Tax Manager - Sandton, South Africa - Sanlam

Sanlam

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Sandton, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Who are we?
Sanlam Private Wealth crafts customised investment portfolios for high net worth private clients, charitable institutions, trusts and corporate entities.

With assets under management and administration of more than R151 billion, we offer a comprehensive and integrated suite of wealth management solutions.

These include equity, retirement and offshore investment portfolios, fiduciary and tax services, an equity-backed finance offering, a global stockbroking service and derivatives trading.

At Sanlam Private Wealth, our clients are at the core of everything we do. For this reason, we employ people with passion - individuals who thrive in an entrepreneurial, high-energy environment.

Sanlam Private Wealth is part of the Sanlam Investments Group, a leading investment and wealth management business in South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia and Europe.

Key responsibilities
Delivering a full range of tax services in compliance with laws and regulations to the high-net-worth portfolio clients of Sanlam Private Wealth
Building relationships and interacting with clients to provide excellent planning, consulting, and expertise
Providing tax planning and reviewing complex income tax returns
Managing staff and provide training to staff members within the Fiduciary & Tax department as well as the wider business What will you do? Build, manage and co-ordinate a team of tax administrators across the different Sanlam Private Wealth offices Provide tax planning and review income tax returns Identify and mitigate tax risks Accurately compute, complete and submit provisional tax returns Improve processes by developing or implementing best practices Arrange provisional tax payments Accurately compute, complete and submit annual tax returns Arrange assessed tax payments Check income tax assessments Lodge objections Correspond with clients and SARS Resolve client and SARS queries within the legislated timeframes Obtain tax clearances Attend to cessation of tax residency mattes Keep abreast of applicable legislation Accurately and timeously maintain records relating to tax clients, including filing Arrange for the recovery of fees relating to tax work undertaken Contribute to internal and client communications Consolidate and grow the tax book Write articles Provide training for the Fiduciary & Tax team and the greater business Qualification and experience
Relevant post graduate qualification
Registration as a tax practitioner in good standing
Five or more years' experience in a similar role where work was undertaken independently and without assistance Knowledge and skills Analytical and numerical skills Computer literacy: proficiency in Word, Excel and the SARS NITS system and income tax software Excellent knowledge of tax law principles Excellent written and verbal skills Personal qualities
Strong numerical orientation
Highly organized with a high level of customer focus
Accurate and detail orientated
Critical and analytical capability
Ability to perform well under pressure and show maturity, confidence and resilience
Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills
Pro-Active approach to work, clients, problem solving
Learning agility and curiosity
Assertive
Passionate ownership for results Build a successful career with us
We're all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth.

Through its business clusters - Sanlam Personal Finance, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Sanlam Investments, Sanlam Corporate, Santam, Mi-way, as well as the Group Office - the Sanlam Group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Turnaround time

To be considered for the above opportunity please upload your detailed CV on or before 17 March 2023

The Sanlam Group is committed to transformation and embracing diversity, and our employment equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society as well as people with disabilities.