PCS Tax Compliance at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Role Summary:

As a Tax Compliance Consultant, you will provide tax compliance services to PwC’s clients.  All tax compliance and associated tasks must be completed in an efficient, professional and timely manner, providing a high quality of service to the client.

Qualifications / Certifications required:

• Relevant South African degree / diploma with Taxation as core module

Experience required:

• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in tax compliance and tax administration

Responsibilities of role:

• All tax compliance and tax administrative related work, i.e.
• Administration of provisional and final income tax returns, and other SARS related returns, including companies, trusts, individuals and PBO’s.
• Maintenance of tax clients on tax management software (GreatSoft) and SARS eFiling.
• Completion and Review income tax returns and assessments on eFiling and manage all SARS correspondence.
• Liaison with SARS, clients and staff regarding assessments, objections, disputes, refunds, queries, income tax registrations and deregistrations etc.
• Following up on outstanding SARS matters.
• Meet with SARS on behalf of clients and PwC.
• Ensure that clients’ tax compliance affairs are kept up to date and SARS deadlines are met, delivering quality tax services.
• Complete and submit VDP-applications.
• Approval of International Transfers (AIT) and tax compliance status requests
• Responding to SARS verification queries.
• Client and PwC staff consultations regarding tax compliance and tax administration matters.
• Support tax compliance co-team members and manager.
• Comply with internal risk management procedures.
• Issuing fees and following up on debtors.
• General administrative tasks.
• Attend internal and external training and comply with annual CPD requirements.
• Training and coaching of staff.

Skill sets required:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, should focus on detail, be accurate, organised and able to work independently within a team environment.
• Strong multi-tasking skills and pro-active towards tasks and deadlines
• Sound computer literacy (i.e. MS Word, MS Excel, etc.) and administration skills.
• Experience on GreatSoft or similar tax database package advantageous
• Sound knowledge and experience in the South African Income Tax Act and Tax administration Act, dealings with SARS and SARS eFiling.
• Registered tax practitioner or willing to register as a tax practitioner.
• Fluent in English and Afrikaans.
• Must be prepared to work overtime if required.
• Valid driver’s licence and own transport