581 Individual Tax jobs in South Africa

OVERALL PURPOSE
Advising and consulting with clients on SA and international tax engagements, both personal and corporate tax.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
The position reports to, and works directly with the Partner - Tax Advisory within the Family Office. Other working relationships include all members of the extended Family Office Team. This role is a legal and tax specialist advising clients on personal tax and exchange control issues, including cross border transactions. The role may offer legal opinion and regulatory advisory. This is a client facing and income generating role.

Principal Elements And Accountabilities

• Consulting and writing of tax opinions
• Conducting research and keeping abreast of the latest developments in tax
• Provision of exchange control advice and drafting of exchange control applications
• Preparation of tax computations for clients
• Review of tax returns
• Drafting of objections and appeals to assessments and assistance with SARS queries including dispute resolution with SARS
• Sundry correspondence with SARS
• Involvement from time to time in tax aspects relating to special assignments including corporate restructurings, listings, investigations, due diligence and other investigations, etc.
• Preparation and presentation of in-house training programs.
• Periodic contributions to the in-house technical and other publications

Qualifications And Skills

• CA (SA) / LLB / M Com Tax
• High net worth and international tax experience would be preferable
• Minimum of 3 years relevant working experience ideally within a consulting tax environment.
• Good communication skills, both oral and in writing
• Ability to manage multiple assignments
• Strong tax technical skills
• Strong ability to interpret financial information and transactions
• Accounting knowledge preferred
• Research and report writing

COMPETENCIES AND BEHAVIOURS

• Planning and Organizing: Schedules and manages workload effectively, thinks ahead, sets plans to achieve goals
• Teamwork: Supports and works towards team goals, shares information, is helpful and cooperative, works effectively with people outside immediate team and within the wider group
• Communication skills: Communicates clearly and concisely, listens effectively, written communication is well presented
• Client orientated: Understands and satisfies client needs at all times, delivers excellent client service, takes full accountability for all client matters including delegated tasks.
• Accuracy, quality and productivity: Delivers work of a high standard, output is accurate and error free, productivity is consistent
• Strategic and commercial Focus: Demonstrates tenacious cost consciousness for the business, adds value to the business.

Tax Advisor

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Chartered Accountant (SA) or BCom (Accounting), with 1-3 years post articles experience within a tax practice
• Corporate, compliance and tax dispute resolution experience
• Multi-disciplinary tax experience, international tax experience and deferred tax experience would be an advantage
• High academic achiever, with proven numeracy and language skills
• Completion of a post graduate diploma or degree in taxation is a pre-requisite – if this is not already completed, it will be a condition of employment

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Working as part of a team providing assistance to clients on a variety of matters within a specialised tax practice
• Preparing or reviewing tax calculations and tax returns
• Furnishing opinions and advice for clients on various tax issues, including legal and tax research
• Providing tax related input on transaction structures, including in a cross-border context
• Providing tax related drafting support and commentary on legal documents

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

Initiative, enthusiasm and optimism

• Acting without prompting but aware of risks
• Takes action to achieve goals beyond what is required
• Optimistic in handling challenges and setting out for the best outcomes
• Genuinely engage with clients and colleagues in an enthusiastic manner
• Taking responsibility in all matters in which you are involved
• Taking pride in excellence of work done

Perseverance and resilience

• Ability to work well under pressure without compromising work quality or standards.
• Ability to move past obstacles to achieve end results in an efficient and professional manner.
• Ability to recover quickly from setbacks.

Results driven

• Uncompromising attitude to service delivery.
• Delivery of results even under heavy pressure.
• Ability to handle high volumes as well as meet deadlines, with the view to adding value to the business by delivering the required results.

Team player

• Working together with colleagues and staff to enhance the team's overall performance
• Leveraging off team synergies and to ensure a productive, efficient and caring work environment

Ethical

• Displays honesty and integrity at all times

Client Focus

• Dedicated to understanding and meeting the expectations and requirements of clients.
• Obtains the necessary information from clients and utilises the information for the delivery of service to the client.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with clients.

Work Standards

• Sets high goals or standards of performance for self, producing work timeously, accurately and of a consistently high standard.
• Able to work according to a fee budget.

Planning and organizing

• Set priorities, manage schedules and plan accordingly in a constantly pressurised environment.

OTHER SKILLS:

Technical skills

• Possesses the tax technical skill to research, interpret and argue legal points, in order to deliver excellent tax opinions, transaction structures and legal documents.
• Strong critical reasoning
• Ability to apply theory in a practical and commercially astute manner

Business and financial skills

• Possesses the necessary commercial understanding of client requirements in order to deliver excellent client service
• Ability to utilise information from financial statements or other accounting records, within the context of tax computations, tax returns, tax opinions or tax due diligences (on-the-job training will be provided to enhance these skills)
• Ability to perform tax related calculations

Communication

• Able to communicate effectively and express ideas clearly
• Ability to argue persuasively
• Produce documents that have appropriate organisation and structure, correct grammar and language, and which are easy to understand.

Computer Literacy

• Proficiency in all relevant computer software, including Word and Outlook.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint is a pre-requisite – if this is not already present, on-the-job training will be provided to address these weaknesses

Bowman Gilfillan is committed to achieving the objectives set in its transformation charter, and the targets in its employment equity plan. All recruitment decisions will be taken with due consideration being given to these objectives.

Senior Tax Advisor – Durban

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Preferably a Chartered Accountant (SA), with post articles experience within a tax practice or BCom (Accounting), with 5-7 years post articles experience within a tax practice
• Corporate, compliance and tax dispute resolution experience
• Multi-disciplinary tax experience, international tax experience and deferred tax experience would be an advantage
• High academic achiever, with numeracy and language skills
• Post graduate diploma or degree in taxation is a requirement

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Working as part of a team providing assistance to clients on a variety of matters within a specialised tax practice
• Furnishing legal opinions and advice for clients on various tax issues, including legal and tax research
• Providing advice and assistance with tax disputes
• Providing tax related input on transaction structures, including in a cross-border context
• Providing tax related drafting support and commentary on legal documents
• Performing or reviewing tax calculations
• Preparing or reviewing corporate tax returns

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

Initiative, Enthusiasm, and Optimism

• Acting without prompting but aware of risks
• Takes action to achieve goals beyond what is required
• Optimistic in handling challenges and setting out for the best outcomes
• Genuinely engage with clients and colleagues in an enthusiastic manner
• Taking responsibility in all matters in which you are involved
• Taking pride in excellence of work done

Perseverance and Resilience

• Ability to work well under pressure without compromising work quality or standards.
• Ability to move past obstacles to achieve end results in an efficient and professional manner.
• Ability to recover quickly from setbacks.

Results driven

• Uncompromising attitude to service delivery.
• Delivery of results even under heavy pressure.
• Ability to handle high volumes as well as meet deadlines, with the view to adding value to the business by delivering the required results.

Team player

• Working together with colleagues and staff to enhance the team's overall performance
• Leveraging off team synergies and to ensure a productive, efficient and caring work environment

Ethical

• Displays honesty and integrity at all times

Client Focus

• Dedicated to understanding and meeting the expectations and requirements of clients.
• Obtains the necessary information from clients and utilises the information for the delivery of service to the client.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with clients.

Work Standards

• Sets high goals or standards of performance for self, producing work timeously, accurately and of a consistently high standard.
• Able to work according to a fee budget.

Planning and organizing

• Set priorities, manage schedules and plan accordingly in a constantly pressurised environment.

OTHER SKILLS:

Legal Technical skills

• Possesses the legal technical skill to research, interpret and argue legal points, in order to deliver excellent tax opinions, transaction structures and legal documents.
• Strong critical reasoning
• Ability to apply theory in a practical and commercially astute manner

Business and financial skills

• Possesses the necessary commercial understanding of client requirements in order to deliver excellent client service
• Ability to utilise information from financial statements or other accounting records, within the context of tax opinions or tax due diligences (on-the-job training will be provided to enhance these skills)

Communication

• Able to communicate effectively and express ideas clearly
• Ability to argue persuasively
• Produce documents that have appropriate organisation and structure, correct grammar and language, and which are easy to understand.

Computer Literacy

• Proficiency in all relevant computer software, including Word and Outlook.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint is a requirement

Bowman Gilfillan is committed to achieving the objectives set in its transformation charter, and the targets in its employment equity plan. All recruitment decisions will be taken with due consideration being given to these objectives.

Ready to take the next step in your finance career? Join a dynamic firm in Johannesburg and expand your professional expertise! We are seeking a Senior Tax Advisor to provide strategic tax guidance across our client’s business. This role involves managing tax risk, advising on transactions, supporting fund structuring, and ensuring compliance across multiple African jurisdictions.

Key Performance Areas:

• Manage and advise on tax risks across the business.
• Guide investment and divestment transactions from a tax perspective.
• Support fund structuring and ensure compliance with relevant tax legislation.
• Provide input on corporate and cross-border tax matters.
• Collaborate with regional teams and investee companies; occasional travel required.

Requirements:

• CA(SA) or LLB qualification with a postgraduate tax qualification.
• Minimum of 10 years’ Africa and international tax experience.
• Proven track record in transactions and private equity.

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Tagged as: CA(SA), Johannesburg, LLB, Senior Tax Advisor, Tax

Company Description

We are a firm servicing the value added tax benefit for legal insurance products. This includes tax advice (telephonic) and assistance.

Role Description

This is a full-time remote role for a Tax Practitioner with individual taxes experience who can work independently. The role involves all individual tax assistance and providing tax advice to clients on individual tax matters.

Qualifications

• Tax Planning, Tax Preparation, and at least five years experience with individual tax submissions
• Experience in e-filing at expert level
• Registered Tax Practitioner
• Ability to work independently and remotely
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

CTC = R18 000 per month

Company Description

We are a firm servicing the value added tax benefit for legal insurance products. This includes tax advice (telephonic) and assistance.

Role Description

This is a full-time remote role for a Tax Practitioner with individual taxes experience who can work independently. The role involves all individual tax assistance and providing tax advice to clients on individual tax matters.

Qualifications

• Tax Planning, Tax Preparation, and at least five years experience with individual tax submissions
• Experience in e-filing at expert level
• Registered Tax Practitioner
• Ability to work independently and remotely
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

CTC = R18 000 per month

Company Description

We are a firm servicing the value added tax benefit for legal insurance products. This includes tax advice (telephonic) and assistance.

Role Description

This is a full-time remote role for a Tax Practitioner with individual taxes experience who can work independently. The role involves all individual tax assistance and providing tax advice to clients on individual tax matters.

Qualifications

• Tax Planning, Tax Preparation, and at least five years experience with individual tax submissions
• Experience in e-filing at expert level
• Registered Tax Practitioner
• Ability to work independently and remotely
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

CTC = R18 000 per month

Company Description

We are a firm servicing the value added tax benefit for legal insurance products. This includes tax advice (telephonic) and assistance.

Role Description

This is a full-time remote role for a Tax Practitioner with individual taxes experience who can work independently. The role involves all individual tax assistance and providing tax advice to clients on individual tax matters.

Qualifications

• Tax Planning, Tax Preparation, and at least five years experience with individual tax submissions
• Experience in e-filing at expert level
• Registered Tax Practitioner
• Ability to work independently and remotely
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

CTC = R18 000 per month

Company Description

We are a firm servicing the value added tax benefit for legal insurance products. This includes tax advice (telephonic) and assistance.

Role Description

This is a full-time remote role for a Tax Practitioner with individual taxes experience who can work independently. The role involves all individual tax assistance and providing tax advice to clients on individual tax matters.

Qualifications

• Tax Planning, Tax Preparation, and at least five years experience with individual tax submissions
• Experience in e-filing at expert level
• Registered Tax Practitioner
• Ability to work independently and remotely
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

CTC = R18 000 per month