Corporate International Tax Manager - Corp Tax at KPMG South Africa

Purpose of the Job:

The purpose of this role is to provide a wide range of tax advisory and compliance services to a large portfolio of clients, focusing predominantly on the cross-border aspects of client services.

Key job duties or responsibilities:

•          Drafting tax opinions on a variety of corporate tax issues;
•          Responsibility for ensuring the tax compliance on a number of our significant corporate clients;
•          Preparing responses to and liaison with the South African Revenue Service;
•          Supervising the work scheduling and flows for a number of tax consultants;
•          Meeting financial targets regarding fee under management, productivity, lock up and billings;
•          Keeping up to date with changes to legislation relating to the Income Tax Act.

Critical technical skills / competencies / knowledge

•          Ability to operate proactively and think on feet;
•          Ability to delegate;
•          Strong selling skills;
•          High level of competence;
•          Knowledge of Word and Excel.

Critical Interpersonal and other skills

•          Good communication and interpersonal skills;
•          Good command of the English language;     
•          Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines;
•          Team player and good people skills;
•          Ability to deal effectively with individuals at all levels;
•          Must live the KPMG values.

Qualifications and experience

•         BCom, LLB or equivalent qualification;
•          HDip, Honours or Masters in Tax;
•          4-6 years experience in a tax consulting environment.
•          South African tax experience essential.