Immigration Tax Compliance Supervisor at Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY)

Description of Role:

•  As a supervisor within the business you will be responsible for the preparation of tax returns of individual tax returns for our clients with international mobile assignees (expatriates). You will be allocated a client portfolio and required to work with the managers on these accounts and also support them with the overall management of the client portfolio.  

Key Responsibilities:

 The following will be your main responsibilities in respect of the client portfolio allocated to you :

• Completion of personal income tax returns ( Annual and Provisional)
• Attending to all other compliance related matters such as disputes, ceasing of tax residency with SARS
• Managing and meeting all SARS tax filing deadlines in respect of your client portfolio
• The draft of opinions in relation to personal tax matters and expatriate tax matters in respect of your clients
• Attend and support your senior team members on all client meetings and tax briefings with individuals  
• Attend and support your managers with all administrative matters in respect of your clients such as billings  

Skills and Attributes for success: 

• Good communication skills (verbal and written)  
• Be able to demonstrate excellent reporting skills, both verbally and in writing 
• Have strong excel skills 
• Have strong ability to multi-task – must be able to handle multiple requests from various people 
• Be able to work under pressure 
• Be able to adhere to deadlines 
• Be well organised systematic worker, attention to detail is important 
• Be able to work well within a team and independently

To qualify for the role, you must have:

•  Have a Tertiary Qualifiation (degree or diploma ) with accounting , taxation as subjects
• A Higher Diploma in Tax and/or Hons in Tax would be an advantage as well as any experience in tax compliance
• At least 3 years of individual tax compliance experience