Tax Consultant

A Tax Consultant is needed in Vryburg. The role focuses on consistent delivery, accurate work and clear communication across the North West operation.

What This Role Involves

This Tax Consultant role sits within the finance jobs function in Vryburg. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across North West.

The organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the Tax Consultant taking on this position.

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the finance jobs group in Vryburg.

Crucially, the role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Vryburg also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.

Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the finance jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Vryburg much easier.

Your Future Here

On top of that, this role can grow with you. Strong performers in the finance jobs team in Vryburg have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Vryburg team member.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Vryburg have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across North West.

Based in Vryburg

Vryburg continues to grow as an employment hub in North West, with along the N4 Trans-Kalahari corridor. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Vryburg, North West.

Many candidates already living within reach of Vryburg cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local North West economy.

Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Vryburg.

A Typical Day

Most days begin by working through your inbox, prioritising urgent supplier or audit queries before settling into the books. You move between reconciliations, journal entries and review meetings, breaking out spreadsheets when something doesn’t tie up. Mid-morning calls with operations or sales help you understand the numbers behind the numbers, and the afternoon is usually given to deeper work: management reports, tax submissions or supporting a junior with a tricky reconciliation. By the time you log off, you have nudged the business closer to a clean month-end.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Vryburg.

Equally, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when North West operations throw up the unexpected.

Importantly, the Vryburg office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

The Environment

Equally, the environment is structured and deadline-driven, with peaks around month-end, year-end and audit cycles. The wider team is collaborative, but focused work is the norm.

Crucially, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Vryburg site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

On top of that, a respectful, professional environment is the standard in North West. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

Why Join Us

You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Vryburg colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the finance jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.

Importantly, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Vryburg keep progressing.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Vryburg teams.

Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in North West.

Equal Opportunity

Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Vryburg.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Vryburg.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across North West.

Your Role

• Liaise with external auditors, banks and regulatory bodies
• Capture supplier invoices, journals and bank transactions accurately
• Reconcile bank accounts, supplier statements and intercompany loans
• Assist with VAT, PAYE and provisional tax submissions to SARS
• Maintain the fixed asset register and process monthly depreciation

Minimum Requirements

• Sound ethical conduct and discretion when handling sensitive data
• Understanding of internal controls and segregation of duties
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and lookups
• Good written and verbal communication with non-finance stakeholders
• Working towards SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA designation is preferred

Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.