Competencies:- Developing and implementing comprehensive transfer pricing strategies and policies align with the organisation’s business objectives and compliance requirements.- providing recommendations for intercompany transactions to optimise tax efficiency and minimise risks and improving intercompany pricing practices.- Leading a team in conducting complex transfer pricing analyses and completing a comprehensive transfer pricing documentation and ensuring compliance with the 2022 OECD Guidelines or local transfer pricing regulations across multiple jurisdictions.- Collaborating with senior executives, finance and tax teams, and legal counsel to align transfer pricing strategies with broader business initiatives.- Assisting in transfer pricing audit responses, providing technical expertise and support to resolve transfer pricing issues.- Monitoring changes in transfer pricing regulations and industry practices to ensure ongoing compliance, and advice on the potential impact on the organisation’s transfer pricing policies and adjustments as necessary.- Delivering training and eduction to the clients or internal stakeholders on transfer pricing matters to ensure understanding and compliance across the organisation.

Competencies obtained:* Managed transfer pricing projects and team members.* Designed and drafted transfer pricing policies and compliance documentation, including company analysis, industry analysis, functional analysis, risk analysis, and comparability analysis. * Prepared search criteria and conducted/reviewed benchmarking study.* Formulated an effective cost allocation methodology for provisional of services.* Evaluated and calculated tax exposure pertaining to the intercompany financing. * Assisted with tax authority examinations and audits.* Identified and evaluated potential transfer pricing risks and provided recommendations. * Provided technical advice in respect of potential restructuring, and transfer pricing planning opportunities.* Drafted international tax opinion addressing the permanent establishment (PE), profit attribution to a PE, place of effective management (POEM), withholding tax (WHT) implications, effects of the Double Tax Agreements (DTAs), foreign tax rebate or deduction mechanism available to the South African tax resident, and controlled foreign company (CFC) implications.

Competencies obtained:* Performed tax accrual reviews.* Identified tax risks and provided comprehensive tax advice (e.g. corporate tax, capital gain tax, value-added tax).* Prepared current and deferred tax computations and provided disclosure notes for financial reporting purposes.* Prepared and managed all tax returns (e.g. income tax return, provisional tax return, dividend tax return, IT14SD, and value-added tax return), and ensured the returns compliance with the South African Income Tax Act.* Handled and managed tax authority queries, tax audit, objection, and appeal.* Assisted with the voluntary disclosure programme (VDP) process to avoid the imposition of understatement penalties and other administrative penalties by South African Revenue Service (SARS).

Competencies obtained:* Managed engagement budget, cost control, profitability as well as work allocation and deadlines for team members.* Obtained understanding of entity's operations and internal controls. * Planned and developed the key audit objectives.* Identified audit risks and evaluated issues raised, and provided recommendations. * Prepared financial statements and ensured compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and South African Statements of Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (SA GAAP).