Key roles and responsibilities

• Leading regulatory and tax corporate restructuring assignments and being responsible for quality output. 


• Training clients and staff on emerging tax and regulatory matters. 


• Drafting and sending quality regulatory and tax dispute resolution proposals to clients and winning new work. 


• Implementing the regulatory services strategy. 


• Drafting and reviewing thought leadership materials including articles and alerts. 


• Play an oversight role for the junior staff. 


• Developing key client relationships and maintaining the same. 


• Billing clients and ensuring payment is done in a timely manner. 


• Maintaining key relationships with regulators and other stakeholders. 


• Review of internal risk processes before onboarding clients. 


• Maintaining proper client files for internal and external reviews. 


• Liaising with internal KPMG Business units and related tax offices in the region. 


• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Academic/Professional qualifications and Experience: 

• Bachelor’s law degree from an accredited university. 


• Must have a minimum of five years working experience in a busy commercial firm with a strong bias in commercial law, corporate law and tax dispute resolution. 


• Must have been admitted to the bar as an advocate of the High Court. 


• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint. 


• CPA/ACCA/CPS qualification is an added advantage. 


• Excellent advisory and compliance skills.
   

Personal attributes

• Excellent oral and written communication skills. 


• Good Interpersonal skills. 


• Mentorship and coaching skills. 


• Good project management/coordination skills, with an ability to generate and plan work efforts and effectively manage project schedules. 


• Ability to build positive relationships with team members and clients. 


• Ability to handle simultaneously multiple engagements and client service teams. 


• Flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks. Strong organizational skills, 


• Excellent negotiation skills.

We Offer

• An exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on cutting edge clients across Africa. 


• Continuous learning and development. 


• Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams. 


• Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative. 


• Opportunity for international travel.