Job Openings at KPMG South Africa

Purpose of the Job:

The purpose of this role is:

• KPMG Corporate Tax Services provides a variety of corporate tax consulting and advisory services to clients. We are a dedicated team specialising in value enhancing services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, dispute resolution and tax controversy, carbon tax and tax advisory services. We offer consulting and advisory services across various industries.

Key job duties or responsibilities:

• Answer tax related questions and understand highly complex tax related problems
• Conduct confidential relations with clients
• Effectively manage relationships with the relevant local authorities

• Interpret the complete spectrum of relevant local income tax and tax administration laws
• Display an awareness of other local tax laws that may have a bearing on the tax problem at hand
• Make complex recommendations regarding tax solutions
• Manage a team of junior team members and professional staff
• Display good project management skills
• Display good “first review” skills
• Manage the administration of tax matters
• Manage the maintenance of essential tax records, reports and files
• Prepare clear, sound, accurate reports containing findings, conclusions and recommendations
• Sell sufficient work to meet budgetary targets
• Adapt to a changing work environment and accommodate changing client demands
• Be able to support the development of opportunities and management of relationships with colleagues within other business units outside of tax
• Be able to manage a project from start to finish (including risk and billings), manage junior team members and be able to work directly with the partner or AD in delivering a quality product on time
• Be able to identify risks and opportunities within the managers existing client base and to assist the team in winning new work from these clients.
• Keeping up to date with changes to legislation and relating to Income Tax and Tax Administration as well as new developments in regulations and case law
• Facilitate teamwork by sharing knowledge with others on a regular basis
• Contribute effectively to the discussions around work and actively participate in generating creative ideas and thoughts

Critical Interpersonal or Interactive skills

• Ability to operate and think on feet
• Ability to multi-task and reprioritise tasks as and when required
• Attention to detail
• Ability to effectively delegate work to team members
• High level of drive and resilience
• Strong selling skills
• Good communication and interpretation skills
• Good command of the English language
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Team player with good people skills
• High level of competence
• Ability to deal effectively with people at all levels
• Good writing skills
• Be able to interact directly with clients in a professional manner
• Good problem-solving ability
• Good research skills
• Effective time management skills
• Good numerical skills
• Good presentation skills
• Commitment to take ownership of own career
• Commitment to invest in own a career
• Good “first review” skills
   

Qualifications and experience

• CA (SA) or LLB; HDip (Tax); MCom (Tax); B-Comm Honours
• At least 4 years relevant experience in a corporate tax environment
• Knowledge of Word, Excel and Powerpoint
• Must have a wide range of corporate tax skills and experience including opinion writing, concept papers, compliance, due diligence reviews and dispute resolution

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Job title/position:

Quantitative Valuation & Market Risk Manager

Number of positions: 1

Function and Business Unit: FRM, Market Risk

Description of the role and purpose of the job:

• As part of the Quantitative valuation and market risk team, you will work alongside a team of capital market specialists and will be able to quickly build upon your existing industry skills to become an expert in your field. You will be expected to lead teams and contribute to developing and nurturing our existing talent pool.
• As well as working on client engagements, you will also have the opportunity to lead new business initiatives, growing our market offering and supporting the management of our team.
• You will be a primary interface for our clients, structuring, planning and delivering engagements, developing relationships and managing delivery teams.
   

Key responsibilities:

• Work closely with partner and senior managers to deliver high quality valuation  and market risk analysis services to our banking and financial services sector clients. You will be preparing reports relating to market risk, counterparty credit risk, interest rate risk in the banking book, and liquidity risk;
• You would design and develop complex pricing models for financial instruments using advanced numerical methodologies such as binomial tree or montecarlo simulation;
• Work in a client-facing capacity managing the delivery of work programs and responsible for management of client relationships on a day-to-day basis;
• Integrate with the KPMG community, both locally and internationally, to identify and convert opportunities for business growth;
• Lead thinking about the changing financial landscape by contributing to research for our clients; and
• Inspire, teach and coach the junior staff reporting to you.

Skills and attributes required for the role:

• Technical excellence in quantitative valuation and market risk analysis, as evidenced by a degree in finance or a related field, coupled with advanced or professional qualifications;
• Experience working in a consulting environment, or with a regulator or a financial institution – ideally a bank – which has deep exposures to financial markets;
• A demonstrated ability to relate well to others and to build trusted business relationships and networks;
• Success at working within a project-based environment, where collaboration is vital; and
• The power to communicate clearly and confidently, both in writing and in person.
   

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

• 5 years’ experience
• Hons Degree in Mathematical Finance, Actuarial Science or Financial Engineering

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Purpose of the Job:

The purpose of this role is:

• KPMG Corporate Tax Services provides a variety of corporate tax consulting and advisory services to clients. We are a dedicated team specialising in value enhancing services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, dispute resolution and tax controversy, carbon tax and tax advisory services. We offer consulting and advisory services across various industries.

Key job duties or responsibilities:

• Answer tax related questions and understand highly complex tax related problems
• Conduct confidential relations with clients
• Effectively manage relationships with the relevant local authorities

• Interpret the complete spectrum of relevant local income tax and tax administration laws
• Display an awareness of other local tax laws that may have a bearing on the tax problem at hand
• Make complex recommendations regarding tax solutions
• Manage a team of junior team members and professional staff
• Display good project management skills
• Display good “first review” skills
• Manage the administration of tax matters
• Manage the maintenance of essential tax records, reports and files
• Prepare clear, sound, accurate reports containing findings, conclusions and recommendations
• Sell sufficient work to meet budgetary targets
• Adapt to a changing work environment and accommodate changing client demands
• Be able to support the development of opportunities and management of relationships with colleagues within other business units outside of tax
• Be able to manage a project from start to finish (including risk and billings), manage junior team members and be able to work directly with the partner or AD in delivering a quality product on time
• Be able to identify risks and opportunities within the managers existing client base and to assist the team in winning new work from these clients.
• Keeping up to date with changes to legislation and relating to Income Tax and Tax Administration as well as new developments in regulations and case law
• Facilitate teamwork by sharing knowledge with others on a regular basis
• Contribute effectively to the discussions around work and actively participate in generating creative ideas and thoughts

Critical Interpersonal or Interactive skills

• Ability to operate and think on feet
• Ability to multi-task and reprioritise tasks as and when required
• Attention to detail
• Ability to effectively delegate work to team members
• High level of drive and resilience
• Strong selling skills
• Good communication and interpretation skills
• Good command of the English language
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Team player with good people skills
• High level of competence
• Ability to deal effectively with people at all levels
• Good writing skills
• Be able to interact directly with clients in a professional manner
• Good problem-solving ability
• Good research skills
• Effective time management skills
• Good numerical skills
• Good presentation skills
• Commitment to take ownership of own career
• Commitment to invest in own a career
• Good “first review” skills
   

Qualifications and experience

• CA (SA) or LLB; HDip (Tax); MCom (Tax); B-Comm Honours
• At least 4 years relevant experience in a corporate tax environment
• Knowledge of Word, Excel and Powerpoint
• Must have a wide range of corporate tax skills and experience including opinion writing, concept papers, compliance, due diligence reviews and dispute resolution