Tax Administrator(External Applications Only)

Description:

To prepare, submit and where relevant co-ordinate the submission of all documentation required ensuring compliance with the Tax obligations of the Group.

Requirement:

• Minimum NQF 7 (financial qualification) with a minimum of 2 years related experience

• Deadline driven and dynamic

• Must be able to work under pressure

• Must have attention to detail

• Ability to work independently

Key performance Area:

Tax queries & audits

• Investigate, understand and seek expert advice if necessary to ensure that group has addressed any tax related risk or problem which has come to light;

• Ensure tax related queries that have come to light are dealt with;

• Facilitate and provide information to the relevant tax auditors;

• Ensure all tax correspondence files with tax related correspondence are completed;

• Reconciliations prepared between Revenue authorities and Cashbuild for each country

• Maintain a tax status table

Tax returns

• Prepare provisional tax calculations and returns;

• Obtain sign off by the Group Financial Accountant and prepare the relevant payment instruction;

• Co ordinate the payment there of and ensure proof of payment is obtained on the day the payment is due.

• Ensure all other tax type returns are submitted, stamped and paid timeously (i.e. Dividends tax, Import duty, VAT)

• Ensure Tax Clearance certificates for all countries are obtained as needed

Withholding tax payments

• Ensure withholding tax payments are calculated in terms of the relevant countries tax legislation;

• Co-ordinate the review of withholding taxes in accordance with the timetable prescribed by the relevant countries tax legislation.

• Ensure return is submitted and stamped and proof of payment is obtained on the day the payment is due

Relationships with relevant tax authority representatives

• Maintain good relationships with relevant tax authority representatives

• Resolve queries / claims within agreed timeframes

Tax treatment and updates

• Ensure rates and treatments are according to latest Statutory requirements

• Remain abreast with all tax updates

• Apply new changes to tax calculations

• Notify any affecting department of any changes

Ad hoc tax related projects

• Assist with ad hoc tax related projects

Competencies:

Dutifulness

• Demonstrating commitment to agreements.

• honours agreements.

• works hard.

• shows a lot of self-discipline.

• takes responsibility for his/her own work.

Result Oriented

• Makes concrete agreements with others about the results to be delivered.

• Remains focused on results when other things interfere.

• Makes an effort to achieve objectives.

• Has a clear goal in mind.

• Looks for a solution when achieving the objective becomes threatened.

• Finishes the job in time.

Planning

• Ensures that the necessary means to perform the job are available on time.

• Puts matters in an efficient order when planning.

• Makes the plan understandable for everyone involved.

• Makes, and maintains a realistic plan.

• Sets priorities.

Devotion to quality

• Has high quality standards for the work of others.

• Has high quality standards for his/her own work.

• Delivers the quality that was agreed and that is expected by the other party.

• Sees and uses opportunities to improve the quality of what is delivered.

Performing under pressure

• Delivers good results under pressure.

• Persists when faced with setbacks.

• Continues to do the right thing under pressure, without making mistakes.

• Maintains an even performance under pressure.

Situational awareness

• Makes a good estimation of how different parties outside the organisation will respond to the organisation's proposals and actions.

• Examines which individuals and/or parties from outside the organisation are involved in a process.

• Keeps him/herself informed on developments in his/her field.

• Keeps him/herself informed about societal trends and developments that are relevant to the organisation.

Service Orientated

• Positions him/herself as a service provider.

• Enjoys helping colleagues and/or clients.

• Takes worries off colleagues' and/or clients' hands.

• Supports colleagues and/or clients in achieving their results.

Organisational Sensitivity

• Ensures good cooperation with other parts of the organisation.

• Recognises the impact of personal actions and decisions on the rest of the organisation.

• Informs people from outside his/her own department.

• Knows the political structure within the organisation.

Social Skills

• Approaches strangers.

• Conducts him/herself with ease around others.

• Shows an interest in others.

• Makes contact in a way that others consider pleasant.

Values:

Integrity

• Complying with generally accepted standards in activities related to the position.

• keeps promises.

• creates realistic expectations.

• is sincere.

• handles sensitive information carefully.

• shows awareness of values, indicates when boundaries are crossed.

Accuracy

• Effectively handling detailed information and being consistently attentive to details.

• works in an orderly fashion.

• ensures that matters are handled in an orderly and accurate manner from start to finish.

• prevents mistakes.

• invests energy in checking his/her work for mistakes.

Client focus

• Identifying and actively responding to clients' wishes and needs.

• deals with clients in a friendly manner.

• shows involvement in the client's problem.

• makes clients feel welcome.

• approaches the client's question with a can-do mentality

Personal Developments

• Being aware of one's own strengths and weaknesses: consciously working on personal development.

• is focused on self-broadening and/or gaining more in-depth knowledge.

• follows relevant training programmes and/or looks for opportunities to gain experience.

• seeks and uses opportunities for personal development.

• asks for feedback in order to learn.