Mgr Tax

The Tax manager is responsible leading the tax strategy, compliance and reporting for American Tower Corporation’s South Africa operations. 

Registered SARS tax practitioner

• Liaise and support with SARS queries
• Prepare responses to SARS on provisional taxes and annual returns
• Facilitate the timely submission of all administrative tax matters to SARS.

Tax Technical & Strategy

• Conduct research on tax legislations and tax accounting pronouncements and their impact on the organization. 
• Ensure tax accounting and reporting in accordance with IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards), GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles),
• Position self as a subject matter expert on tax matters for finance team
• Identify and assist in the implementation of opportunities for process and system improvements, automation solutions, tax operational efficiencies and industry best practices.

Forecasting and Budgeting

• Summarize, analyze and present provisional tax forecasts, budgets and 10-year cash forecasts
• Ensure timely payments to tax authorities as applicable 

Compliance & Reporting

• Indirect Taxes: Prepare, review and timely submit tax returns and related filings (e.g. VAT, withholding) 
• Transfer Pricing: Support transfer pricing analysis and documentation
• Direct Taxes: Prepare and record tax provisions, deferred tax calculations and related tax accounts on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis 
• Direct Taxes: Prepare and timely submit annual tax returns and related documents 

Internal Control 

• Perform internal tax reviews and ensure implementation of tax controls related to South Africa tax operations 
• Lead the upkeep of control documentation, and support the finance team with tax accounting queries from external auditors

 Cross Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with global and regional finance teams to gather, validate, and analyze financial data required for tax compliance, strategy and forecasting activities
• Partner with finance, accounting, treasury, legal, and FP&A teams to identify tax impacts of business transactions and support accurate assessment of tax implications 
• Coordinate with Internal Audit, Controllership, and external auditors to support tax audits, SOX compliance, and internal control requirements
• Work closely with external tax advisors to assess complex tax matters, mitigate risk, and drive effective tax planning and compliance outcomes

• Tax Specialization degree
• CA(SA) or Masters in Tax equivalent

Experience

• Five to eight years’ work experience in South Africa Tax 
• Experience in using an ERP system for financial processing and analysis (Oracle experience would be advantageous)