Jobs at Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY)

The Opportunity

• As an ITTS Associate Director specialising in Transaction Tax Advisory, you will be at the heart of client centricity delivery.
• Based in Johannesburg but working nationally, you will be heavily involved at all stages of the project life cycle, making this a high-profile opportunity to take on a wide range of responsibilities and diversify your skills and experience. It is all about translating information from a variety of sources into quantitative and qualitative analyses to inform and advise our clients. That will include building relationships with clients in a spectrum of industries and getting to know their unique needs and aspirations to provide tailored global services.

Key Responsibilities

• You are required to demonstrate an understanding of increasingly complex tax concepts and effectively apply your tax knowledge to client situations, developing and delivering innovative tax planning ideas with timely, responsive services and work products that meet and/or exceed client expectations. You will conduct tax due diligence reviews, engage in structuring engagements, accurately analyse information and prepare quality, practical and creative approaches tailored to a client’s tax and economic situation, arriving at appropriate conclusions.

Skills and attributes for success

• Assisting with buy side and sell side due diligences
• Assisting in advising clients on the structuring of business transactions and tax implications thereof
• Drafting of opinions for clients on the tax consequences of restructures, mergers and acquisitions, as well as other pertinent matters
• Research of complex tax issues
• Interpretation of tax legislation
• Liaison with SARS and Counsel regarding complex and uncertain tax matters
• Assisting with the implementation of transactions, including:
• Review of financial models
• Review of tax implications of Transaction legal documentation

Responsibilities in respect of the above will include:

• Planning assignment approaches including understanding client expectations and scoping work
• Pro-actively identifying areas of contention, discussing with the engagement team and proposing solutions where possible
• Ensuring timely delivery (this includes independently structuring complete reports/presentations of board level quality for even the most complex deal, focusing on creating impact)
• Financial portfolio management, including WIP management, billings and cash collection
• Complying with risk management procedures
• Training and performance management of consultants
• Managing the work performance of consultants
• Expanding professional network internally and externally
• Supervising office administration functions
• Supports broader service line leadership in diagnosing the health of the client relationships
• Heavily involved in identifying relationship building needs for the leadership team
• Positions self as a trusted adviser with senior clients on a broad range of TAX topics, and able to open up conversations on new areas

Key Internal Clients / Relationships

• ITTS partners and team
• The larger tax community and staff
• Cross-service line partners and managers
• Relevant firm subject matter experts
• Strategy and Transactions team

To qualify for the role you must have

• CA (SA), TA (SA) or admitted attorney
• Ability to communicate complex tax concepts succinctly and clearly to clients
• Experience managing budgets, projects and people
• Ability to develop relationships with clients and provide a high level of client service
• Excellent interpersonal skills and time management capabilities
• The ability to work at a fast pace, often with shifting responsibilities
• Minimum of 8 years’ related experience

Ideally, you will also have

• A consistent record of excellence in a professional services environment
• Experience in one of the Big 4 preferable

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The opportunity:

• We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager to join the IFRS Professional Practice in our Johannesburg office,
• The EY IFRS Financial Reporting Group (FRG) is one of the most trusted, respected, and influential teams that assists clients in addressing the accounting and financial reporting challenges facing their business.
• As a Senior Manager, you will work within a team of IFRS specialists to provide responsive accounting and financial reporting support to our audit teams, our Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) teams and other service lines within EY.
• The role will suit individuals with previous IFRS specialist experience as well as those with an interest in developing their IFRS skills further. You will gain ongoing professional development through diverse experiences, world-class learning, and individually tailored coaching.

Your key responsibilities:

• Participating in technical accounting consultations and providing technical support to audit teams
• Performing pre-issuance technical reviews on listed entity financial statements
• Supporting the technical learning and development of the audit practice through the preparation and delivery of technical updates, publications, and training materials
• Actively participating in accounting standard subject matter group(s)
• Building strong relationships both internally and externally, including building your profile with professional bodies and organisations 
• Engaging directly with EY clients in the provision of technical accounting services 
• Supporting the EY brand in the marketplace through providing exceptional client service
• Developing our people through effectively supervising, coaching, and mentoring of staff
• Playing an active operational role within our team

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• CA (SA), and a minimum of 6 years’ relevant experience and a thorough knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards
• Experience in analysing complex accounting issues and providing solutions in accordance with the relevant accounting standards and legislation.

Ideally, you will also have

• Excellent communication skills and confidence to communicate your view. 
• Ability to succinctly present on a technical topic and articulate the issue and impact for our clients.
• Ability to be flexible when required and to work collaboratively within our team to meet required deadlines.

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The opportunity

• As an ITTS Manager, you will be a part of our Business / Corporate Tax practice.  You will be a part of a practice which provides a wide range of tax services for many of the world's largest multinational companies. You will be able to help these corporations identify and solve complex domestic corporate tax issues.
• Our business tax services help clients unlock value, either by increasing value or preserving cash. This is achieved through our various competencies that focus on tax planning, cash tax savings, EY private that focuses on wealth preservation and creation and controversy. Our tagline as a team is “Innovate. Create. Value.” which speaks to the ethos of our people and the value creation for our clients. Be part of this dynamic team that works closely with clients to unlock value for all stakeholders through our focused tax agenda.

Your key responsibilities

• As a Manager, you will participate in and help supervise multiple and challenging tax engagements and to deliver innovative tax planning ideas and solutions for our diverse clients.

Skills and attributes for success

• Provide timely and high-quality services and work products that exceed client expectations.
• Coaching and mentoring more junior staff to execute assignments with accuracy and completeness
• Enhance technical skills by remaining up to date on trends, new legislative developments and tax authority decisions, and apply them to complex situations relevant to the client
• Identify opportunities for providing tax planning and other special services
• Demonstrate professionalism through a positive and cooperative attitude and by maintaining the confidential and proprietary nature of client relationships and related work products
• Thoroughly and accurately analyze information.
• Participate in and contribute to achieving team goals.
• Identify and sell opportunities for tax planning and other special services.

To qualify for the role you must have

• A BCom Honours degree but preferably a BCom Honours degree in accounting/accounting sciences, with a completed or in progress higher diploma / master’s degree in taxation favourable, plus a minimum of 5 years South African Corporate tax experience
• Big 4 firm experience preferable
• Excellent supervisory, analytical, and leadership ability
• A commitment to learning in a tax technology environment
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Ability to work with tight deadlines
• Process oriented with excellent documentation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Mature, proactive, committed, highly motivated and driven team player

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Your key responsibilities

• As a part of the Payroll Operate team you will work in the Durban Office on payroll compliance services.

Skills and attributes for success

Required skills include:

• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Problem-solving ability and attention to detail
• Strong numerical aptitude and analytical skills
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise and multi-task to meet deadlines
• Ability to work in a team
• Highly meticulous and methodical
• Microsoft Excel – Intermediate to advanced (x-lookups, pivot)
• Ability to leverage AI in daily activities 

Responsibilities: 

• Collate payroll information.
• Process payroll input
• Extract payroll reports and deliverables
• Ad hoc payroll tasks as assigned.

To qualify for the role, you should have:

• Matric with bachelor’s pass including Maths or a payroll qualification.
• With at least 3 -6 years payroll experience inclusive of processing experience.
• Knowledge of PaySpace applications are an advantage.
• Knowledge of South Africa payrolls mandatory.
• Knowledge and experience of Africa payrolls an advantage.
   

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Job Purpose

• Responsible for driving legal projects and activities relating to the General Counsel’s Office function, servicing South Africa and assisting the General Counsel with servicing Africa - with special emphasis on drafting, reviewing and negotiating various contracts and providing internal legal advice to other teams across service lines while adhering to EY’s internal policies (both locally and internationally). Negotiating of software license agreements part of scope. This role will also be responsible to maintenance and updating of al templates across Africa.
• The candidate will report to the General Counsel, Africa Region.

Duties and responsibilities will include the following:

General Counsel Office (GCO):

The Commercial Lawyer (Manager) will assist the GCO with the following tasks across the Africa Region of EY, and across all service lines in the EY Africa Region with an initial focus on the Tax Service Line -

• General - Drafting and negotiating various agreements across audit and advisory service lines, including global framework agreements, local implementation agreements, service level agreements, technology agreements, intellectual property agreements, procurement agreements, confidentiality agreements and data usage agreements.
• Ability to advise leadership team and engagement teams on all current commercial contracts (eg. Structuring, development of templates);
• Reviewing and contributing to drafting firm policies including authority and delegation’s framework
• Supporting the Assurance service line on all legal matters
• Acquisitions – current legal work on local acquisitions including working with external counsel on deal structure and acquisition agreements, coordination with other members of Legal for cross-border acquisitions
• Corporate law – Advise regional cluster leader and manage co-sec legal compliance work on all legal entities
• Litigation – Coordination of litigation matters in close relationship with Africa Regional General Counsel and relevant Quality Service Line Leader (including risks and prospects analysis and briefing external legal counsel);
• Providing advice to business units on potential claims as well as forming part of special ad hoc panels to manage the risk of potential claims
• Providing input/reporting to legal risk committee
• Assist the GCO in the rendering services of the following to the service lines:
• Reviewing and negotiating Engagement letters suggested clients changes to of amendments to EY’s standard terms and conditions,
• Terms of Business, Reviewing, negotiating and drafting various agreements across various service lines (including Advisory, Tax, Transactions, and Assurance) including but not limited to – Hold harmless letters,
• Confidentiality and Request for Tenders, Bid submissions or Request for Proposal,
• Reviewing various agreements inclusive of the following type of agreements:
• Sponsorship Agreements
• Non-disclosure agreements
• Service level agreements
• Global framework agreements
• Responses to requests for proposals/bids
• Teaming agreements
• Consortium agreements
• Subcontractor agreements
• Service provider Agreement
• Secondment Agreements
• Memorandum of Understanding
• Any other bespoke agreement required by the service lines
• Consider the legal risks in the agreements inclusive of Limitation of Liability – request to exceed normal limit
• Provision of internal legal opinions to as requested by the service lines or the General Counsel negotiation, drafting/reviewing of agreements and other legal documentation
• Assistance dealing with managing disputes and litigation matters(commercial), and compliance, legislative and regulatory requirements as requested by the General Counsel
• Consultations and drafting of all types of contracts and agreements but specifically those in respect of business relationships, consortia, subcontracting arrangements, alliances and secondments
• Dealing with subpoenas and claims brought against the firm
• Manage the Master Template Database of contract and other legal precedents
• Assist in the maintenance of a register of legal work done
• Assist in the maintenance of register of deviations from standard contract terms
• Drafting and research for legal opinions. Research on matters as required by the General Counsel
• Assistance with Projects as undertaken by the GCO
• Assistance with the notification of claims and circumstances project (which happens twice a year)
• Liaison with external legal practitioners, and Ernst & Young (EMIA) and Global (EYG), were appropriate
• Attending to data privacy review of EY applications
• Assistance with selected areas of compliance issues
• Assist with legal support to the Africa EY practices on various legal matters

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor of Laws degree
• Solid commercial drafting, reviewing and negotiating skills
• Extensive experience in negotiating software agreements
• Business acumen
• Experience within a similar industry sector and/or financial service
• Exposure across the African continent would be beneficial
• Top administration skills with a high proficiency in the use of Microsoft office programmes
• Excellent relationship skills which sometimes may be tested when dealing with pressure
• Assertive, proactive and energetic
• Willingness to work overtime when necessary
• Strong team player
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Well-rounded corporate and commercial experience
• Experience in an auditing firm and with compliance and company secretarial matters will be an advantage
• Adaptive and ability to think on your feet
• Decision making capabilities
• Ability to manage with matters with little or no assistance
• Flexibility to travel if required

Key Requirements

• Qualified to practice law in South Africa.
• At least 7 years of post-qualification legal experience, preferably with an international law firm and/or multi-national corporation with at least a significant portion of such experience occurring in South Africa.
• Significant contract drafting experience.
• Ideally, in-depth experience of the professional services industry.
• Developed commercial awareness with an outcome orientated approach and the ability to apply legal principles pragmatically.

Other Personal Characteristics

• Unquestioned ethics and integrity.
• High level of self-confidence and energy.
• High level of intellectual agility, initiative, self-motivation, resourcefulness, and patience.
• Pragmatic with strong business acumen.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.