Tax Advisory Consultant at Moore South Africa

Minimum Requirements

Experience and Skills Required:

• Completion of SAICA training contract
• Good client and inter-personal relationship management
• General knowledge of and prior experience in tax advisory
• Strong report writing skills

 Minimum Level of Education/Qualifications Required:

• Qualified CA(SA)
• Post-articles relevant tax advisory experience
• Masters degree in taxation (or currently studying towards such a degree or intention to study towards such a degree) would be an advantage

Personal Qualities:

• Passionate about tax
• Ability to actively engage with clients in a professional manner
• Strong technical ability
• Solutions-driven / problem-solving mind set with the ability to think on one’s feet
• High level of attention to detail
• Ability to effectively communicate and interact with clients in meetings and other correspondence
• Self-motivated
• Has a commercial mind set and a general interest in business affairs
• Ability to work in a high pressure, deadline driven environment
• Confident and self-assured
• Team player
• Positive can-do attitude
• Willingness to learn

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide tax advice to clients regarding transactions (mergers and acquisitions, corporate and private restructures, debt and equity funding transactions etc.) including the conceptualisation of tax efficient structures
• Provide tax advice to clients regarding international / offshore structures (both inbound and outbound investment) including the conceptualisation thereof
• Provide tax advice to high net worth individuals regarding private investment structures
• Provide tax advice regarding a wide variety of complex tax issues (employee share ownership plans etc.)
• Prepare and review tax structuring memoranda, formal tax opinions, tax advice notes, reports and transaction tax calculations in respect of the above items
• Team member in tax due diligence projects and tax compliance and efficiency review engagements
• Perform income tax reviews on high risk Moore Audit Clients
• Provide deal and implementation support in respect of transactions (review of transaction agreements for tax specific matters, advising on post-implementation matters such as the appropriate tax return and financial reporting disclosures etc)
• Attend to SARS dispute resolution processes, including review of related correspondence and drafting of appropriate responses to SARS