BDO has a vacancy for a Senior Tax Consultant within the Corporate Tax Consulting business unit. The successful candidate will be reporting to the Head of Corporate Tax Consulting and will inter alia be responsible for:
- Assisting BDO to achieve its financial targets driving the BDO brand, business development, technical tax competence and client service in line with BDO values.
- Interpreting and applying theoretical knowledge to a practical business solution by utilising a sound knowledge of income tax and corporate law.
- Preparing and/or reviewing income tax and deferred tax computations.
- Reviewing tax computations for the audit department.
- Drafting technically correct opinions and reports for review and reviewing tax opinions and advice to be provided to clients and the audit department.
- Gathering information from different sources by using effective research tools.
- Assisting with the research and preparation of proposals.
- Identifying income tax issues arising at clients and use various tools and techniques to provide suggestions on how to solve them.
- Adapting to a changing work environment and accommodate changing client demands.
- Liaising with audit partners and audit staff with regards to tax issues.
- Liaising with SARS.
- Visiting clients to remediate tax issues and assisting clients with SARS audit and queries.
- Managing and maintaining client relationships.
- Preparing and managing budgets, debtors and monthly invoices.
- Producing accurate work and client deliverables to a high technical standard while coaching and mentoring junior staff.
- Managing subordinates in the corporate tax consulting team.
Qualifications:
- LLB degree with postgraduate tax qualification and CA(SA).
Professional designation:
- SAICA and/or SAIT.
Experience:
- Minimum of 4 to 5 years’ experience as a Corporate Tax consultant.
- Experience working with and interpreting financial accounting records.
Competencies:
- Excellent writing skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Leadership and supervising skills
- Working with people
- Adherence to principles and values
- Relating and Networking skills
- Analytical skills
- Leaning and researching skills
- Planning and organisational skills
- Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
- Adapting and responding to change
- Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking
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