Tax Consultant GMS(Job Number: 2400005W) at KPMG South Africa

Description
Purpose of the Job:

• To be proactive in all aspects of tax consulting and compliance

Key job duties or responsibilities: 

• Involvement in consulting and advising clients on a wide range of individual tax and employees’ tax issues
• both in relation to local and expatriate individuals
• Preparation and/or first review of tax calculations and tax returns on behalf of clients
• Assisting on expatriate payroll engagements where required
• Assisting on local payroll employees’ tax reviews and audits
• Participating as a member of engagement teams to deliver tax compliance and consulting services to
• global expat populations authorised for services and employers
• Producing accurate work to a high technical standard, including preparation of calculations, drafting 
• opinions and reports
• Interpretation and application of theoretical knowledge and practical experience
• Prioritisation of workload and meeting required deadlines
• Contribute effectively to the discussions around work and actively participate in generating creative ideas 
• and thoughts
• Adapt to a changing work environment and accommodate changing client demands
• Facilitate teamwork by sharing knowledge with others on a regular basis and actively asking questions in 
• order to achieve personal and work goals
• Assisting managers with drafting of billing and monthly financial reporting
• Keeping accurate record of time spent on tasks

Qualifications and experience

• BCom Accounting or BCom Law, LLB
• HDip (Tax) or similar
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in Expatriate Tax and Employees’ Tax
• Current SAIT or other Regulatory Controlling Body membership and active SARS Tax Practitioner 
• registration
• SQL and/or data analytics qualifications and/or experience will be beneficial
• Active payroll (in particular, PaySpace) and/ SARS e@syfile experience will be beneficial

Critical Interpersonal or Interactive skills

• Numerically strong
• Good opinion / report writing skills
• Drive and enthusiasm
• Sound technical ability and knowledge
• Good working knowledge of SARS eFiling
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good presentation skills
• Able to communicate at and with all levels
• Effective time management and prioritisation skills
• Able to deliver to tight time scales
• Able to adapt to different working environments
• Actively participate in the performance development and growth of oneself and others by giving honest 
• and open feedback to all colleagues