget and forecast preparation.
- Providing support to day-to-day finance activities.
- Adhoc requests.
We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally. It is company policy to promote from within wherever possible. Therefore, please be aware that internal candidates will be considered first before reviewing external applicants, provided that this supports achievement of our Employment Equity goals.
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