Jobs at BDO South Africa

• Matric
• Diploma in taxation an advantage

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Tax Compliance Administrator.
• Experience in audit firm environment.
• Preferably both individual and corporate compliance and technical experience.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible to manage the tax administration for a portfolio of corporate tax clients.
• Manage the submission of the 1st and 2nd provisional tax calculations on Great Soft and e-filing.
• Maintain client registered details on Great Soft and e-filing.
• Apply for tax clearance certificates and tax residency certificates.
• Apply for company deregistration at SARS.
• Apply for extension of time for the IT14SD reconciliations.
• Manage the SARS mailbox and correspondence.
• Checking of income tax assessments.

Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills (including verbal and written)
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to work under pressure and meeting deadline
• Strong focus on risk processes and procedures
• Team player
• Well versed in all facets of general tax compliance (systems, e-filling, SARS liaison, deadline management)
• Preferably experience in Great Soft.

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BDO Johannesburg has a vacancy for a Senior Manager / Associate Director: Corporate Tax Compliance. Reporting to the Head of Corporate Tax Compliance you will inter alia be responsible for:

• Assisting BDO to achieve its financial targets driving the BDO people, brand, business development, technical tax competence and client service in line with BDO values.
• Reviewing technical documents by utilizing a sound knowledge of basic income tax and corporate law.
• Reviewing income tax returns (ITR14 / IT12EI) and supporting tax schedules.
• Reviewing provisional tax calculations.
• Reviewing IT14SD reconciliations.
• Reviewing objection and appeals and responses to SARS queries.
• Reviewing withholding tax returns.
• Assisting with the research and preparation of proposals.
• Adapting to a changing work environment and accommodate changing client demands.
• Liaising with audit partners and audit staff with regards to tax issues.
• Liaising with SARS.
• Visiting clients to discuss tax issues and assist clients with SARS audit and queries.
• Managing monthly invoices and outstanding debtors.
• Producing accurate work to a high technical standard while coaching and mentoring junior staff.
• Quality control of all deliverables and ensuring compliance with the BDO risk policies and procedures.
• Financial disciple and ensuring assignments are delivered on time and within budget.
• Managing of staff and deadlines.

Qualifications:

• Minimum B.Com with post graduate specialism (M.Com, LLM (Tax Law) or Hdip (Tax)).

Experience:

• Minimum of 15 years’ corporate tax experience.
• 5 years’ managerial experience.
• Experience working in the Big 4 firms.

Competencies:

• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Build strong and effective relationships with internal and external clients ensuring a professional and quality service that meets required expectations and needs.
• Building a successful team
• Innovatively improving systems, processes and procedures.
• Confident and decisive with excellent planning and organizing abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve reporting deadlines.
• Need to be able to manage staff and deal with staff issues.
• Need to be able to communicate with clients.
• Should be able to work towards and meet specific deadlines.
• Should be able to work under pressure.
• Need to be assertive and pro-active.
• Accounting background would be preferable.
• Must have good knowledge and understanding of South African Income Tax.

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BDO has a vacancy for a VAT Compliance Consultant in its Johannesburg offices to provide support to management by virtue of managing VAT compliance-related work for clients, as well as any compliance processes and administrative tasks of the department and firm. Reporting to the VAT Manager you will inter alia be responsible for:

• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with existing and prospective clients
• Continuously looking for additional business opportunities and efficiencies
• Assisting management in establishing the nature of clients' South African business activities and assessing the VAT implications pertinent thereto
• Effectively driving the process associated with the VAT compliance in an attempt to avoid any unnecessary penalties and interest in consequence of inefficiencies on the part of BDO
• Executing the overall process associated with VAT return compliance
• Effectively communicating with SARS with regards to any VAT compliance-related matters, where necessary

Qualifications and Experience:

• BCom & Advanced VAT certificate (Advantageous)
• Excellent Microsoft Office e.g. word, Excel and related software program skills
• 5 - 10 Years practical VAT compliance experience
• VAT technical knowledge and practical experience
• Excellent SARS eFiling experience

Competencies:

• Self-driven and highly motivated individual
• High levels of interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
• High levels of ethical behaviour
• Build strong and effective relationships with internal and external clients ensuring a professional and     quality service that meets required expectations and needs
• Innovatively improving systems, processes and procedures
• Confident and decisive with excellent planning and organizing abilities
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve multiple reporting deadlines
• Being agile and possess the ability to adapt to varying situations
• Attention to detail, a necessity
• Accurately compute, complete and submit VAT returns and VAT and Customs registration application forms
• Effectively correspond with clients and SARS
• Resolve client and SARS queries within the legislated time frames
• Keep abreast of applicable legislation
• Accurately and timeously maintain records relating to VAT clients, including filing
• Performing admin functions Arrange for the recovery of fees relating to VAT compliance work undertaken such as billings and debtor management.