International Tax Risk Specialist
Job in
Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa
Listing for:
FirstRand Bank Limited
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-02-22
Job specializations:
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Finance & Banking
Financial Compliance, Corporate Finance
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Description
To provide a proactive, in-house International Tax Risk Management service to the First Rand Group’s international businesses, including oversight of Transfer Pricing, cross‑border tax compliance, and the identification, mitigation, and management of international tax risks.
Provide proactive, in‑house International Tax Risk Management services across the Group’s international footprint, covering cross‑border income taxes, withholding taxes, permanent establishment, controlled foreign company considerations, treaty application, and related international tax disciplines (including transfer pricing where relevant).Ensure that any transaction, product, or query with multiple tax implications (e.g., VAT, Employees’ Tax, Customs, SA Corporate Tax) is referred to and discussed with the relevant specialists within First Rand Group Tax.Provide clear and proactive international tax advice aimed at optimising the Group’s overall tax and risk profile.Contribute to business profitability by identifying and implementing cost‑saving opportunities.Ensure alignment with Group tax governance, policies, and risk appetite, embedding consistent tax standards across all jurisdictions.Escalate material international tax matters and emerging risks to in‑country management, International Tax Risk Committees, and other relevant South African governance structures, ensuring timely visibility, decision‑making, and remediation.Continuously monitor, analyse, and interpret international tax law changes, judicial decisions, administrative guidance, and policy developments (together with in‑country teams), and communicate relevant impacts timeously to stakeholders across the First Rand Group.Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, external advisors, and auditors to support effective tax risk management.Establish, maintain, and communicate international tax policies, standards, guidelines, and manuals that are applicable across the Group’s international businesses.Engage with local CFOs and in‑country Finance and management teams to drive compliance with international tax policies and controls, and to identify opportunities to improve tax efficiencies within risk appetite.Identify international tax risks proactively, including permanent establishment exposure, withholding tax leakages, treaty eligibility, and documentation gaps; propose appropriate solutions and track remediation to completion.Support subsidiaries in engagements with tax authorities (including the review of submissions) to regularise identified international tax deficiencies, including voluntary disclosures, settlements, ruling applications, and remediation programs.Engage with tax and legislative authorities (directly or through advisors) across jurisdictions to obtain certainty—such as advance rulings where appropriate—and participate in industry consultations relevant to the banking sector’s evolving international tax landscape.Review and support international transactions, restructurings, market entries and exits, and product launches to ensure tax‑informed structuring and execution.Provide international tax risk insights to applicable deal conclusion forums where relevant to decision‑making.Manage international tax–related projects from planning and scoping through to implementation, closure, and benefits realisation.Design and deliver practical international tax training to local and in‑country teams where needed, supported by accessible reference materials and toolkits.Promote a culture of continuous learning, engaging in formal and informal development opportunities to maintain current knowledge of global international tax developments.#LI-AB2 #POST #FCC
Job Details
Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.
25/02/26
All appointments will be made in line with First Rand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.
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