Corporate Tax Senior Consultant 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)