Tax Manager (Incentives) at KPMG South Africa

Description of the role and purpose of the job:

Manager level position which specialises in government incentives (both tax and cash), with a focus on the research and development tax incentive. The purpose of the role is to manage the incentives portfolio together with the partner and ensure full delivery. This requires the individual to take any engagement from start to finish (including client and engagement assessment, getting the deliverable ready for partner review, interacting with clients and billing and collecting)

Key responsibilities:

The individual should have at least 4 – 5 years’ experience in the following:

• Drafting technical applications for incentives
• Drafting, reviewing and commenting on technical R&D progress reports
• Calculating and reviewing R&D costs incurred in order to determine the quantum of the available incentive which may be claimed
• Drafting technical articles and tax alerts about legislative changes
• Commenting on proposed legislative amendments
• Business development by sourcing new clients and also expanding service offering with existing client portfolio
• Driving and managing the incentives portfolio, ensuring the meeting of all client and government deadlines, attending to all internal risk matters and ensuring timeous billing and collection of cash
• Presenting at both external and internal seminars and representing KPMG on various industry body committees
• Interacting with the various government departments (such as the Department of Science and Innovation and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition)

Skills and attributes required for the role:

• Strong technical knowledge and practical experience of the various incentives and how to compile a successful application
• Good understanding and experience in performing calculations accurately, putting together detailed working papers
• Professional manner in all internal and external interactions
• Comfortable with having technical discussions with all levels of staff in order to gain as much technical detail as possible for purposes of putting together successful applications

Minimum requirements to apply for the role (including qualifications and experience):

• 4 – 5  years’ experience in incentives, with a focus on the research and development tax incentives
• Engineering degree preferable