BDO Johannesburg has a vacancy for a suitably qualified and experienced Expatriate and Employees’ Tax Consultant.
Purpose
Manage a mixed portfolio of expatriate tax compliance and expatriate and employees’ tax consulting projects. This role will involve working very closely with the head of the division and involve a lot of direct client contact. The successful candidate will also manage the performance of two team members. The role is designed to lead to a fast-track career progression for the right candidate.
Job Specification
Reporting as part of Global Employer Services; you will inter alia be responsible for:
Expatriate Tax Compliance and Consulting
- Review of expatriate annual tax and provisional returns and directly responsible for preparation and submission of more complex tax returns.
- Attending to SARS and clients queries/objections/appeals.
- Review of monthly shadow payrolls.
- Responsible for expatriate arrival and departure tax briefings.
- Managing various expatriate tax consulting projects and assisting the director on more complex cases including:
- Providing written advice on tax residence and cross-border assignment tax issues.
- Emigration Matters.
- Tax efficient structuring of expatriate’s assignment package.
- Development or review of a company’s international assignment policy/relocation policy.
Employees’ Tax Consulting
- Preparation of PAYE due diligence projects.
- Assisting with client PAYE Health checks.
- Assisting clients with SARS PAYE audits/VDP applications.
- Work on various other employees’ tax consulting projects including:
- Design or review of employer remuneration related policies, including fringe benefit policy/travel & expense policy.
- Remuneration structuring, including employee share incentive plan arrangements.
- Employee retrenchments.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Degree or H Dip (Tax) / MCom Tax.
- Candidates with proven relevant experience will also be considered.
- Minimum of 3 years’ SAIT Trainee experience or experience ideally working in a client-facing expatriate and employees’ tax compliance and consulting role. Strong candidates with relevant technical experience from Industry or SARS will also be considered.
- Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Competencies:
- Team player.
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills.
- Enjoys opinion writing / drafting of reports.
- Lateral thinker.
- Ability to build strong and effective relationships internally and with clients to ensure a professional and quality service that meets required expectations and needs.
- Confidence and decisiveness with excellent planning and organizing abilities.
- Ability to work under pressure and achieve reporting deadlines.
- Agility to adapt to different situations.
- Showing initiative and taking ownership.
- Energetic, passionate and possess a willingness to succeed.
- Adherence to principles and values.
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