Tax and Compliance Officer

A leading JSE-listed Financial Services organisation is seeking a dedicated Tax and Compliance Officer to join their Group Finance team in Cape Town. This permanent, full-time position offers you the opportunity to play a pivotal role in safeguarding statutory compliance and tax accuracy across a rapidly expanding portfolio. You will be part of a professional environment that values collaboration, continuous learning, and performance, while enjoying market-related remuneration and long-term career growth prospects.

The organisation is committed to fostering an inclusive culture, supporting your development through training opportunities, and ensuring your contributions are recognised within a high-performance team. If you thrive in environments where attention to detail, reliability, and teamwork are celebrated, this is your chance to make a meaningful impact.

Key qualifications and experience required for the Tax and Compliance Officer:

Minimum BCom Tax / Accounting / Company Law or similar

At least 3- 5 years’ experience in a tax or compliance function

JSE Listed company experience / Financial Services / Professional Services industry experience (Advantageous)

Sound working knowledge of the Income Tax Act, VAT Act and Companies Act is required

Practical experience using SARS eFiling platform as well as CIPC’s online systems (essential)

Exposure to debt covenant monitoring plus compliance certification involving facility agreements or DMTN programme documentation (advantageous)

Sound understanding of tax risk plus compliance risk

Key duties for the Tax and Compliance Officer:

Tax filings, JSE compliance, dividendsandgeneral compliance support

Prepare and submit monthly or bi-monthly VAT201 returns for all group entities, ensuring accurate output and input VAT reconciliations are maintained at all times.

File annual corporate income tax returns (ITR14) and manage related correspondence with SARS, including verifications and audits as required.

Calculate and submit provisional tax returns (IRP6) for relevant entities within statutory deadlines, liaising with external tax advisers on estimates to ensure compliance.

Maintain the group’s tax compliance calendar and perform monthly reconciliations for VAT, income tax, and dividends tax control accounts between the general ledger and SARS records.

Monitor ongoing compliance with status requirements under section 25BB of the Income Tax Act by tracking asset and income-based tests and flagging any risks.

Support adherence to JSE Listings Requirements applicable to Group Finance by preparing documentation for share issuances, cancellations, buy-backs, SENS disclosures, and

Prepare periodic JSE DSSR covenant compliance certificates for listed notes and monitor compliance with financial covenants under bank lender facility agreements.

Coordinate mortgage bond registration processes with conveyancing attorneys, administer municipal guarantees including issuance and renewal, and maintain insurance certificates required by lenders.

Prepare draft dividend resolutions for board approval in line with solvency and liquidity requirements; coordinate administrative processes for dividend declaration including calculations, submissions to SARS, and shareholder notifications.

Assist with CIPC annual returns filing for all group entities; maintain statutory records; support company registration amendments or deregistration filings; respond to SARS queries; monitor changes in legislation; liaise with external consultants.

Key skills

Strong experience with SARS eFilingandCIPC e-services portal –NB

Basic understanding of Companies Act –NB

High level of accuracy combined with strong personal organisation skills

Excellent written communication skills are vital for drafting board-facing documents or corresponding professionally with regulatory authorities such as SARS.

Ability to work independently within a small finance team

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word;