Tax Associate at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc

Legal services and support to clients

• Drafting and reviewing of technical legal documents/agreements
• Furnishing of legal opinions and advise by reviewing relevant legislation and case law
• Staying abreast of all legal developments relevant to practice area and uses this expertise to enhance the knowledge capital of the firm
• Ability to run part of a matter of moderate complexity within practice area specialization with minimal supervision

Financial and Practice Management

• Actively tracking and meeting of monthly budget as set by team leader
• Achieving the set billable hours
• Ensuring daily recording of billable and unbillable time
• Ensuring narrations are detailed and appropriate with respect to billing and invoicing of clients
• Complying with AJS billing requirements
• Maintaining an efficient diary management system thereby ensuring timeous attention to matters and effective reporting to clients and team leader

Client Management

• Attending consultations with clients and counsel with team leader
• Agree deadline with team leader and/or client (where relevant) and ensure deadlines are met and expectations are managed by reporting progress to team leader and client
• Consistently delivering high a quality work product in keeping with the standards set by the firm
• Establishing strong relationships with existing clients by delivering on expectations and anticipating their immediate and future needs

Development

• Actively participate in the integration and induction of juniors into practice areas by being available to answer queries or provide guidance on team practices and processes
• Ensuring the positive moral of juniors by being collegial and demonstrating ability to work well in a teamwork and acting as a “buddy”

Profile Building

• Actively promote the profile of the firm by participation in internal and external activities such as conferences, seminars, and other industry events
• Actively participate in tax lobbying
• Writing of articles for internal and external publication under the guidance of the team leader

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in the Big 4 or mid-tier tax firms
• Experience on complex international tax advisory services
• Experience in tax due diligence assignments and health checks
• Experience in tax structuring
• Experience in tax lobbying
• Experience in tax dispute resolution
• Deep expertise on direct & indirect taxes in Kenya and East Africa
• Bachelor's degree in law or a business-related field
• CPA would be an added advantage
• The KESRA diploma would be an added advantage

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Attention to detail
• Proficiency with MS Office package including MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel and MS Teams at an intermediate level
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-starter with ambition, adaptability, and resilience
• Ability to deliver within client's deadlines
• Proactive – takes initiative
• Entrepreneurial
• Global mindset
• Good work ethic
• Excellent problem-solving skills