Tax Advisory Consultant - Cape Town

SUMMARY:
Tax Advisory Consultant - Cape Town

POSITION INFO:

• Provide tax advice to clients regarding transactions (mergers and acquisitions, corporate and private restructures, debt and equity funding transactions etc.) including the conceptualisation of tax efficient structures.
• Provide tax advice to clients regarding international/offshore structures (both inbound and outbound investment) including the conceptualisation thereof.
• Provide tax advice to high-net-worth individuals regarding private investment structures.
• Provide tax advice regarding a wide variety of complex tax issues (employee share ownership plans etc.)
• Prepare and review tax structuring memoranda, formal tax opinions, tax advice notes, reports and transaction tax calculations in respect of the above items.
• Team member in tax due diligence projects and tax compliance and efficiency review engagements.
• Perform income tax reviews on high-risk Audit Clients.
• Provide deal and implementation support in respect of transactions (review of transaction agreements for tax specific matters, advising on post-implementation matters such as the appropriate tax return and financial reporting disclosures etc)
• Attend to SARS dispute resolution processes, including review of related correspondence and drafting of appropriate responses to SARS.

• Qualified CA(SA)
• Post-articles relevant Tax Advisory experience.
• Masters Degree in Taxation.
• Passionate about tax.
• Completion of SAICA training contract.
• General knowledge of and prior experience in Tax Advisory.
• Strong report writing skills.
• Ability to actively engage with clients in a professional manner.
• Strong technical ability.
• Solutions-driven/problem-solving mind set with the ability to think on one’s feet.
• High level of attention to detail.