Management Level
Senior Associate
Job Description & Summary
At PwC, our people in tax services focus on providing advice and guidance to clients on tax planning, compliance, and strategy. These individuals help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimise their tax positions.
Those in tax controversy and dispute resolution at PwC will assist clients in managing tax controversies and resolving disputes with tax authorities. In this field, you will provide advice and representation during audits, investigations, and appeals, aiming to achieve favourable outcomes for clients while maintaining compliance with tax laws.
Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.
Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:
- Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
- Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
- Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
- Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
- Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
- Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
- Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
- Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.
Role Summary:
PwC is seeking an ambitious tax professional to join its Tax Controversy and Dispute Resolution (TCDR) team, which forms a specialist team within the firm’s larger national Corporate and International Tax practice.
Qualifications / Certifications required:
Relevant professional qualification (Admitted attorney and/or Postgraduate studies in Tax). A post-graduate tax qualification would be ideal.
Experience required:
1-3 years’ experience in a tax advisory environment with dedicated and notable experience in managing tax disputes for or against the South African Revenue Service (SARS).
Responsibilities of role:
- Assist in advising a portfolio of corporate or high net worth clients on complex and uncertain tax dispute matters in a team context.
- Drafting of opinions/objections/appeals/VDP’s for clients as well as submitting to SARS and corresponding with SARS.
- Research of complex tax dispute/administrative related issues.
- Liaison with various stakeholders in a tax dispute e.g. SARS, Counsel, subject-matter specialists.
- Interpretation and application of substantive and procedural tax legislation.
- Assist with the implementation of agreed advice with SARS.
- Assistance with billings, debtors and assignment budgeting.
- Compliance with risk management procedures.
Skill sets required:
- Strong research skills.
- Ability to provide solutions to business problems – analytical skills.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to prioritise, multitask and work under pressure.
- Organisation and time management skills.
- Ability to work to deadlines.
- Pays attention to detail.
Role related attributes:
- Results oriented with leadership qualities.
- Self starter, confident.
- Lateral thinker.
- Self motivated.
- Takes initiative and responsibility for personal development and updated technical knowledge.
- Positive attitude.
Independence requirements to be taken into consideration:
Standard PwC risk management restrictions apply.
Industry experience required:
Relevant knowledge of, and experience in dealing with, tax administrative matters and SARS are required. Prior employment within a corporate advisory environment (e.g. Big-4 auditing firm and/or reputable corporate law firm) is preferred.
Travel Requirements:
Up to 20%
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No
Job Posting End Date:
November 15, 2024
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