Job Details
Job Description
ROLE OVERVIEW
Trade Compliance is defined as “the process and procedures by which goods enter and exit a country and adhere to any laws, rules, regulations and requirements of the country from which the goods are being imported or exported. Trade compliance incorporates many different aspects of international trading, which includes classification, trade risk, taxes and import duties.”
The Tax Analyst role falls under the Trade Compliance/IP Department at the company and the role consists of the following:
• Expertise in
1) duties, taxes and levies 2) product classification
• Capturing of duty and tax information from Customs Clearance Documents
• Critically review system-predicted tax discrepancies and 1)identify the core issue 2) develop an implementation plan to ensure Classification and Tax systems/databases are corrected
• Ensure country-specific tax structures and tax databases are seamlessly and timeously updated using automation tools (RPA)
• 1) Research and identify tax legislation changes pre-emptively and 2) translate these changes into the Classification and Tax systems/databases to ensure taxes are correctly predicted
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Excellent high school results
University undergraduate degree of any background
Honours degree advantageous
SKILLSET AND DESIRED COMPETENCIES
• Excellent command of English language
• Excellent knowledge and use of Microsoft Excel, Word and Out-look
• Detail-oriented and able to take initiative
• Maintain effective communication with team members at all times
• Maintain relationships with various internal and external stakeholders
• Able to co-ordinate large high-value projects and keep track of and successfully manage all elements on each high value project
•Analytical, research-driven and can solve problems head-on
Trade Compliance is defined as “the process and procedures by which goods enter and exit a country and adhere to any laws, rules, regulations and requirements of the country from which the goods are being imported or exported. Trade compliance incorporates many different aspects of international trading, which includes classification, trade risk, taxes and import duties.”
The Tax Analyst role falls under the Trade Compliance/IP Department at the company and the role consists of the following:
• Expertise in
1) duties, taxes and levies 2) product classification
• Capturing of duty and tax information from Customs Clearance Documents
• Critically review system-predicted tax discrepancies and 1)identify the core issue 2) develop an implementation plan to ensure Classification and Tax systems/databases are corrected
• Ensure country-specific tax structures and tax databases are seamlessly and timeously updated using automation tools (RPA)
• 1) Research and identify tax legislation changes pre-emptively and 2) translate these changes into the Classification and Tax systems/databases to ensure taxes are correctly predicted
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Excellent high school results
University undergraduate degree of any background
Honours degree advantageous
SKILLSET AND DESIRED COMPETENCIES
• Excellent command of English language
• Excellent knowledge and use of Microsoft Excel, Word and Out-look
• Detail-oriented and able to take initiative
• Maintain effective communication with team members at all times
• Maintain relationships with various internal and external stakeholders
• Able to co-ordinate large high-value projects and keep track of and successfully manage all elements on each high value project
•Analytical, research-driven and can solve problems head-on
