Job Description

The Tax manager is responsible leading the tax strategy, compliance and reporting for American Tower Corporation’s South Africa operations.

Registered SARS tax practitioner

• Liaise and support with SARS queries
• Prepare responses to SARS on provisional taxes and annual returns
• Facilitate the timely submission of all administrative tax matters to SARS.

Tax Technical & Strategy

• Conduct research on tax legislations and tax accounting pronouncements and their impact on the organization.
• Ensure tax accounting and reporting in accordance with IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards), GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles),
• Position self as a subject matter expert on tax matters for finance team
• Identify and assist in the implementation of opportunities for process and system improvements, automation solutions, tax operational efficiencies and industry best practices.

Forecasting and Budgeting

• Summarize, analyze and present provisional tax forecasts, budgets and 10-year cash forecasts
• Ensure timely payments to tax authorities as applicable

Compliance & Reporting

• Indirect Taxes: Prepare, review and timely submit tax returns and related filings (e.g. VAT, withholding)
• Transfer Pricing: Support transfer pricing analysis and documentation
• Direct Taxes: Prepare and record tax provisions, deferred tax calculations and related tax accounts on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis
• Direct Taxes: Prepare and timely submit annual tax returns and related documents

Internal Control

• Perform internal tax reviews and ensure implementation of tax controls related to South Africa tax operations
• Lead the upkeep of control documentation, and support the finance team with tax accounting queries from external auditors

Cross Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with global and regional finance teams to gather, validate, and analyze financial data required for tax compliance, strategy and forecasting activities
• Partner with finance, accounting, treasury, legal, and FP&A teams to identify tax impacts of business transactions and support accurate assessment of tax implications
• Coordinate with Internal Audit, Controllership, and external auditors to support tax audits, SOX compliance, and internal control requirements
• Work closely with external tax advisors to assess complex tax matters, mitigate risk, and drive effective tax planning and compliance outcomes
• Tax Specialization degree
• CA(SA) or Masters in Tax equivalent

Experience

• Five to eight years’ work experience in South Africa Tax
• Experience in using an ERP system for financial processing and analysis (Oracle experience would be advantageous)

American Tower is a global digital infrastructure company serving customers through tower sites and other real estate solutions that support connectivity and opportunity, focused on achieving our vision of Building a More Connected World. Our success is rooted in the potential of our people and the power of local teams at our offices and sites across 25 countries.

We are one of the largest global Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and a publicly traded (NYSE:AMT), Fortune 500 Company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The next decade will be an exciting time as we evolve our infrastructure to meet tomorrow’s needs and position our people to elevate their impact, their potential, and our shared success. Come grow your career with us!

For more information about how American Tower is building a more connected world, visit americantower.com.

American Tower is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, marital status, familial status, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, reproductive decisions, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.