Manager Transfer Pricing - Cape Town

Ey; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in assurance and advisory is seeking a skilled professional for transfer pricing roles in South Africa. The ideal candidate will engage with prestigious global clients, supervising multiple projects and applying their analytical and economic skills. A minimum of 5 years experience is required, along with strong organizational and communication abilities. The role offers competitive remuneration and flexible working arrangements, enabling a balance between professional and personal priorities.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Flexible working opportunities

Career development support

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of related experience.
• Broad exposure to transfer pricing issues preferred; consulting experience a bonus.
• Ability to work at a fast pace, often with shifting responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Involved in all stages of the project life cycle.
• Translate information into quantitative and qualitative analyses.
• Build relationships with clients to provide tailored global services.
• Demonstrate leadership by supervising transfer pricing engagements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Strong written and verbal communication

Leadership

Transfer pricing knowledge

Education

Undergrad degree with an Hdip tax, Business degree, CA (SA)

Job description

The opportunity

Constantly changing regulatory environments have led to rapid growth in the area of transfer pricing.

EY is a leader in synthesizing global developments and advising our clients.

You’ll see that reflected in your career, as you’ll be working with prestigious global clients at the leading front of economic analysis.

Whether you’ve built your skills in another global organization, are approaching this from an industry perspective, or have recently completed a Masters or Hdip and are interested in applying your analytical skills, you could really shine here.

Your key responsibilities

You’ll be heavily involved at all stages of the project life cycle, making this a high‑profile opportunity to take on a wide range of responsibilities and diversify your skills and experience.

It’s all about translating information from a variety of sources into quantitative and qualitative analyses to inform and advise our clients.

That will include building relationships with clients in a spectrum of industries and getting to know their unique needs and aspirations to provide tailored global services.

It will also mean demonstrating your leadership by supervising multiple transfer pricing engagements and contributing to the delivery of quality tax planning services for our diverse clients.

Skills and attributes for success

Applying complex transfer pricing concepts and economic/financial knowledge to resolve client challenges.

Drafting contemporaneous transfer pricing documentation, conducting functional analysis interviews, and attending to economic and industry analyses.

Consulting and tax advice, including transfer pricing risk and accrual reviews as well as planning.

Mentoring and coaching, including managing other team members.

Assisting with business unit budgets and individual work performance.

Supplying innovative transfer pricing and economic ideas, alongside responsive services and work products.

Modelling financial outcomes, valuing intangible assets and developing practical planning approaches.

Coordinating work with other client‑service colleagues globally to drive collaboration.

To qualify for the role you must have

Undergrad degree with an Hdip tax, Business degree, CA (SA) or similar qualification.

Broad exposure to transfer pricing issues preferred; consulting experience a bonus.

Strong organisational skills.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

The ability to work at a fast pace, often with shifting responsibilities.

Minimum of 5 years of related experience.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• A consistent record of excellence in a professional services environment
• Existing transfer pricing experience

What we look for

You’ll proactively maintain your technical knowledge by keeping abreast of developments in indirect tax trends and issues so that you can better advise our clients.

In return we’ll provide investment in the right sort of training and offer you the opportunities that will develop and challenge your career.

The types of project you’ll contribute towards may include

• Expansion into new markets
• Organisational structure rationalisation
• Business model redesign
• Managing the risk arising from global law changes

Location

Cape Town

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance.

Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well‑being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions.

Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you
• EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements
• We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities
• While our client‑facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world.

That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better.

Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world.

Apply now.