New Jobs at SNG GrantThornton

Job Description:

• An exciting opportunity is currently available for an experienced Corporate Tax specialist who offers sound knowledge and working experience as a Corporate Tax  Consultant role, preferable with previous consulting work experience.

Key Performance Areas Include

• Manage a portfolio of clients
• Support Manager in Due Diligence assignments, provide guidance to junior team members, provide technical support to Junior team members .
• Draft applications for Rulings for clients
• Draft Objections and assist team in ongoing ADRs
• Opinion and report writing
• Review tax returns and supporting schedules prepared by the clients and recommend tax saving opportunities.
• Review or perform the calculations of provisional tax payments and provisional tax returns for submission to SARS.
• Managing a range of Corporate Tax assignments reporting to Manager/Senior Managers/ Partners.
• Assist clients in preparation and submission of objection against SARS assessment.
• Act as operational Client contact on a portfolio of clients.
• Expand professional network internally and externally.
• Track WIP and billings on own jobs and assist the Manager or Senior Manager with any administration that is required in order to bill and collect on outstanding debtors.
• Compliance with risk management procedures.
• Assist Managers and Senior Managers with the Supervision office administration functions
• Manage work performance of Consultants and Trainees on the Job
• Liaise with SARS/ attend/respond to SARS queries and audits under the supervision of the Manager/Senior Manager
• Assist Managers and Senior Managers with implementation of changes in tax law and updating policies and procedures

Practice management

• Co-accountable for delivery, quality, capacity building and capacity management.
• Enforcing compliance with internal business processes and customer management processes, and including good governance policies, risk management and quality control practices

People and talent management

• Driving the implementation of talent management policies and processes for Consultants and Trainees and set clearly defined KPI’s
• Ensuring the technical development of Consultants and Trainees in the organization and manage talent management processes including talent acquisition, succession planning, career management
• Managing the performance of own Consultants and Trainees
• Ensure that skills\competences meet market demand

Innovation

• Innovation fundamental to distinguish firm from the competition in the marketplace
• Create developmental opportunities
• Work with service line leader to engage in necessary research and formulate strategic approaches

Qualifications & Experience

• Honour’s degree in Tax (BCom Honour’s)
• Tax Advisor SA advantageous
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a tax practitioner at Junior Management level or Senior Consultant level with exposure in Corporate tax,
• Experience in a professional services firm is essential,
• Technologically proficient i.e. tax technology and including business development, presentation and influencing skills
• Registered CA(SA) – ( not a key requirement but a bonus)

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Job Purpose:

• To provide assistance to the job managers and liaise with the SAIPA trainees and clients to execute the accounting work stipulated in the job description below.

Job Description:

• Monthly accounting
• Preparation of management accounts
• Tax compliance experience
• Preparation of Annual Financial Statements in line with Companies Act and IFRS
• Independent review experience
• Ability to manage small teams
• Ability to provide training to staff and clients
• The ability to work under pressure
• Ensuring accurate and appropriate recording and analysis of revenues and expenses
• Processing of the bank statement, supplier invoices, journals
• Prepares monthly general ledger reconciliations and ensures monthly creditors recons are done and all queries are resolved timeously.
• Liaise with Directors, clients, and auditors.
• Processing of payroll
• Prepare tax returns (Income Tax and VAT) on E-filing (VAT201, EMP201, EMP501)

Qualification:

Bcom Degree with the following major subject:

• Accounting
• Taxation
• Management Accounting

Experience:

Software Experience:

• Xero
• Sage
• Payspace
• Dext/ Hubdoc
• Syft

The candidate needs to have the following experience:

• SAIPA Articles
• Minimum 1 year post articles experience

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Job Summary:

• Manage and plan bidding and negotiation processes / sessions. Monitor and manage project plans. Organise, manage and advise on procurement products, equipment, services and risk. Partner with business to ensure customer satisfaction. Monitor and guide procurement officers through the RFP and RFQ processes.

Qualification:

• Degree (NQF Level 7) in Commerce / Engineering / Supply Chain Management or equivalent

Experience:

• Minimum 6 Years procurement or category buying experience
• Understanding market trends and providing business insight
• Minimum 4 years with supplier negotiations and contract initiations

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitoring of processes 
• Engaging with Business Units 
• Overseeing the RFQ and RFP processes 
• Market research 
• Query management and resolution 
• Monitoring of Staff 
• Supplier Engagements 
• Training and development 
• Reporting 
• Bid evaluations 
• Supplier Spend analysis 
• Validation of supplier invoicing 
• SAP open Request and Order resolution 
• KPI reporting 
• Price check exercises 

Skills:

• Networking and interacting skills
• Conflict resolution and/or mediation skills
• Influencing and Negotiation skills
• Verbal and written communication, presentation skills
• Conceptualisation and integration skills
• Decision making skills within a consequence management area
• Change management and the ability to develop sub-ordinates
• Analytical Thinking and Research skills
• Ability to analyse complex problem situations and design effective remedial solutions
• Planning, coordination & implementation skills
• Above average numerical skills as well as the ability to forecast
• Development of the procurement plan
• Ability to use data analytics for decision making

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Job Summary:

• Render a quality assurance function to ensure goods procured conform to standards. Evaluate and certify suppliers / vendors in line with the SCM policy. Maintain the Company’s Supplier Management Policy in fields of Quality and supplier development.
• Administer and Control the Vendor Master Listing including sourcing and validation of data, as well as compliance checks as support for the procurement team. Cross referencing of external data sources such as CSD, CIPC, SARS, etc.

Qualification:

• Grade 12 (matric)
• A 2 year diploma in the fields of business or commerce will be an advantage

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years practical experience in a finance, governance, or legal role.
• Minimum 1 years practical SCM experience in a governance controlled environment.
• Knowledge of Supplier assessment, evaluation and development
• Knowledge of PFMA

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist vendors in implementing and maintaining quality procedures 
• Product and service Benchmarking 
• Evaluate new suppliers and their facilities as well as registration 
• CAATS data cross-referencing 
• Monitor supplier development programmes 
• Supplier surveys 
• Assisting within the Document Control and Analytics functions 
• Perform tender evaluation and report writing 
• Evaluate SD applicants and ED suppliers 
• Maintain the Vendor master data and update records 

Skills:

• Ability to function independently
• Negotiation skills
• Computer literate- MS Word, Excel, Power Point, etc
• Analytical with an above average mathematical acumen
• Problem solving
• Decision making
• Accuracy, Innovative
• Team player
• Conversant with research methodologies / techniques
• Conversant with development techniques
• Good communication skills (verbally / writing)

Physical Mobility:

• Valid Code B Driving Licence
• Able to visit local suppliers

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Job Summary:

• Responsible for identifying sources of supply, evaluating and selecting suppliers, negotiating contracts and managing relationships with suppliers. Negotiate certain contracts as delegated with commodity-specific suppliers providing procurement of materials and / or services for SAPO. Manages the timely and effective review of supplier proposals for price, delivery time and quality culminating in an effective selection of key suppliers. A key output of this position is to ensure value for money (price, quality B-BBEE and functionality).

Qualification:

• National Diploma (NQF Level 6) in the SCM discipline.

Experience:

• 4 Years procurement or category buying experience
• Understanding market trends and providing business insight
• Project Management

Key Responsibilities:

Sourcing and Contracting with Suppliers 

• Assess if there are opportunities for consolidation / SAPO leverage
• Assess if the Material demand is special / once off or recurring

Tendering Process (as per Procurement Process Requirement) 

• Receive / collect approved Memo / Business Case / Deviation, specification and evaluation criteria
• Open project folder on e line
• Develop and capture basic evaluation criteria
• Establish the CFST and obtain approved CFST mandate
• Schedule meetings and Submit evaluation criteria to Manager to support
• Prepare RFQ documentation, advertisement and project plan
• Publish advert
• Post all information in share drive
• Notify successful / unsuccessful / bidders and project owner

Evaluation of Bids/Quotes 

• Minute briefing sessions and obtain sign off
• Obtain bidders proposals from Document Management, register of bidders that paid for documentation and register of bidders responding to bid
• Prepare individual files for BEC members
• Prepare submission template for evaluation
• Evaluate bids in terms of price, functionality, B-BBEE
• Prepare submission with all supporting documents and hand over to manager
• Post all information on share drive

Document Management 

• Hand over the working file to Document Management – all information in file, numbered, signed off by head of Unit, registered
• Evaluate category spend in accordance with procurement plan / budget
• Category benchmarking

Skills:

• Excellent networking and communication skills (writing & verbal)
• Ability to conclude mutually beneficial deals through sound business process knowledge and effective negotiating skills
• Excellent client relations
• Analytical and above average numerical ability
• Project planning
• Bid / RFQ status tracking
• Risk Management
• Problem solving and conflict resolution
• Understands organisation’s functional interdependence
• High level of accuracy
• Computer literate
• High level research and data validation skills
• Reporting and monitoring of market trends