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Head: Tax Compliance and Reporting

Job in Sandton, 2172, South Africa
Listing for: Nedbank
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-01
Job specializations:
  • Finance & Banking
    Financial Compliance
  • Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Title:

Head:
Tax Compliance and Reporting

Cluster:
Group Finance - GBS FINANCE FUNCTION MANAGEMENT AND BI

Closing date: 10 August 2026

Job Family

Finance

Tax

Manage Function

Job Purpose

Lead the Group Tax Compliance and Reporting function by setting strategic direction, embeddinggovernanceand ensuring accurate,completeandtimelydelivery of income tax, VAT, deferred tax, taxaccountingand related reporting obligations.

Job Responsibilities
  • Provide assurance and insight on tax compliance, tax accounting, tax provisions, SARS matters and key control issues to the Executive Head of Group Tax and relevant governance forums.
  • Input intoSARS engagements including audits, requests for relevant material, objections, appeals, requests for correction, voluntary disclosure matters and other tax controversy processes.
  • Own and strengthen the tax risk and control environment, including tax policies, frameworks, RCSAs, KRIs, audit issues, remediation actions, controleffectivenessand governancereporting.
  • Lead tax data,digitisationand automation initiatives to improve compliance accuracy, process efficiency, system controls, workflow management,analytics and forward-lookinginsightthrough the adoption ofnew technologies.
  • Provide tax accounting and complianceinputon material transactions, restructures, strategicinitiativesand complex business matters.
  • Build relationships with Group Finance Control and Financecommunityas a whole toensureaccurateforecasting prediction across process,systemand team.
  • Understandall tax drivers/levers and build appropriate modelsand calculations to ensureaccurateprediction and forward-lookinginsight.
  • Provide Strategic direction on application of tax legislation to accounting practices.
  • Identify opportunities for Tax efficiencies across clusters and co-ordinate investigation, corroboration and education across SARS,Teamand Clusters.
  • Build relationships with relevant stakeholders including SARSin order todeliver on key objectives.
  • Ensure system configuration in line with legislated compliance andidentifyopportunities to enhance and automate.
  • Analyseidentifiedopportunities and craft strategic direction to achieve desired outcomes.
  • Set up frameworks to ensure cross skill, succession,appropriate training, mentoring & coaching across the Tax Compliance and Reporting Team.
  • Foster a culture in line with relevant Nedbank culture goals.
  • Responsible for recruitment and retention of staff.
  • Stay abreast of relevant legislation and developments and provide feedback to team.
  • Meet financialobjectivesby preparing and managing the Tax Department budget.
  • Minimise financial or reputational risk by identifying,taking actionor ensuring rectification of risk incidents/ losses.
  • Represent tax compliance and reporting function byparticipatingin relevant forums.
  • Manage tax compliance and reporting by providing and distributing reports and highlighting non-compliance issues.
  • Analyse deviations from Divisional Employment Equity (EE) and Transformation Plan and ensure recommended corrective action isappropriateand implemented.
Essential Qualifications - NQF Level
  • Professional Qualifications/Honour’s Degree
Preferred Qualification
  • Accounting/or Taxation
Essential Certifications
  • CA(SA), CFA
Preferred Certifications
  • Tax Qualification
Minimum Experience Level
  • 7-10 years’ experience in tax including 5 years’ experience in a senior tax role, preferably within a banking environment.
Technical / Professional Knowledge
  • Tax accounting and deferred tax underIFRS.
  • VAT and corporate income tax compliance
  • SARS dispute-resolution processes and Tax Administration Act procedures
  • BEPS Pillar 2 / Global Minimum Tax awareness
  • Country-by-country reporting and transfer-pricing documentation awareness
  • Financial systems, workflowtoolsand tax technology platformsan advantage
  • Business administration and management
  • Governance, Risk and Controls
  • Relevant regulatory knowledge
  • Relevant tax and legal knowledge
  • Tax law
  • Tax Management
  • Operational Decision Making
  • Building Talent
  • Cultivating Networks and Partnerships
  • Driving Execution
  • Sharing Responsibility
  • Strategic Influence
  • Leading Change

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