SAIT Trainee | Group Tax at Allan Gray Proprietary Limited

• The purpose of this 36-month tax learnership programme is to establish a pipeline of outstanding tax professionals within the business by accelerating the development of exceptional tax talent via tax focused rotations throughout the business. Trainees rotate primarily between three tax focused teams in the business: Tax; Shared Services Tax; and Institutional Operations Tax, and also gain experience in Group and Retail Finance.  In third year there are options to take up opportunities to rotate through business analysis teams such as Product Development, Operations Analytics, Risk and Assurance. 

Job Responsibilities
As a tax trainee at Allan Gray your primary focus will be to gain practical experience and develop the necessary skills and technical knowledge in the field of South African and international taxation. Some of the key tasks and responsibilities associated with your role as a tax trainee will include the following:

• Research and analysis
• Tax returns: You may be required to prepare and review or assist in the preparation and review of corporate tax returns for the various companies, trusts and collective investment schemes within the Allan Gray Group.
• These tasks could include gathering the necessary financial information, calculating or recalculating taxable income, determining if the deductions, exclusions and tax credits claimed are in accordance with the prevailing tax legislation.  
• Service teams support: You may assist internal stakeholders or external business stakeholders through client service teams on tax-related matters concerning Allan Gray and its product offering.
• Tax planning and advisory: You may participate in tax team projects that involve tax planning and implementation strategies that affect various Allan Gray products, collective investment schemes as well as local and offshore legal entities.
• Tax monitoring and risk assessment: You may participate in tax monitoring reviews.
• Continuous learning and development: As a tax trainee you are expected to stay abreast with the latest tax developments, regulations and industry trends and practices. You’ll be expected to attend and participate in training programs, seminars and other professional development activities 

Requirements
If you would like to be considered for a place in the tax trainee programme and:

• you are currently completing; or have already completed a post graduate degree or diploma in taxation
• your academic average for Matric and University is higher than 70%
• you completed Core Mathematics on higher grade and achieved 70% or higher for Mathematics and English
• you are eligible to work in South Africa