Audit of Tax Consultant

Line of Service
Tax

Industry/Sector
Not Applicable

Specialism
Domestic Tax Compliance

Management Level
Manager

Job Description & Summary
A career within Corporate Tax services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients meet their tax obligations while managing the impact tax has on their business. Youll advise clients on their local and overseas tax affairs, while acting as a strategic consultant related to business analysis, managing working capital, and profit sharing for partners. Youll also help organisations understand the pricing implications of goods and services between related parties, as well as providing advice on tax implications of deals.

Our team helps our clients improve their tax function to control risk and facilitate better decision making. Youll focus on helping businesses with tax strategy, ensuring tax compliance, increasing post tax profits, and providing application support to achieve the best corporate tax practices.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.
• Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.
• Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
• Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
• Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
• Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.
• Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
• Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
• Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

JOB PURPOSE

The primary focus will be to provide an array of audit of tax support to audit teams and tax consulting services to clients in different sectors within Corporate International & Tax, which might include Financial Services, Global Compliance, Domestic Corporate Tax as well as Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) team which offers its expertise to clients to enable them to deliver tax effective business transactions, whether they be restructuring, due diligence, re-financing, BEE transactions, mergers and acquisitions or divestments.

A. JOB PROFILE

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Responsibilities

• Performing tax reviews as part of statutory audits;


• Performing reviews of company tax returns prior to submission to the SARS;


• Liaising with colleagues and clients to provide corporate tax consulting services;


• Producing high level tax opinions that add value to clients' businesses;


• Managing a range of tax assignments reporting to Managers and Directors;


• Performing tax related research;


• Assessing commercial facts and applying the appropriate tax law;


• Interpreting tax legislation;


• Liaising with SARS and handling queries raised by SARS;


• Complying with risk management procedures;


• Billing client work;


• Performing general project administration;

B. PERSON PROFILE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE

KEY KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• CA(SA)


• Masters/ Honours in Tax will be an advantage.


• Completed articles


• Qualifies CA(SA)


• 3-5 years experience in Audit of Tax


• Advantageous: Previous work experience in a tax environment


• Excellent IT skills;


• Good oral and written communication skills;


• Good organization and time management skills;


• Good interpersonal skills and work towards team goals;


• Pays attention to detail;


• Works to tight deadlines and has a sense of urgency;


• Team player with leadership qualities;


• Client service and results oriented;


• Self-starter, motivator, enthusiastic;


• Takes ownership of personal development;


• Good at giving and receiving feedback;


• Has integrity and judgement about work and relationships;

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements
Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No

Government Clearance Required?
Yes

Job Posting End Date
February 28, 2023