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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.

Main Purpose of Job

To support the Indirect Tax manager/team in providing professional and robust tax and legal advice on all GTA matters. Develop high-performing people and teams, leading and supporting them to make an impact that matters, and setting the direction to deliver exceptional client service.

Specialized Technical Capabilities

• Compliance Planning - Spots consulting opportunities arising from compliance;
• Consultancy and Compliance - Identifies opportunities to integrate customs  and industry service offerings
• Tax Authority Relationship Management - Prepares and collates supporting documentation to be submitted to the customs authorities on client’s behalf
• Tax Transaction Rules - Helps determine customs issues and proposes solutions
• Customs and Trade Rules - Assesses the impact of changes in laws by applying knowledge of trade flows and processes including imports, exports and supply chain security programs. 

Core Professional Technical Capabilities

• Tax Laws and Rules - Applies knowledge and skills of relevant practices and processes (or relevant customs rules and regulations) in area of specialization to client problems; Presents findings, recommends and implements advice independently relevant to customs and consults others as needed; Reviews written technical advice, reports, memoranda and/or other deliverables relevant to customs laws and rules for adequacy of research conducted and appropriateness and accuracy of conclusions; Assesses the business impact of recent developments and changes relating to area of customs specialization for clients
• Delivery excellence - Proactively manages client issues and expectations
• Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving - Interprets and synthesizes data, exercises professional skepticism to challenge data, and identifies meaningful insights to develop recommendations that most effectively support a client’s business objectives
• Technology Tools and Solutions - Articulates how technology enables business processes and is able to communicate its value clearly to clients.

Required

B Com or LLB

5 years working experience/ Accounting Experience

Preferred

Postgraduate qualification in Taxation

5 years in a client facing role with detailed knowledge of the Customs Act/regulations and case law.

What Impact Will You Make?

Every day, your work will make an impact that matters, while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration, and high performance. As the undisputed leader in professional services, Deloitte is where you will find unrivalled opportunities to succeed and realize your full potential.

How You Will Grow

At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there is always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help build world-class skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs at Deloitte University, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career. Explore Deloitte University Leadership Centre. https://deloitte.zoomforth.com/du

 Benefits

At Deloitte, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits.

Our Purpose

Deloitte is led by a purpose: To make an impact that matters. Every day, Deloitte people are making a real impact in the places they live and work. We pride ourselves in doing not only what is good for clients, but also what is good for our people and the communities in which we live and work—always striving to be an organization that is held up as a role model of quality, integrity, and positive change. Learn more about Deloitte’s impact.  https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/impact-that-matters.html

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