Job Brief


Reviewing booked invoices from Oracle for each MEA  entity in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region to check for compliance
Reviewing various tax schedules and data packs for monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual compliance reporting
Forwarding the tax schedules to the outsourced tax consultants for review and validation
Interacting with in-country outsourced tax consultant teams on the review of the various tax data packs
Managing and responding to queries and feedback from the MEA Tax Management Team
Providing support to MEA Tax Management in the execution of MEA region tax compliance
Reviewing Trial Balances for all MEA entities to validate entries and completeness
Reviewing expense and revenue General ledger accounts in all MEA Operating Units to validate accuracy and completeness.
Verifying Service Fee calculations for entities to ensure alignment with Marketing and Liaison Agreements
Doing revenue and expense projections for entities for Provisional tax, Instalment tax, Advance corporate tax and final tax calculations
Collaborating with the MEA Controllership Team for the validation of trial balances and discharge of internal and external audits
Supporting tax audits by handling and responding to queries from Tax Authorities in MEA region providing all support documents as requested
Compiling, reviewing and posting journals in the accounting system
Tax Balance Sheet Recons - preparation and review
Monitoring expense and payments booking to ensure correct allocations
Collaborating and liaising internal stakeholders such as AP, Payments and Accounting to ensure correct and accurate capturing of transactions
Handling internal and external audit information requests on MEA entities on indirect taxes
Identifying opportunities for process improvement and efficiencies (CPI) in the processes in MEA tax compliance deliverables
Managing client expectations
Team Supervision (3 x FTEs) including contributing to the performance review process, reviewing of work, allocating deliverables and providing training


Requirements

Qualification and years of experience required


Minimum requirement: B.Comm Accounting Honours (including Tax as a major)
3-5 years Statutory Accounting Experience in a Corporate Environment
Oracle ERP Experience
Corporate Tax, VAT and Withholding Tax Experience
Ideally supporting the MEA (Middle East Africa) Region
Working in a Shared Services environment experience (preferred)