Tax Manager

Cookie Notice Your Privacy Always Active Key Roles and Responsibilities: First Line of Defence to Tax Authorities Serve as the primary local contact for tax authorities. Manage day to day queries, audits, and information requests. Ensure alignment with global reporting standards under the One ABI Way of Tax. Tax Strategy Insights Partner with Zone Tax Strategy and the Zone Head of Tax Operations to provide grounded country-level insights that support the development of tax planning opportunities and the broader tax policy agenda. Identify local legislative developments, business model changes, tax authority behaviors, and emerging risks that may require strategic response or represent potential planning opportunities. Assess feasibility and potential impact of proposed tax planning or policy initiatives at the country level and provide structured feedback to Zone teams. Contribute country-specific intelligence to the strategic pipeline, ensuring Zone and Global Tax have early visibility of issues and opportunities arising in the market. Support alignment and implementation of approved tax planning initiatives and policy positions within the country. Governance, Controls & Risk Management Ensure full compliance with ABI's Tax Compliance Framework, internal controls, and documentation requirements. Maintain audit-ready documentation for all tax positions. Identify risks proactively and escalate when needed. Ensure that GBS execution aligns with RACI and control expectations. Support Local Tax Policy & Legislative Monitoring Monitor legislative and regulatory developments affecting tax. Provide local insights to Zone Tax Policy teams. Support implementation of global and zone tax policy initiatives locally. Participate in industry engagements or policy forums as agreed with Zone. Cross- Functional Collaboration GBS/back office teams for execution and data integrity Country Finance for P&L reporting, local compliance and tax matters that impact local finance e.g. tax audits, engagements with policymakers Zone Tax Operations for governance and alignment Zone Tax Risk Management for high risk queries Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Taxation or other relevant degree; advanced degree preferred. Bachelor's in Tax, Finance, Accounting, or related discipline +/- 5 years of corporate tax experience, including compliance, audits, and reporting Experience dealing with tax authorities Strong knowledge of local tax legislation English proficiency + local language fluency Additional Information: Band: VI SAB/ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in line with ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short listing.The Key Purpose of this role is to be the first line of defence for all tax matters within the country. They are responsible for managing local tax authority interactions, responding to queries and audits, and escalating material issues to the Zone Tax Risk Management team. They also sign off on all tax compliance and reporting outputs prepared by GBS/back office teams, ensuring these meet global standards and local legal requirements. Additionally, the Country Manager plays a key role in supporting operational transfer pricing activities, ensuring accurate local TP implementation, documentation, and alignment with globally approved methodologies.The South African Breweries (SAB) has reimagined what a beer company can be and has anchored this in a powerful brand purpose - We Dream Big to Create a Future With More Cheers - which articulates who we are and where we are going.At SAB it's always about more than the beer.We are driven by our passion to demonstrate the unique power of beer to propel South Africa forward. Since our inception over a century ago, SAB has grown to become South Africa's largest brewer, a powerful economic contributor, a leader in sustainability, and a champion of responsible consumption.SAB is one of South Africa's admired companies and corporate brands. The company has 7 breweries and 42 depots in South Africa, a total workforce of approximately 5000, and supports a beer economy 'from seed to sip' of over jobs. Its portfolio of beer brands meets the needs of a wide range of consumers and includes leading brands in beer and beyond such as Castle Lager, Carling Black Label, Corona, Brutal Fruit, and Flying Fish