BDO Johannesburg has a vacancy for a suitable 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 etc.
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 etc.
- remuneration structuring, including employee share incentive plan arrangements
- Employee retrenchments
Requirements
Qualifications and Experience:
- Degree or H Dip (Tax) / MCom Tax
- Candidates with proven relevant experience will also be considered.
- Minimum of 1 - 3 years’ 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
Work Level
Junior Management
Job Type
Permanent
Salary
Market Related
EE Position
No
Location
JHB Illovo
