Senior Consultant : Corporate Tax Consulting

BDO South Africa; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Cape Town is seeking a Corporate Tax Senior Consultant to assist in achieving financial goals, manage client relationships and deliver high-quality tax solutions. The ideal candidate will possess strong knowledge of income tax and corporate law and demonstrate excellent technical skills. This role requires effective communication with clients and audit teams, while also mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Experience in corporate tax consulting.
• Ability to draft technically correct opinions and reports.
• Proficient in interpreting income tax and corporate law.

Responsibilities

• Assist BDO in achieving financial targets.
• Draft tax opinions and reports for review.
• Manage client relationships and prepare budgets.

Skills

Technical tax competence

Client service

Business development

Income tax law knowledge

Corporate law knowledge

Job description

BDO Cape Town has a vacancy for a Corporate Tax Senior Consultant within the corporate tax consulting business unit. The incumbent will be reporting to the Head of Corporate Tax Consulting. You will inter alia be responsible for :

• Assisting BDO to achieve its financial targets driving the BDO brand, business development, technical tax competence and client service in line with BDO values.
• Interpreting and applying theoretical knowledge to a practical business solution by utilising a sound knowledge of income tax and corporate law.
• Drafting technically correct opinions and reports for review and reviewing tax opinions and advise to be provided to clients and the audit department.
• Preparing and / or reviewing income tax and deferred tax computations.
• Reviewing tax computations for the audit department.
• Gathering information from different sources by using effective research tools.
• Assisting with the research and preparation of proposals.
• Identifying income tax issues arising at clients and use various tools and techniques to provide suggestions on how to solve them.
• Adapting to a changing work environment and accommodate changing client demands.
• Liaising with audit partners and audit staff with regards to tax issues.
• Liaising with SARS.
• Visiting clients to remediate tax issues and assist clients with SARS audit and queries.
• Managing and maintaining client relationships.
• Preparing and managing budgets, debtors and monthly invoices.
• Producing accurate work and client deliverables to a high technical standard while coaching and mentoring junior staff.
• Managing subordinates in the corporate tax consulting team.