Company: SNG GrantThornton
Industry: General
Deadline: Not specified
Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: Bachelors
Experience: 8 – 10 years
Location: KwaZulu-Natal
City: Durban
Field: Finance / Accounting / Audit
Job Title: Senior Manager Tax
What You’ll Be Doing:
Client Engagement & Service Delivery
- Provide strategic tax advice to clients on corporate income tax. Have a good understanding of International Tax, Transfer Pricing, Individual Tax, VAT and Customs ( basic understanding of Customs and VAT) matters to refer to other colleagues who are specialists in these areas. .
- Perform risk assessments for high-risk corporate clients with international operations, propose an audit plan or advisory plan for advisory clients for the review of the Director. .
- Manage a portfolio of large, complex tax clients, providing both compliance and advisory services.
- Lead engagements involving tax audits, Sout African Revenue Service disputes, objections, and appeals.
- Represent clients in negotiations and correspondence with tax authorities.
- Oversee tax computations, opinions, dispute resolutions, and technical deliverables across
- Provide technical support and guidance on tax matters to Managers, and staff.
- Liaise with SARS on assessments, objections, appeals, audits, and settlements.
Strategic Practice Management
- Drive business development and innovation initiatives to grow the Tax practice in the region with the support of the Provincial Leader and National Service line Leader
- Contribute to the Management of the division’s financial performance, including WIP, billings, collections, and engagement profitability.
- Contribute to strategic projects and initiatives within the division and wider firm.
- Contribute to the monitoring of tax legislative changes, technical updates, and thought leadership content development.
- Contribute to the continuous review and enhance operational processes, risk management, and compliance standards.
People Leadership & Development
- Lead, mentor, and manage multi-level tax teams.
- Set and monitor performance goals for Managers, Senior Consultants, and Consultants.
- Facilitate technical training, leadership development, and succession planning for Junior team members.
- Promote a collaborative, high-performance team culture.
What You’ll Need:
- CA(SA)
- 8–10 years of tax experience, with at least 3 years in a managerial role
