Tax Accountant

About this job
As Tax Accountant at JUMO, you will be accountable for driving the highest standards of tax compliance across all existing and new territories. You will be based in South Africa and will report to the Tax and Transfer Pricing Manager.   

You will

• Ensure timely submission of accurate tax filings spanning corporate income tax, provisional tax, VAT, withholding tax and excise duty for +-15 companies operating in +-12 jurisdictions.
• Prepare or review current, deferred and provisional tax calculations, returns and year-end tax disclosures.
• Review monthly operational tax reconciliations, and prepare quarterly and revenue authority statement-of-account reconciliations, making sure variances are resolved.
• Ensure effective management and resolution of financial and revenue authority audits and queries.
• Prepare accurate transfer pricing local files, returns and disclosure forms.
• Work closely with the in-country tax advisers.
• Prepare tax-related reporting for senior stakeholders in the business, i.e. Boards and the Audit & Risk Committee.
• Keep an organised record of filings, certificates and revenue authority correspondence.

You will need

• An undergraduate qualification in Accounting, a qualified CA(SA) is preferred
• 3 - 5 years' tax experience across corporate income tax, deferred tax and VAT 
• Strong Excel skills
• Accuracy, attention to detail and strong administration skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong project coordination experience
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Practical exposure in the responsible use of AI tools
• The ability to work under pressure
• Good work ethic and the ability to self manage

Bonus if you have

• A tax qualification
• Knowledge of other tax types
• Experience working at an accounting/advisory firm
• Experience across several African tax jurisdictions
• Experience managing external tax advisers
• Exposure to transfer pricing documentation

We ask a lot of each other at JUMO, but we give a lot too. 

You will love

• Collaborating with smart, engaging people in an inspiring work environment
• Working for impact
• Growing and learning continuously, with loads of encouragement and support
• Boldly taking risks as we navigate new challenges
• Flexible work practices enabling your best delivery
• Being autonomous and empowered to lead
• A stack of leading-edge technologies 

Remote First
This position is based in South Africa.  We operate a remote first working approach, where working remotely is our default way of working.  Our environment is designed to foster innovation and enable collaboration. We have co-working spaces available across some of our main hubs  for collaboration, connection and for the use of those who value working out of an office. You have flexibility where to work from in the country you are hired in, as long as you are set up to work remotely and have access to data with a strong and reliable connection as we value online facetime for collaboration at JUMO.

Diversity and Inclusion
At JUMO, we firmly believe that diversity strengthens our teams. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive recruitment process that cultivates an environment where all individuals can be authentic, collaborate, and thrive.