Due to the unprecedented growth of our Mergers & Acquisitions advisory activity over the past 18 months, coupled with our global and national investment into the financial services sector, the need has arisen for a talented Assistant Manager to come on board to support the partners and managers in the execution of delivering tax services to our multinational corporate client base.
The role will entail, inter alia, support with the delivery of tax due diligence reviews, conducting research and providing international (inbound and outbound) and domestic tax opinions and other general corporate tax advice. The primary sector focus will be on financial services, but the role will not be exclusively limited to financial services.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Deliver tax due diligence engagements (corporate income tax element) across all sectors, including preparation of reports
- Prepare tax opinions on international and domestic corporate tax matters, based on research conducted, with a bias towards financial services
- Involvement in managing pan-African tax assignments Assist with the tax element of statutory financial audits, with a focus on financial services
- Budget management in respect of client engagements
- Manage individual productivity
- Write articles and other client communication material
- Self-training, development and group participation
- Recently qualified CA (SA) or SAIT Tax Professional OR
- A minimum of 3 years direct tax experience in tax consulting practice with an accounting or tax qualification
- Financial services and/or tax due diligence experience will be advantageous
- Computer literate proficient in Excel, Word and Power Point
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- English proficient, excellent writing skills
- Able to communicate well
- Able to manage oneself in meeting deadlines and work on multiple engagements
