VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT – FINANCIAL REPORTING & TAX SPECIALIST

Eswatini Sugar seeks to appoint a Financial Reporting and Tax Specialist to oversee and provide business support on financial accounting and tax compliance. The position reports to the Finance Manager and is based at the Head Office in Mbabane.

The Job: The responsibilities will include, amongst others, to:

• Ensure all sales (local and export) have been accounted for accurately and in the correct financial period.
• Review foreign exchange rates on the system and ensure that they are up to date to allow for accurate export sales.
• Overall maintenance of the general ledger and ensure accuracy of financial information in the financial reporting system.
• Prepare cashflow statement on a weekly basis and manage the overall cash flow of the ESA through cash flow planning around inflows and outflows and maintaining adequate business liquidity.
• Maintain loan agreements with financial institutions.
• Prepare the annual budget (sales, expenses and capital expenditures), consolidate all budgets, and present it to the Finance Manager for review.
• Review all foreign service transactions to ensure adherence is tax compliance and prepare all tax returns.
• Recommend transactional structuring for optimal tax benefits for the ESA.
• Provide tax guidance throughout the ESA business.
• Enforce all financial policies in the organisation, including adherence to all finance owned policies.
• Ensure all audit issues raised (From Internal Audit and External Audit) are followed up and closed with set timelines.

 Requirements: The ideal candidate must have the following qualifications and attributes:

• Degree in Accounting or equivalent with completed articles from a reputable firm.
• Qualified Chartered Accountant/ In process of completing their professional exams (80% completion required).
• Minimum 5 years relevant working experience with added advantage in the FMCG segment of the manufacturing industry.
• Experience in both management accounting and financial accounting and business acumen and well-developed commercial awareness.
• In-depth Understanding of local tax legislation and application
• Good interpersonal and presentation skills.

Remuneration:

Commensurate with incumbent’s level of expertise and experience.

Applications, including detailed curriculum vitae, should be emailed to recruitment@eswatinisugar.co.sz.

All applications should be received by 21 November 2025. The detailed Job Description is available here : Job-description-Financiial-Reporting-Tax-Specialist.pdf