Description
Management Level
Senior Associate
Job Description & Summary
At PwC, our people in finance focus on providing financial advice and strategic guidance to clients, helping them optimise their financial performance and make informed business decisions. These individuals handle financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management.
Those in accounting at PwC will focus on managing financial records, analysing data, and assisting in compliance with accounting standards. You will play a crucial role in providing accurate financial information and insights to support decision-making.
Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn't clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.
Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:
Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.
Qualifications /Certifications required:
? Relevant South African degree / diploma with Accounting and Taxation as core modules
Experience required:
? Minimum of 3 years' experience in tax compliance and tax administration
Responsibilities of role:
? Administration of provisional and final income tax returns, and other SARS
related returns, including companies, trusts, individuals and PBO's.
? Maintenance of tax clients on tax management software (GreatSoft) and
SARS eFiling.
? Compile tax calculations and financial statements for clients
? Completion and review income tax returns and assessments on eFiling and
manage all SARS correspondence.
? Liaison with SARS, clients and staff regarding assessments, objections,
disputes, refunds, queries, income tax registrations and deregistrations etc.
? Following up on outstanding SARS matters.
? Ensure that clients' tax compliance affairs are kept up to date and SARS
deadlines are met, delivering quality tax services.
? Approval of International Transfers (AIT) and tax compliance status requests
? Responding to SARS verification queries.
? Client and PwC staff consultations regarding tax compliance and tax
administration matters.
? Support tax compliance co-team members and manager.
? Comply and drive internal risk management procedures.
? Issuing fees and following up on debtors.
? General administrative tasks.
Skill sets Required
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills, should focus on detail, be accurate, organised and able to work independently within a team environment.
? Strong multi-tasking skills and proactive towards tasks and deadlines
? Sound computer literacy (i.e. MS Word, MS Excel, etc.) and administration skills.
? Experience on GreatSoft or similar tax database package advantageous
? Sound knowledge and experience in the South African Income Tax Act and Tax administration Act, dealings with SARS and SARS eFiling.
? Fluent in English and Afrikaans.
? Must be prepared to work overtime if required.
? Valid driver's license and own transport
Travel Requirements
Up to 20%
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No
Job Posting End Date
January 21, 2025