Group Tax Manager

Oversee direct and indirect tax matters for the Group across all regions.
Ensure adequate review of Income tax and provisional returns and tax computations for the Group.
Development and enhancement the tax process to drive efficiency and effectiveness of tax compliance and reporting.
Maintain relationships with tax authorities and 3rd party advisors to ensure excellent planning, consulting and expertise for the Group.
Develop tax strategies to ensure the Group optimises its effective tax rate while ensuring full compliance, with a particular focus on transfer pricing and international tax reform.
Provide innovative tax planning.
Manage the tax provision, deferred tax and tax related financial reporting.
Provide ad-hoc advice, analysis and written opinions on tax impacts of any significant projects or transactions to assist in decisions making
Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure all filings are carried out accurately and timeously
To identify and mitigate tax risk:

Identify areas of tax risk and mitigations for both existing/planned operations and new initiatives
Highlight tax concerns and propose feasible solutions

Ensure adequate preparation and responses for any tax audits, as well as managing all tax-related matters for the Groups statutory annual audit
Drive appropriate and timeous communication with external parties and authorities and ensure all required documentation is provided
Respond to and resolve all tax audit queries

To maintain current knowledge and monitor developments in tax legislation and share the knowledge with both management and relevant staff
To manage own and tax teams professional and self-development