About the position
Description
Why Join Us?
At SNG Grant Thornton, we don't just offer jobs-we build careers with purpose. Joining our Durban office as a Senior Manager in Tax places you at the heart of a dynamic, fast-growing team within one of South Africa's leading audit, advisory, and tax firms. You'll have the opportunity to lead high-impact projects involving complex tax advisory, dispute resolution, international structuring, and high-level VAT engagements, serving a diverse client base across industries.
What You'll Be Doing:
Client Engagement and 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 and 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
Package & Remuneration
Market Related
About Us
SNG Grant Thornton is a forward-thinking firm where you'll work with diverse clients and professionals dedicated to delivering excellence.
We are a member firm of Grant Thornton International, one of the world's leading international organisations of independently owned and managed accounting and consulting firms.
We offer high-quality assurance, tax and advisory services to a diverse range of clients. Our success is based on great depth of expertise, delivered in a distinctively personal and straightforward way.
