Audit of Tax Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

JOB PURPOSE

• The primary focus will be to provide an array of audit of tax support to audit teams and tax consulting services to clients in different sectors within Corporate International & Tax, which might include Financial Services, Global Compliance, Domestic Corporate Tax as well as Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) team which offers its expertise to clients to enable them to deliver tax effective business transactions, whether they be restructuring, due diligence, re-financing, BEE transactions, mergers and acquisitions or divestments

JOB PROFILE
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
Responsibilities

• Performing tax reviews as part of statutory audits;
• Performing reviews of company tax returns prior to submission to the SARS;
• Liaising with colleagues and clients to provide corporate tax consulting services;
• Producing high level tax opinions that add value to clients' businesses;
• Managing a range of tax assignments reporting to Managers and Directors;
• 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;
• Performing general project administration;

PERSON PROFILE
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE
KEY KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• CA(SA)
• Masters/ Honours in Tax will be an advantage.
• Completed articles
• Qualifies CA(SA)
• 3-5 years experience in Audit of Tax
• Advantageous: Previous work experience in a tax environment
• Excellent IT skills;
• Good oral and written communication skills;
• Good organization and time management skills;
• Good interpersonal skills and work towards team goals;
• Pays attention to detail;
• Works to tight deadlines and has a sense of urgency;
• Team player with leadership qualities;
• Client service and results oriented;
• Self-starter, motivator, enthusiastic;
• Takes ownership of personal development;
• Good at giving and receiving feedback;
• Has integrity and judgement about work and relationships;