Tax and GL Consultant - GCC Africa - Remote

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What We'll Bring:

What You'll Bring:

• Develop, implement and maintain internal processes and SOX procedures to ensure good corporate governance, SOX and other legislation compliance, i.e. Companies Act, Tax legislations. Identify material risks to the company within these processes and implement risk control measures.
• Consistently monitor procedural activities to be compliant to stipulated processes.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors to ensure TU provides accurate information, evidence and supporting documentation to our audited processes and procedures and ensure deficiencies found are rectified immediately.
• Establish sound relationships with suppliers, professional bodies and internal customers to resolve queries in a professional manner.
• Develop and execute on strategies for completing annual goals and objectives of the department.

Impact You'll Make:

Taxation:

• This will include the administration of tax records in accordance with all legislative requirements
• Be an integral part of the development of a tax strategy for TransUnion Global Capability Centre Africa
• Liaise with management and Corporate office in Chicago on various tax related matters
• End to end management of:
  • Quarterly income and deferred tax calculations and reporting to Corporate office in Chicago
  • Monthly tax computations of current and deferred taxation
  • The tax element of audits
  • The relationship with South African tax authorities
  • External tax reporting (tax returns and submissions)
  • Tax payments including provisional, final, top-up’s, penalties, interest
  • Secondary taxes (VAT, Dividends tax, WHT)
  • Resolving and keeping track of tax queries
  • Administration and submission of Local Revenue Authority documents
• Ensure all tax types are paid on time
• Liaise with external Tax Consultants where necessary
• Tax computations for all entities in group for month end, quarterly reporting, forecasts, budget and long term planning reports
• Keep organisation updated on any relevant and applicable changes in tax legislation
• Proactively seek out tax planning opportunities
• Assist and keep track of any statutory related queries until they are resolved
• Other ad hoc duties as required

General ledger management and month end reporting

• Prepare and process all relevant journals with appropriate supporting information
• All accounting entries to correctly reflect IFRS and US GAAP requirements
• Process accurate general ledger postings
• Prepare and manage recurring journals
• Ensure accurate postings of transactions as well as related monthly accruals
• Prepare month end expense variance analysis that is aligned to standard department practices and procedures and manage communication to business in this regard
• Ensure the accounting records correctly reflect the results of business units’ financial position
• Treasury and asset management responsibilities as determined

Reconciliations

• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations in accordance with corporate requirements and in line with Blackline guidance
• Follow up on corrections and clearing of any required balance sheet reconciling items within appropriate timelines
• Maintain on-going reconciliation of IFRS and US GAAP

Statutory and all other reporting requirements

• Comprehensive understanding of IFRS and related accounting principles
• Ensure appropriate document filing and retention is maintained in line with company/statutory requirements
• Preparation of financial statements and all relevant notes in accordance with IFRS
• Manage and support all Audit requirements (Internal & External)
• Prepare and provide support for all regulatory requirements and submissions

SOX, policies and procedures

• Maintain and enforce internal controls as they relate to GL & Accounting processes as well as SOX requirements to ensure good corporate governance
• Identify any control deficiencies and proactively drive root cause analysis and remediation

Ad hoc projects

• Support any required ad-hoc requests and analysis
• Develop solutions to issues and challenges
• Contribute to any specific function projects
• Proactively drive/recommend improvement initiatives within existing role or finance department
• Maximize automation opportunities for day to day activities

It is a requirement of the Global Capability Centre Africa that you reside in a home that is fibre ready; and has space for you to be able to work comfortably and confidentially on a day-to-day basis for the purpose of your proposed employment. You can be based anywhere in South Africa and will not be able to work in a location outside of South Africa.

A Minimum of a 100 Meg Fibre line is required, should you be successful, you will need to upgrade your line in order to work effectively.

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