Line of Service
Tax

Industry/Sector
Not Applicable

Specialism
Domestic Tax Compliance

Management Level
Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary
A career within Corporate Tax services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients meet their tax obligations while managing the impact tax has on their business. You'll advise clients on their local and overseas tax affairs, while acting as a strategic consultant related to business analysis, managing working capital, and profit sharing for partners. You'll also help organisations understand the pricing implications of goods and services between related parties, as well as providing advice on tax implications of deals.

Our team helps our clients improve their tax function to control risk and facilitate better decision making. You'll focus on helping businesses with tax strategy, ensuring tax compliance, increasing post tax profits, and providing application support to achieve the best corporate tax practices.

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.

Role Summary:

PwC is seeking an experienced corporate tax specialist to join its Corporate and International Tax advisory team as a Senior Associate . The role requires sound expertise in advising corporate clients on the tax implications of corporate and business transactions, group restructurings and financing arrangements. Specialist Dedicated exposure in dealing with tax matters within knowledge in the Energy, Mining and Utilities and/or Financial Services industries (industry-specific tax rules) will be beneficial.

Qualifications / Certifications required:

Professional qualification in law (Admitted Attorney) and/or accounting.

Minimum NQF level 8 qualification (LLB / Honours degree) but an NQF level 9 qualification in Tax would be ideal (LLM / MCom in Tax)

Experience required:

2 - 4 years' experience in a Corporate Tax advisory environment with dedicated exposure to:

• Advising clients on structuring business transactions, restructures, M&A activity and the tax implications thereof;
  
• Drafting tax opinions and/or structuring decks on the implications of alternative courses of actions;
  
• Research of complex tax issues;
  
• Interpretation of tax legislation;
  
• Liaison with SARS and Counsel regarding complex and uncertain tax matters;
  
• Assistance with the implementation of transactions including the review of financial models and/or transaction legals from a tax perspective; and
  
• Cross-industry exposure (e.g. Financial Services, Energy and Mining).
  

Responsibilities of role:

The successful candidate will be required to:

• Manage a portfolio of clients
  
• Act as a point of call for clients and ensure timely delivery to the highest technical standard;
  
• Perform technical reviews ofPrepare draft deliverables and ensure timely delivery to the highest technical standard;
  
• Service a portfolio of clients under the guidance of more senior subject-matter experts;
  
• Support the sales strategy of leadership;
  
• Manage project economics pro-actively;
  
• Ensure adherence to internal risk management policies;
  
• Keep abreast with the ever-changing tax landscape through relevant technical training;
  
• Develop deep knowledge of bespoke PwC developed digital tools, applications and business processes.
  

Skill sets required:

• Ability to provide bespoke advice of the highest technical standard in a clear and concise manner (both in writing and at an interpersonal level).
  
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure in a deadline driven environment.
  
• Well-rounded project and people management skills.
  
• Ability to grasp, navigate and solve complex business problems.
  
• Organisation and time management skills
  
• Pays attention to detail
  

Role related attributes:

• The ideal candidate will be:
  
  • Performance driven
    
  • Sales-oriented
    
  • Future-oriented
    
  • Digitally fit
    
  • Agile
    
  • Resilient
    
  • Positive
    
  • Pro-active
    
  • Eager to learn
    

Independence requirements to be taken into consideration:

Standard PwC risk management restrictions apply

Industry experience required:

Knowledge of, and experience in dealing with, complicated corporate transactions within a large tax practice (e.g. Big-4 auditing firm and/or reputable corporate law firm) is preferred.

Candidate suggestions for headhunting:

South African national African, Indian and/or Colored candidates preferred.

Add-on to job advert:

Agencies please note: This recruitment assignment is being managed directly by PwC's Talent Acquisition team. We will reach out to our preferred agency partners in the rare instance we require additional talent options. Any speculative or unsolicited CV's received will be treated as a direct application. Your respect for this process is appreciated.

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Travel Requirements
Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No

Government Clearance Required?
Yes

Job Posting End Date
September 13, 2024