Senior Associate 2 - International Tax 2018 at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Job description

Job Description

Brief Outline/ Purpose of Job

• Tax focuses on assisting corporates and individuals to control and minimise their tax burden, helping clients with compliance issues, and providing advice on HR-related issues and the tax implications thereof.
• In Tax we encourage further studies and also provide bursaries for Post-Graduate qualifications such as Masters in Tax.
• Role/Job Description: Particular focus areas include:
• Liaising with colleagues and clients to provide corporate and/or international tax consulting services;
• Producing high level tax opinions that add value to clients' businesses;
• Performing tax related pre-issuance work;
• Managing a range of tax assignments reporting to Managers and Directors;
• Performing tax reviews as part of statutory audits;
• Performing tax related research;
• Assessing commercial facts and applying the appropriate tax law;
• Interpreting tax legislation;
• Liaising with SARS and handling queries raised by SARS;
• Complying with risk management procedures;
• Billing client work; and
• Performing general project administration.

Key Competencies and Attributes

• Commercial awareness and business acumen;
• Strong research skills;
• Good writing and drafting skills;
• Ability to provide solutions to business problems;
• Analytical skills;
• Good client relationship management skills;
• Good communication and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to prioritise and work under pressure;
• Organisation and time management skills;
• Ability to work to deadlines;
• Attention to detail; and
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and multitask.
• Passionate about growing a career within the Tax department.

Qualification & Experience Requirements

• BComm Accounting Degree and qualified CA (SA), plus Degree or Diploma in taxation or in process of studying in this regard,
• Newly qualified CA’s with a passion for Tax or 1-2 years post articles experience will be an added advantage.

Industry Not Applicable