Tax Accountant

SUMMARY:
Our client, a boutique accounting and tax practice based in Cape Town CBD, is looking for a Tax Accountant to join their team.
The firm has offered professional services to a diverse portfolio of local and international clients since 2008.

POSITION INFO:
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Carry out detailed and accurate computations to calculate tax liabilities/tax returns (complex or simple tax returns).
Collating, sorting, and processing financial information in relation to tax calculations and preparation of tax schedules and drawings calculations.
Submission of all tax-related accurate returns, documents, reconciliations, self-assessments, and corresponding with clients to provide feedback on tax affairs, assessments, payments, etc. by relevant deadlines.
Compilation of management statements, and annual financial statements and preparing other statistical, financial, and accounting reports, drafting of all working papers required for the Annual Financial Statements, Interpretation of evaluation of and reporting on AFS.
Deal with client queries regarding bookkeeping, AFS, Management Statements, Tax, Income distributions, etc.
Manage the administration of Income/Provisional/Employees/Value-added/Dividend Tax/Estate Planning, etc.
Correspondence with SARS on behalf of our clients on various matters when applicable, including Objections, Appeals and Alternative Dispute Resolution hearings, and other SARS consultations (all tax types).
Keep up to date with changing tax laws.
Training team members and supporting their related work responsibilities to ensure that the tax compliance requirements of the clients are met to the high standards that are set.
Assist the whole billing process via Sage Accounting for an entire portfolio of clients.
Perform any other reasonable work instruction/task and adhere to and generate revenue targets.

Qualification and experience
Tertiary qualification with at least 5 years of practical tax and accounting experience in an accounting/audit/financial firm.
Minimum of 5 years SARS e-filing experience.
Registered tax practitioner and or completed 3-years SAIPA/SAICA articles (advantageous).
Strong technical knowledge of International Accounting Standard (IAS), International Financial Reporting Standard for small and medium-sized entities (IFRS for SMEs), Companies Act, Income Tax Act, Tax Administration Act, VAT, PAYE and other SARS regulations (inclusive of SARS dispute resolution process).
Must have worked with a portfolio of clients, having been responsible for client correspondence (speaking directly to clients to obtain information, etc.) as well as correspondence with third parties (e.g. banks, brokers, financial advisors).

Skills & competencies
Exceptional numerical skills/maths skills.
Analytical skills.
Problem-solving skills.
Strong and accurate data-capturing skills.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in both English and Afrikaans – the ability to handle client queries politely and effectively.
Proficiency with computers, in particular Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
High attention to detail.
High level of accuracy.
Negotiation skills.
Time management skills/ability to adhere to deadlines.

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