Cross Border Tax Advisor (Sandton) at Investec

Description

• The successful candidate will join Investec's Tax & Fiduciary Advisory team, a specialist, high-performance unit within Investec Private Bank and Investec Wealth & Investment International. 
• The team provides high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, and business owners with bespoke, intergenerational tax and estate planning solutions — both domestically and cross border.
• The scope of work includes tax-efficient structuring, exchange control planning, global estate and succession strategies, and fiduciary advice. The team is a technical centre of excellence, known for simplifying complexity and delivering solutions that align with the personal, professional, and commercial interests of our clients.
• The team works closely with Investec Private Bankers, Wealth Managers, and internal partners across the business as part of a private client strategy and the team is also well-connected to a network of top-tier external legal, tax, and fiduciary professionals.
• This is a team for individuals who value excellence, curiosity, collaboration, and integrity. The culture is supportive, client-centric, and intellectually rigorous — with a focus on deep relationships, continuous learning, and creating long-term value. We pride ourselves on maintaining a consistent house view, peer-reviewed output, and a proactive, “sniper approach” to delivery.
• If you are energised by meaningful client work, technical depth, and the opportunity to help shape industry-leading private client solutions, we encourage you to apply.

Key responsibilities

• As a Cross-Border Tax Advisor, you will deliver high-quality tax advice across both South African and international contexts. You will play a leadership role in structuring engagements, contributing to internal technical development, and maintaining the highest standard of tax output.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering domestic and cross-border tax advice to high-net-worth individuals, families, and business owners.
• Preparing and signing technical memoranda, planning reports, and tax opinions.
• Liaising with clients, family offices, legal advisors, and external tax experts.
• Providing technical mentorship.
• Leading client engagements with HNW and UHNW individuals, families, family offices, and corporates.
• Contributing to the team's thought leadership through training, technical updates, and written insights.
• Liaising with the Technical Committee and contributing to internal technical training, toolkits, articles and newsletters.
• Identifying structuring opportunities aligned with Investec's broader client strategy, including entrenching the client and relationship deepening.

Experience, skills and capability

• LLB, BAcc, BCom Law, Chartered Accountant or equivalent qualification.
• Postgraduate diploma in tax or international tax law is essential.
• Experience in corporate tax or restructuring is advantageous but not essential.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in tax advisory with demonstrable exposure to international private client work.
• Proven ability to sign off complex tax advice and assume technical responsibility for structuring output.
• Strong working knowledge of SA tax, global tax frameworks and double taxation agreements.
• Experience working with high-net-worth individuals, multi-jurisdictional families, and/or family office structures.
• Excellent drafting, research, and analytical skills.
• Client-focused, with the ability to balance precision with practical execution.
• Confident presenter and advisor, comfortable engaging with both clients and peers.
• Comfortable operating in a high-accountability, relationship-driven environment.