Description
Management Level
Associate
Job Description & Summary
A career in our Tax Compliance Services practice, within Tax services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients meet and manage their tax obligations across unique but ever changing tax specialties. You'll advise clients on their local and overseas tax affairs, while acting as a strategic consultant related to business analysis, managing indirect taxes, dispute resolution, and global enterprise tax solutions.
Our team helps our clients with compliance across all taxes, statutory accounting and complex tax reporting. You'll focus on bookkeeping and monthly reporting, drafting, auditing and filing of local statutory financial statements, and transaction processing.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.
As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:
Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.
Global Compliance Services ('GCS') is a specialised team within Tax and Legal Services using custom built software and tailored work processes to ensure efficient and effective tax compliance services for our clients. GCS has a vacancy for a corporate tax senior associate to assist with providing various corporate income tax compliance services to its clients, and performing related administrative tasks.
Duties:
? Preparation of corporate income tax returns and supporting schedules using electronically captured data.
? Calculation of provisional tax payments and preparation of IRP6 Provisional Tax returns.
? Checking of income tax assessments.
? Liaising with managers regarding clients affairs.
? Assisting with the management of a portfolio of compliance clients.
? Maintaining client records and related correspondence, including
preparation of applicable documentation and correspondence.
? Attending to queries raised by SARS and general liaison with SARS regarding clients affairs.
? Ensuring that clients tax compliance affairs are kept up to date and that SARS deadlines are met.
? Complying with Tax risk management procedures.
? Delivering quality tax services.
? Keeping abreast with changes in Tax Legislation.
? Wip and debtor management.
? Assisting with the automation of processes using technology.
? Developing and attending to updates to our web based tax calculation tool.
Key Performance Areas:
The successful applicant should:
? Have knowledge and experience in the application of the Income Tax
Act, and applying such knowledge to prepare complex corporate tax calculations and
income tax returns.
? Be computer literate and have a working knowledge of MS
Powerpoint, Word and Excel. Knowledge of Google suite will be advantageous.
? Have good communication and interpersonal skills.
? Have the ability to prioritise and work under pressure.
? Have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
? Be accurate and have good judgmental, numerical and analytical
skills.
? Be able to pay attention to detail and have the ability to follow
through on tasks.
? Be well organised.
? Be motivated and confident.
? Be fluent in English and be able to draft correspondence in English.
? Be committed to assisting with the growth of the Global Compliance
Services team.
Qualifications and experience:
? An accounting degree or similar qualification.
? Tax qualification
? Experience in income tax and the experience with the preparation of
Complex corporate income tax returns and related matters will be advantageous. At least 2-4 years experience in Tax is required.
? Strong interest in using technology to improve processes or solve problems is a must.
? Strong understanding of business processes.
Travel Requirements
Up to 20%
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No
Job Posting End Date
November 2, 2024