Truworths Finance and Audit

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1. Tax Accountant
2. Senior Finance Manager

Tax Accountant

Closing Date	2024/03/28
Reference Number	TRU230913-2
Job Title	Tax Accountant
Business Area	Finance
Job Type	Permanent
Workplace Type	On-site
Location – Country	South Africa
Location – Province	Western Cape
Location – Town / City	Cape Town
Job Description	Are you passionate about fashion? Do you love the idea of working in the fast paced fashion industry, in a listed entity, with the chance to get international tax experience? Then this is your opportunity. Come join the Truworths tax team, filled with dynamic and diverse individuals, where your career will be taken to the next level. This role will largely focus on the tax operations for the UK entity and so the lucky individual will be gaining experience in UK and Irish tax regulations.
Key Responsibilities	Tax Strategy Planning and Projects • Provide guidance on the tax implications of business decisions and transactions, ensuring alignment with the company’s overall objectives • Provide support to the Group in respect of group ad hoc tax planning projects Tax Accounting and Reporting • Calculate and provide for tax numbers and disclosures in the Financial Statements. Support the reporting team on Group reporting, including consolidated Financial Statements • Engaging local auditors and external service providers on tax accounting calculations and tax reporting • Undertake VAT and other tax reconciliations, advising on adjustments and financial impact • Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and tax regulations Ensure tax compliance across the business • Maintain a comprehensive understanding of relevant jurisdictions local and international tax laws and regulations • Accurately prepare and file required tax returns in a timely manner • Review tax provision and tax compliance process • Prepare tax returns and ensure that all direct taxes (including company tax) and indirect taxes (VAT and annual returns) are filed within the relevant timeframes • Maintain tax balances on the general ledger • Assist in the preparation transfer pricing master and local files and maintenance of TP documentation Manage tax audits • Manage tax audits by coordinating information requests, liaising with tax authorities, and providing the necessary documentation and analysis (Complete schedules, etc.) • Ensure effective communication with internal and external stakeholders and resolution of audit matters
Qualifications and Experience	• Post Graduate Honours Degree or Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting • Chartered Accountant or SAIPA registered (Preferred) • 3 Years’ Experience in a Tax role (Preferred) • 3 Years’ Experience in a multinational organisation, accounting firm, or financial institution (Preferred) • 3 Years’ Experience in managing tax projects, tax audits, and providing tax advice (Preferred) • Registered tax practitioner/professional tax certification (Advantageous) • Strong organisation, numeric and communication skills • Strong Excel skills • Experience in Oracle Financials preferable. • Excellent attention to detail.
Competencies	Ability to work as part of a team Self-starter, self-motivated and self-managed Ability to work to tight deadlines/ work under pressure Good communicator Organised Focused

Senior Finance Manager

Closing Date	2024/03/28
Reference Number	TRU230912-2
Job Title	Senior Finance Manager
Business Area	Finance
Job Type	Permanent
Workplace Type	On-site
Location – Country	South Africa
Location – Province	Western Cape
Location – Town / City	Cape Town
Job Description	An exciting opportunity exists in the Group’s finance team based in Cape Town, South Africa, for a dynamic, energetic and experienced qualified CA (SA) to head up the Group’s technical accounting function, in addition to a number of operational areas and strategic projects. It offers the successful applicant an opportunity to become part of a dynamic team in a fast-paced retail environment that fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, personal development and excellence.
Key Responsibilities	Technical accounting • Assume responsibility for all technical accounting matters, including the implementation and oversight of new accounting standards • Member of the Group accounting forum, which is responsible for overseeing the accounting treatment, processes and preparation of financial statements of the Group and subsidiary companies • Oversee the preparation and review of the Group and subsidiary company annual financial statements, ensuring best-in-class financial reporting, IFRS compliance and technical accuracy within a tight reporting timetable. This includes the preparation of accounting policies, disclosure frameworks, selected note disclosure and facilitating the external audit review. • Facilitate the technical review by external auditors of the Group and subsidiary company annual financial statements • Responsible for maintaining the financial reporting control framework for purposes of the CEO/CFO attestation as required in terms of the JSE Listings requirements Share schemes • Responsible for all share scheme and related accounting, including reconciliations • Prepare share scheme disclosure for Group and subsidiary company annual financial statements • Prepare share scheme workings and reconciliation for the Group tax team to facilitate income tax calculations and returns • Maintain the data in the accounting package used for share-based payment accounting, including the reconciliation to the share scheme system • Assist with the preparation and review of the calculation of diluted number of shares in issue • Accounting for the Group’s share scheme trust Funding • Participate in funding negotiations and review of funding agreements • Monitor covenant compliance and report back to lenders • Report to board and investment committee on covenant compliance and funding costs • Review all related reconciliations Merchandise imports • Oversee the finance imports (shipping) function and provide guidance and support to the team • Review all journals, reconciliations and monthly profit & loss/trading reports • Check and approve import clearing agent invoices and payments • Report to investment committee on foreign exchange exposures • Report to tax forum on import VAT and duty compliance Merchandise accounts payable • Oversee the merchandise accounts payable function and provide guidance and support to the teams • Review all reconciliations and ad hoc transactions Sundry debtors • Oversee sundry debtors team and provide guidance and support to the team • Review all journals and reconciliations • Responsible for monitoring and reporting on all sundry loans/advances to suppliers and the Group’s supplier development fund Ad hoc/strategic projects • Participate in and support the delivery of ad hoc and strategic projects that support the Group’s strategic objectives
Qualifications and Experience	• CA (SA) • Currently the candidate should at least be at a Finance Manager level in a public listed company of a similar size, and ideally within retail or similar sector • Extensive experience (at least 10 years post articles or more) and successful track record of working in a complex financial environment, at this level • Highly numerate with a professional understanding of technical accounting standards, financial statements and reporting, and financial controls • Experience in credit retail would be an advantage
Competencies	• High level of energy, drive and pace associated with working in a highly dynamic and fast-paced fashion environment • Good interpersonal, communication and organisational skills • High attention to detail • The ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines • Resilient, tenacious and assertive • Good analytical and problem solving skills • Exceptional technical skills

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