Tax & Vat Consultant (Contract) -Global Tax Centre Africa

NB: This is a 2 year Fixed Term Contract based in the Midrand office.Under minimal supervision, to manage and lead large multinational clients under Global Compliance Outsourcing. Ability to lead Multinational clients without minimal supportIs confident to present and lead with client discussionsAbility to manage difficult conversations with clients and know when to bring in the Partner or AD to supportThrough the effective working relationships built within the client business to understand their requirements, suggests improvements to processes that better deliver to the business needs. Registering taxpayers for various taxesData wrangling on excel for importation into compliance toolMapping of data into the VAT technology tool for countries across AfricaCompleting and electronically filing VAT returns for taxpayers using the automated compliance toolPreparing objections and penalty and interest remission requests to the South African Revenue ServiceCorresponding with the South African Revenue Service on follow ups on clients’ affairsUpdate and use of internal software (local and global)Provide ad hoc VAT compliance services, e.g., tax audits and verifications and high-level advice related to the ongoing VAT compliance services provided to clientsAnalyzing monthly work in progress, assisting with issuing of bills to clients and monthly follow ups with clients to settle invoicesDifferentiators for this specific role:Tax Compliance in AfricaGlobal compliance and reportingWorked on Multinational clients beforeClose to the trends in Africa and where Revenue Authorities are goingHas good knowledge of Value-Added Tax (VAT)