Tax and Compliance Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa at DSV

As the Manager of Tax and Compliance for the SSA cluster, you will lead the Tax and Compliance department for assigned entities across Sub-Saharan Africa. You will oversee tax and statutory compliance, financial controls and governance, while providing technical accounting and tax guidance to local and Group stakeholders.

Your days will involve a mix of hands-on technical work and team leadership. You will manage departmental operations, allocate work, develop your team and ensure deadlines are met. You will also prepare and review tax returns, financial statements, reconciliations and technical papers, and coordinate audits and engagements with revenue authorities like SARS.

You will work closely with Legal, Treasury, Group Tax and other specialists on cross-border tax matters, regulatory compliance and business projects. This is a role for someone who can balance big-picture governance with detailed execution.

Application notes: No specific application documents or instructions were provided in the listing. Please apply via the DSV careers portal or the PNet listing.

• Postgraduate qualification in Accounting, Taxation or a related field (e.g. HDip Tax or MCom Taxation).
• CA(SA), SAIPA membership or registration as a Tax Practitioner is advantageous, not mandatory.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Outlook, with advanced Excel skills for financial analysis and reconciliations.
• SAP ERP experience is advantageous.
• Proficiency in SARS eFiling and equivalent revenue authority portals.
• Advanced knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting.
• Strong knowledge of direct and indirect taxation and tax governance.
• Sound understanding of internal controls, risk management and corporate governance.
• Strong financial analysis, reconciliation and technical writing skills.
• Five to ten years of relevant finance experience, including at least five years in a senior financial control, tax, compliance or finance management role.
• Demonstrated experience in statutory reporting, tax compliance, audits and engagements with revenue authorities.
• Practical experience applying IFRS and managing corporate income tax, VAT and withholding tax requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop a finance, tax or compliance team, allocate work and manage competing priorities.
• Multi-country Sub-Saharan African tax and statutory compliance experience is an added advantage.
• Experience in a medium to large multinational, shared services or multi-entity environment is advantageous.
• Experience with business acquisitions, legal entity restructures, integrations or finance transformation projects is advantageous.
• Experience preparing or reviewing IFRS technical accounting or tax position papers is advantageous.
• Experience improving tax and compliance processes through standardisation, automation or data analytics is advantageous.

• Lead and manage the day-to-day operations of the Tax and Compliance department across assigned entities, including planning, delivery, service quality and issue resolution.
• Allocate and rebalance work according to team capacity, skills and priorities, and establish clear ownership and backup arrangements.
• Manage departmental deadlines through an integrated work plan aligned with the compliance calendar and reporting and audit timetables.
• Develop the team through coaching, feedback, technical training, cross-training and individual development plans.
• Oversee the accuracy and quality of departmental deliverables, ensuring appropriate review and approvals before submission.
• Remain hands-on in technical duties such as preparing tax calculations, returns, reconciliations and financial statements where required.
• Analyse financial results and communicate material variances, risks and opportunities to management.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, accounting policies and Group financial reporting requirements.
• Prepare and review annual financial statements and coordinate statutory financial reporting for assigned entities.
• Manage direct and indirect tax compliance, including preparing or reviewing corporate income tax, provisional tax, VAT, withholding tax and dividends tax returns.
• Prepare or review current tax provisions, deferred tax calculations and related financial statement disclosures.
• Support engagements with SARS and other revenue authorities, including audits, verifications, reviews and disputes.
• Monitor legislative developments and assess the operational, reporting and financial impact on the business.
• Coordinate cross-border taxation and withholding tax compliance requirements.
• Implement and monitor Group financial compliance and internal control requirements.
• Ensure adherence to Group Finance policies, procedures, delegated authorities and approval requirements.
• Conduct periodic reviews of key financial and tax controls and retain appropriate evidence of performance.
• Coordinate remediation of control deficiencies, audit findings and compliance gaps, tracking corrective actions to completion.
• Coordinate and manage external and internal audit activities for assigned entities, including preparing audit schedules and responding to queries.
• Manage financial and statutory compliance, coordinating company law, exchange control and other regulatory matters with Legal and Treasury.
• Maintain a compliance calendar and monitor filing, payment and reporting deadlines.
• Provide practical finance, tax and compliance guidance to business units and management.
• Support strategic projects, acquisitions, restructures and integrations within the regional finance remit.
• Drive process improvement, standardisation and appropriate automation within the Finance function.
• Provide coaching, technical guidance and knowledge transfer to Finance and business stakeholders.
• Represent the Tax and Compliance function in regional, Group or cross-functional forums.
• Assist with urgent tax, statutory, audit or regulatory matters and authorised special investigations.
• Perform ad hoc financial analysis, technical reviews and compliance assessments as requested by management.
• Undertake other reasonable duties aligned with the nature, seniority and objectives of the role.