Corporate International Tax Specialist at PwC South Africa

As a manager or senior manager, the individual will combine his/her strong tax technical skills with practical commercial, legislative and industry knowledge to provide tailored advice to clients and to build valued relationships with them and his/her internal peers. The individual will create, lead and motivate high-performing teams and help staff members build their skills. The individual will also be responsible for managing the economics of the engagement and ensure adherence to quality and risk management guidelines.
Requirements:

• Mininmum 5 years' working experience in tax
• Minimum 3 years' working experience in the mining industry in a relevant position 
• Must have a relevant Postgraduate qualification in Tax (HDip/ MCom in Taxation). Client focused and ability to actively maintain and develop strong relationships with clients.
• Strong technical skills.
• Able to manage and oversee a team, including development of individual team members
• Ideally this candidate will, in addition to deep technical skills in the area of mining tax and mineral royalty tax, have energy, enthusiasm and drive to grow their career and become a future leader of our business

Responsibilities:

• Managing a portfolio of clients including understanding the client expectations.
• Grow and develop existing client portfolio – with a focus on identifying opportunities, not only for corporate international tax but also for other business units within PwC.
• Identify potential new clients and overall growth opportunities.
• Proactively becoming involved in opportunities as identified by the firm / Energy, Utilities and Resources industry leaders.
• Review income tax computations and mineral royalty tax computations for audit of tax purposes.
• Review income tax returns and mineral royalty tax returns, including supporting schedules thereto.
• Perform tax due dilligence reviews in the mining industry.
• Contribute towards mining industry tax submissions made to National Treasury.
• Interaction with regulatory bodies such as SARS.
• Research, read and interpret applicable legislation in order to appropriately draft advice to clients in the mining industry.
• Reviewing and / or drafting of income tax opinions.
• Planning the assignment approach, including understanding client expectations, effectively scoping work and anticipating client demands.
• Regularly contributing to and/or assist in leading internal training sessions.
• Management of junior staff members, including their performance, coaching and development.
• Financial portfolio management including WIP management, billing and cash collection.
• Ensuring compliance with our risk management procedures.
• Contribute effectively towards profitability