Tax Consultant

A Tax Consultant is needed in Pinetown. The role focuses on consistent delivery, accurate work and clear communication across the KwaZulu-Natal operation.

What This Role Involves

The Tax Consultant position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across KwaZulu-Natal. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Pinetown and across the finance jobs space.

Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Pinetown team.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Pinetown teams, and the new Tax Consultant will feel that from the first week.

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 Pinetown.

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

Diversity and Inclusion

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 Pinetown.

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 Pinetown.

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

Meet the Team

On top of that, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Pinetown office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when KwaZulu-Natal operations get busy.

Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

Equally, the team mix in Pinetown reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.

Working in Pinetown

Crucially, the role is based in Pinetown, minutes from King Shaka International Airport. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Pinetown and the broader KwaZulu-Natal region.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal.

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 Pinetown.

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

Career Growth

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

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

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

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Pinetown have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across KwaZulu-Natal.

Your Workplace

Importantly, 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.

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

Importantly, a respectful, professional environment is the standard in KwaZulu-Natal. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

Importantly, 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.

Why Join Us

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

Beyond that, 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 Pinetown keep progressing.

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 KwaZulu-Natal.

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

What Your Day Looks Like

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 Pinetown.

In addition, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when KwaZulu-Natal operations throw up the unexpected.

In addition, the Pinetown 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.

Your Role

• Liaise with external auditors, banks and regulatory bodies
• 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
• Review expense claims against company policy and approval limits
• Support the year-end audit by preparing requested working papers
• Prepare monthly management accounts and supporting schedules

Who We’re Looking For

• Solid working knowledge of IFRS for SMEs and SA tax basics
• Experience supporting external audits is an advantage
• Understanding of internal controls and segregation of duties
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and lookups
• Hands-on experience with Sage, Pastel, SAP or Xero
• Sound ethical conduct and discretion when handling sensitive data
• Good written and verbal communication with non-finance stakeholders

Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.