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About Deloitte Tax & Legal 

We have a team of approximately 280 professional staff members across South Africa comprised of qualified charted accountants and lawyers who offer specialist insight across many industries.   Deloitte Tax professionals keep current on the latest changes that impact clients' business tax strategy, enabling clients to focus on business objectives while we address the tax requirements.   Deloitte Legal, amongst the largest legal and regulatory service providers in Africa, assists clients operating in increasingly complex legal, regulatory and digital environments through a multidisciplinary approach, combining integrated legal and commercial expertise. 

Make an impact that matters and set the direction to deliver exceptional client service.

Main Purpose of Job

• Support the Indirect Tax Senior Team in providing professional and robust advice on all VAT matters, with a strong understanding of VAT industry issues.
• Strategic Impact: Supports the Manager on delivery of designated engagement / project, managing the implementation of the agreed deliverables
• Raises issues with manager as identified in area of focus that may affect the quality of delivery or timelines of the engagement 
• Identifies opportunities for follow-on work and works with management to win the business
• Assists in development of client presentations / discussion documentation
• Actively builds business relationships that generate leads
• Gathers information to understand broader offerings of Deloitte and seeks opportunities for cross-selling
• Raises solutions to address issues in area of expertise that may enhance / renew service offerings to client
• Identifies client's needs, and underlying business and industry issues, by asking relevant, specific questions and makes recommendations to Mastery level specialists
• Recognizes current VAT laws and jurisprudence and their impact on clients
• Develops standard VAT products/services within the VAT practice by using resources in one’s local firm
• Identifies products/services delivered at local and global VAT level and key industries for the global VAT practice
• Identifies opportunities to integrate VAT and industry service offerings
• Collaborates with the departments of authorities, familiarizing self with local tax organizational structure, responsibilities, rights and obligations of both taxpayers and tax authorities
• Contacts and liaises with tax authorities on administrations issues
• Prepares and collates supporting documentation to be submitted to tax authorities on client’s behalf
• Attends meetings with local tax authorities and actively contributes; takes responsibility to follow up with tax authorities
• Prepares specific documentation to support client’s position in discussion with authorities
• Researches top relevant VAT court cases, locally and internationally
• Understands the basic principles and structure of legislation and related concentration, development in law, published tax authority positions, and court cases
• Helps identify key issues and opportunities for clients and key tax contracts in other jurisdictions
• Articulates general implications of legislations, published views of the tax authority, and court cases
• Helps determine non-VAT issues and proposes solutions
• Tax Law & Rules: Provides initial recommendations based on current tax legislation across the Global Tax and Legal function to engagement leadership
• Delivery Excellence: Demonstrates advanced knowledge of the key capabilities required to deliver a high quality service experience to the client
• Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving: Selects appropriate methods for collecting and analysing data, and develops informed recommendations
• Technology Tools & Solutions: Articulates how technology enables the business and communicates this effectively to clients while ensuring appropriate technologies and methodologies are used on projects
• Compliance Planning: Drafts client deliverables on VAT matters, and proposes VAT recommendations/solutions, Understands, applies, and monitors tax returns and refunds, their implications, opportunities, and optimization
• Prepares and monitors the tax returns and refunds process
• Identifies relevant legislation and jurisprudence and prepares draft advice that clearly communicates technical positions
• References rules underlying the optimization scheme when preparing tax returns and refunds
• Researches client operations, identifies applicable legislation and jurisprudence, and prepares draft advice communicating VAT rules

Minimum Qualifications:

• BCom or LLB Degree

Desired Qualification:

• Postgraduate qualification in Taxation

Minimum Experience:

• 3-5 years working experience within Accounting 
• Experience with VAT act or regulations
• Data Analytics experience

Desired Experience:

• 3-5 years’ experience in a client facing role

Technical Competencies

• Ability to follow instructions, understand the issues presented and apply the relevant provisions of the VAT Act in order to write clear and concise reports and opinions
• Perform administrative and risk procedures
• Conduct Liaison with SARS officials

*Please note that this job advertisement provides a summary of the capabilities required and all candidates shortlisted will receive a full list of capabilities.

Hybrid & Vaccination policy

Deloitte Africa has successfully launched the Hybrid Working model. Aligned with this model is our commitment to maintain an environment for personnel, clients and visitors that is safe and, as far as reasonably practicable, free from health risks.

Medical evidence provides overwhelming and empirical evidence that vaccination is currently the most effective means of preventing the spread of COVID-19 and reducing the likelihood of serious illness, death, transmissions and infections. More information about our mandatory vaccination policy will be discussed during the recruitment process for this position.