Audit of Tax Consultant at PwC South Africa

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