{"id":2102975,"url":"https://alion.io/job/placetalent-tax-manager","title":"Tax Manager","company":{"id":3913338,"name":"PlaceTalent","domain":"placetalent.co.za","url":"https://alion.io/company/placetalent","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":true,"employer_type":"agency","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":"jobmail.co.za","ats_vendor":null,"truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":95,"open_postings":3,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0.667,"time_to_fill_p50_days":6,"computed_at":"2026-11-01T06:10:25Z"}},"role":"Finance","role_family":"Finance","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["South Africa"],"countries":["ZA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":24000,"max_usd":50000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":61},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-08T19:18:20Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-20","last_verified_at":"2026-10-20T19:54:36Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":24,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":2,"flags":["repost"],"days_open":24},"description":"Minimum Requirements \nRelevant Tax Specialisation degree.\nCA(SA), Master's in Tax, or equivalent qualification.\n5-8 years' experience in South African tax.\nRegistered SARS tax practitioner.\nExperience working with an ERP system for financial processing and analysis.\nOracle experience would be advantageous.\nStrong knowledge of South African tax legislation and compliance requirements.\nStrong analytical, technical and problem-solving abilities.\nExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills.\nAbility to work across multiple functions and manage competing priorities.\nKey Responsibilities \nMaintain registration as a SARS tax practitioner.\nLiaise with SARS and support the resolution of tax queries.\nPrepare responses to SARS relating to provisional tax and annual tax returns.\nCoordinate the timely submission of tax-related administrative matters.\nPrepare and submit relevant tax returns and supporting documentation\nResearch South African tax legislation, regulations and tax accounting pronouncements.\nAssess the impact of tax developments on the organisation\nProvide tax technical guidance and act as a subject matter expert to the Finance team.\nIdentify opportunities to improve tax processes, systems, automation and operational efficiencies.\nSupport the implementation of tax best practices.\nPrepare, analyse and present provisional tax forecasts.\nSupport tax budgeting and long-term cash-flow forecasting.\nEnsure tax liabilities and payments are accurately calculated and settled within required deadlines.\nPrepare and review indirect tax returns, including VAT and withholding taxes.\nSupport transfer pricing analysis and documentation.\nPrepare and record tax provisions and deferred tax calculations.\nManage related tax accounts on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.\nPrepare and submit annual direct tax returns and supporting documentation.\nConduct internal tax reviews and support the implementation of appropriate tax controls\nMaintain tax control documentation\nSupport the Finance team with tax accounting queries raised by external auditors.\nCoordinate with Internal Audit, Controllership and external auditors on tax audits, SOX compliance and internal control requirements.\nWork closely with regional and global Finance teams to gather and analyse financial information required for tax compliance, reporting and forecasting.\nPartner with Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Legal and FP&A teams to assess the tax implications of business transactions.\nCollaborate with external tax advisors on complex tax matters, tax planning and risk management.\nPlease apply directly by clicking on the Apply button or visit www.placetalent.co.za for more exciting opportunities.\nIf you have not had any response within one week, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your CV will be kept on file for any further suitable positions.","description_format":"text","description_chars":2859,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-08T19:18:20Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-10-08T20:13:05Z"},{"event":"reopen","at":"2026-10-14T17:08:36Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-10-15T03:27:54Z"},{"event":"reopen","at":"2026-10-20T19:54:36Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":6,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.176,"p_room":0.35,"age_days":23,"expected_fill_days":6,"reasons":["seen:11","repost:2","agency","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-11-01T06:10:25Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/placetalent-tax-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/placetalent-tax-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-02T05:46:14Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":8261,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-03T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3913338},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3913338"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fplacetalent-tax-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fplacetalent-tax-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fplacetalent-tax-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/placetalent-tax-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fplacetalent-tax-manager"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":2102975}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"placetalent.co.za","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":2102975},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}