Mergers and Acquisitions Consultant at BDO South Africa

Description

BDO Cape Town has a vacancy for a Mergers and Acquisition Consultant within the Corporate Tax Consulting business unit in the Tax Department. The incumbent will be reporting to Corporate Tax Consulting Leadership. You will inter alia be responsible for:

• Assisting BDO to achieve its financial targets driving the BDO brand, business development, technical tax competence and client service in line with BDO values
• Assisting in development of client presentation / discussion documentation
• Interpreting and applying theoretical knowledge to a practical business solution by utilising a sound knowledge of income tax and corporate law
• Actively builds business relationships that generate leads
• Working on a range of buy-side / sell-side transactions
• Transaction structuring
• Drafting technically correct opinions and reports for review and reviewing tax opinions and advise to be provided to clients and the audit department
• Gathering information from different sources by using effective research tools
• Evaluating shareholding structures and related company documentation to understand implications for envisaged transactions
• Assisting with research and preparation of proposals and fee quotes
• Identifying income tax issues arising at clients and use various tools and techniques to provide advice and recommendations on how to solve them
• Adapting to a changing work environment and accommodate changing client demands
• Liaising with audit partners and audit staff with regards to tax issues
• Visiting clients to remediate tax issues and assist clients with SARS audit and queries
• Managing and maintaining client relationships
• Preparing and managing budgets, debtors and monthly invoices and administrative tasks related to practice management
• Producing accurate work and client deliverables to a high technical standard while coaching and mentoring junior staff
• Managing and developing subordinates in the corporate tax consulting team
• Quality control of technical deliverables

Requirements

Qualifications:

• B Honours Business Science / Finance Postgraduate qualification in Business Science / BCom / relevant financial degree
• CA(SA) Advantageous  
• CFA Advantageous

Experience:

• 3 – 6 years’ experience in Corporate Tax and technical advisory
• Managerial experience
• Tax structuring and mergers and acquisition experience
• Commercial experience advantageous
• Experience working with and interpreting financial accounting records