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The PwC Deal Our people make an impact through their dedication to client service, creativity, and high performance. Whatever your passion, the opportunities available to you at PwC will help you realise your career aspirations. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to a variety of flexible working styles. We're committed to collaboration and strong relationships that help our clients and our people realise their ambitions. Well known for our technical excellence, we're also a firm brimming with energetic and inspirational people who want to build a diverse career in a progressive, global organisation. What's in it for you? The opportunity to join a diverse and progressive team, with the chance to learn from inspirational people committed to ensuring each and every interaction is an opportunity to learn, challenge and innovate. About the role This is an opportunity for a young legal professional to join PwC Legal in its M&A and corporate commercial practice and provide Legal services to clients of PwC Legal.

Essential skills and experience

• Minimum of 2 to 4 years PQE.
• Corporate commercial experience (M&A experience will be an advantageous).
• Strong drafting and research skills.
• Strong knowledge of the various company and business laws
• Ability to provide solutions to business problems – analytical skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritise and work under pressure.
• Strong planning, Organisation and time management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and multi-task.
• Detail oriented and deadline driven.

Required qualifications

• LLB Admitted Attorney

Desirable skills or attributes

• Results oriented with leadership qualities.
• Self-starter and confident.
• Lateral thinker.
• Self-motivated.
• Takes initiative and responsibility for personal development and updated technical knowledge.
• Positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with clients and colleagues to provide legal services. Producing high level legal opinions that add value to clients business. Managing a range of legal assignments reporting to Managers/ Partners.
• Expand professional network internally and externally.
• Management of billings, debtors and assignment budgeting. Compliance with risk management procedures.

The skills we look for in future employees We're very proud of our unique culture, and expect our people to demonstrate skills and behaviours that will support us in implementing our business strategy. This is important to the work we do, both for our business and our clients. These skills and behaviours are a strong component of our global leadership framework: The PwC Professional. Diversity We work in a changing world that offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Our strength lies in creating value through diversity. Whether you're an accomplished professional or a promising new talent, you'll have opportunities to continuously learn, grow and advance in your career within our network. Our diverse client mix gives you an opportunity to make a difference by working with clients across South Africa and clients with a global reach. We know that the skills and experiences you gain with us will stay with you throughout your career. So join PwC. We'll help you to reach your full potential. Take the opportunity of a lifetime. Industry OS - Cross Industry

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Job Description

The PwC Deal Our people make an impact through their dedication to client service, creativity, and high performance. Whatever your passion, the opportunities available to you at PwC will help you realise your career aspirations. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to a variety of flexible working styles. We're committed to collaboration and strong relationships that help our clients and our people realise their ambitions. Well known for our technical excellence, we're also a firm brimming with energetic and inspirational people who want to build a diverse career in a progressive, global organisation. What's in it for you? The opportunity to join a diverse and progressive team, with the chance to learn from inspirational people committed to ensuring each and every interaction is an opportunity to learn, challenge and innovate. About the role The primary focus will be to provide an array of tax consulting, tax accounting and tax compliance services to a range of clients with specific focus on the mining sector.

Essential skills and experience

• Good understanding and knowledge of income tax laws (South African and International)
• People management skills including coaching Required qualifications
• Relevant professional qualification (CA/Accounting degree and or Postgraduate studies in Tax)

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in corporate tax in a consulting environment (exposure to mining clients is a prerequisite)

Desirable skills or attributes

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-starter with the ability to provide solutions to business problems
• Ability to multi-task yet still pay attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills Responsibilities
• Managing a portfolio of clients, with responsibilities which will include: o Day to day management and acting as main point of contact with clients. 
• Addressing client requests for assistance on a timely basis, and consulting with the assignment partner where required. Researching and drafting advice on tax issues faced by our clients.
• Tax accounting assignments as well as the audit of tax. o Tax compliance including dispute resolution.
• Planning the assignment approach, including understanding client expectations, effectively scoping work and anticipating client demands.
• Identifying areas of contention and discussing these with the engagement team/client.
• Overall monitoring of progress of assignments against budget, with the aim of alerting the client of potential out of scope work and negotiating fees with clients. o Ensuring deadlines are met and quality work is delivered.
• Identifying business issues where PwC can provide value add solutions.
• Financial portfolio management including, WIP management, billing and cash collection.
• Management of junior staff members, including their performance, coaching and development.
• Compliance with risk management procedures.
  Involvement in industry specific initiatives, with responsibilities which will include: o Contributing to and/or assists in leading internal training sessions.
• Business development work.
• Proactively becoming involved in networking opportunities as identified by the firm / industry sector leaders. o Interaction with regulatory bodies such as SARS 
• Contributing to mining industry related initiatives, including writing articles and commenting on proposed law amendments.

The skills we look for in future employees We're very proud of our unique culture, and expect our people to demonstrate skills and behaviours that will support us in implementing our business strategy. This is important to the work we do, both for our business and our clients. These skills and behaviours are a strong component of our global leadership framework: The PwC Professional. Diversity We work in a changing world that offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Our strength lies in creating value through diversity. Whether you're an accomplished professional or a promising new talent, you'll have opportunities to continuously learn, grow and advance in your career within our network. Our diverse client mix gives you an opportunity to make a difference by working with clients across South Africa and clients with a global reach. We know that the skills and experiences you gain with us will stay with you throughout your career. So join PwC. We'll help you to reach your full potential. Take the opportunity of a lifetime. Industry OS - Cross Industry