Job Summary
Main Purpose:
- Assist the Head of Tax with the day-to-day, month to month operational management of tax technical, tax research, tax training and development within the Tax department.
- Providing consulting services to the partnership Group (Audit Partners), and to Clients of the Firm via the Tax Partner.
- Establishing internal and external market presence thereby contributing to the tax strategy of the tax department
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
The successful applicant will be required to handle (but is not limited to) the following:
- Assistance in Tax technical (Research and Development)
- Drafting of Tax opinions for Tax partner review.
- Application for tax rulings to SARS.
- Lodgement of Dispute resolutions to SARS
- Assist in and develop tax solutions for internal and external clients.
- External Market focus, in line with tax strategy, contribute to external market growth, revenue and market presence.
Qualifications & Experience required:
Non-negotiables:
- Professional with a Bachelors Degree in the field of Commerce or Law.
- Minimum of 5 years experience in Taxation and a demonstrated history of working across various industries and various tax types
Negotiables:
- Must have recently worked in an accounting, audit or tax consulting firm or equivalent Industry type.
Competencies required:
- Proven knowledge of the South African Tax Legislation
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Able to work well under pressure
- Logical and analytical thinker
- Persuasive, assertive and solution driven
- Strong client focus and service delivery
- Knowledge and workings of Double Taxation agreements (DTA’s)