TAX Senior Associate

A well established accounting / auditing firm is looking for a Senior Tax Associate to join their Bloemfontein branch As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to: • Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas. • Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results. • Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems. • Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends. • Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance. • Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice. • Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives. • Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others. • Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships. • Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct. Duties: • Preparation of corporate income tax returns and supporting schedules using electronically captured data. • Calculation of provisional tax payments and preparation of IRP’6. • Checking income tax assessments. • Liaison with the manager regarding clients' affairs. • Assisting with the management of a portfolio of compliance clients. • Maintaining client records on the AODocs system and using the system to produce documentation. • Attending to queries raised by SARS and general liaison with SARS regarding clients' affairs. • Ensuring that clients' tax compliance affairs are kept up to date and that SARS deadlines are met. • Complying with Tax risk management procedures. • Delivering quality tax services. • Keeping abreast with changes in Tax Legislation. • Wip and debtor management. Key Performance Areas: The successful applicant should: • have knowledge and experience in the application of the Income Tax Act. • be computer literate and have a working knowledge of MS Word and Excel. Knowledge of Lotus Notes will be advantageous. • have good communication and interpersonal skills. • have the ability to prioritise and work under pressure. • have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. • be accurate and have good judgmental, numerical and analytical skills. • be able to pay attention to detail and have the ability to follow through on tasks. • be well organized. • be motivated and confident. • be fluent in English and be able to draft correspondence in English. • be committed to assisting with the growth of the Global Compliance Services. Qualification and Experience: • An accounting degree or