Job Description

Description
BDO Cape Town has a vacancy for a Corporate Tax Senior Consultant within the corporate tax consulting business unit. The incumbent will be reporting to the Head of Corporate Tax Consulting. You 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.
• Drafting technically correct opinions and reports for review and reviewing tax opinions and advise to be provided to clients and the audit department.
• Preparing and/or reviewing income tax and deferred tax computations.
• Reviewing tax computations for 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 assist 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.

Requirements
Qualifications:

• CA(SA)
• BCom Honours or equivalent in taxation advantageous

Professional designation:

• SAICA and/or SAIT

Experience:

• CA(SA) articles
• Prior experience as a Corporate Tax consultant advantageous

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

Work Level
Junior Management
Job Type
Permanent
Salary
Market Related
EE Position
No
Location
Cape Town CBD

Skills Required