Tax Compliance Associate 2

PwC Careers Africa; Bloemfontein; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational professional services firm in Bloemfontein is seeking an Associate to provide Income Tax and VAT services. The role involves liaising with clients, managing assignments, and ensuring compliance with tax regulations. Qualifications require being a graduate and having completed a training contract. Strong interpersonal skills, analytical abilities, and a learning mindset are essential for success in this role. Up to 20% travel is expected and the position does not offer work visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Provide Income Tax and VAT services.
• Liaise with colleagues and clients for tax consulting.
• Manage various tax assignments.
• Perform IT and VAT reviews as part of statutory audits.

Skills

Learning mindset

Ability to listen actively

Commercial awareness

Analytical skills

Good communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Graduated

Job description

Overview

Management Level 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 compliance at PwC will focus on validating clients' compliance with tax laws and regulations. You will review and analyse financial data, prepare and file tax returns, and assist businesses in meeting their tax obligations while minimising risks of non-compliance.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
• Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
• Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

Main Purpose

The position requires the incumbent to provide Income Tax and VAT services. This person might also be involved in tax compliance services.

Key Performance Areas

• Liaising with colleagues and clients to provide tax consulting services
• Managing a range of tax assignments reporting to managers and directors
• Performing IT and VAT reviews/ audit documentation as part of statutory audits
• Performing IT and VAT related research
• Interpreting IT and VAT legislation
• Liaising with SARS and handling queries raised by SARS if needed
• Implement methodologies, standards and processes on all assignment to ensure quality.
• Identify opportunities and understand business
• Complying with risk management procedures
• Billing client work
• Performing general project administration

Qualification / Education

Graduated

Experience

Training contract completed

Key Competencies

• Motivated individual who are passionate about tax
• Commercial awareness and business acumen
• Strong research skills
• Ability to provide solutions to business problems
• Analytical skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritise and work under pressure
• Organisation and time management skills
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and multitask
• Fully bilingual (Afr & Eng) or English speaking
• Proactive, able to work independently and deliver precise and accurate work

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

November 11, 2025