What is Tax at EY?
As a Tax professional, you’ll help equip organisations to make better business decisions by combining diverse thinking with the power of technology and analytics. You’ll function as a true business advisor, building trusted relationships with clients, and business-enabled tax planning that has an impact on an organisations’ financial viability and success.
Building a diverse, world-class tax practice.
Ekow Eghan
EY Africa Tax Leader
What if we didn’t focus on who you are now, but who you could become?
Here at EY, you’ll have the chance to build a truly exceptional experience. We’ll empower you with the latest technology, surround you with high-performing teams, and provide the global scale and diverse and inclusive culture you need to discover your full potential. Through our coaching and training programs, you’ll develop the skillsets you need to stay relevant today and, in the future, – all while building a network of colleagues, mentors, and leaders who will be on the journey with you at EY and beyond.
Your next adventure awaits
If you’re looking for a career that will take you far in your personal and professional life, there are few better places. Businesses today are subject to ever-growing and increasingly complex tax and regulatory change. Helping businesses navigate these challenges requires advisors with a deep understanding of relevant legislation, outstanding communication skills and the ability to manage client relationships effectively. EY offers an ideal environment for high achievers like you to reach your potential while helping our clients fulfil theirs.
As a tax professional at EY, you'll use your research and analytical skills, apply yourself to stay on top of the law and acquire an in-depth knowledge of clients’ businesses. We provide a full suite of tax services to clients ranging from the very largest multinationals to fast-growth entrepreneurial businesses.
Hear from one of our Tax Partners
Gisela Pieterse: Tax Partner
As a matter of course, your experiences will be wide and varied. You’ll quickly be given responsibility to deal with complex business problems – an excellent way to build the skills you’ll need for a long and fulfilling career.
What’s in it for you
As part of the EY Training Programmes, EY pays for all relevant costs required for your certification as CA(SA) or Tax practitioner, as applicable to the training programme.
You’ll receive on the job, one-on- one coaching and mentoring from experienced members of the Tax team, with the opportunities to accelerate your technical capabilities and transformative leadership skills. You join future-focused weekly training and development programs and courses across multiple disciplines to broaden your horizons working with highly integrated teams across the globe.
We support you in bringing out the very best in yourself with continuous investment in your personal well-being and career development.
We are looking for:
Agility, growth-oriented mindset: What you know matters. But the right mindset is just as important in determining success. We’re looking for people who are innovative, can work in an agile way and keep pace with a rapidly changing world.
Curiosity and purpose: We’re looking for people who see opportunities instead of challenges, who ask better questions to seek better answers that build a better working world.
Inclusivity. We’re looking for people who seek out and embrace diverse perspectives, who value differences, and team inclusively to build safety and trust.
About the Tax Graduate Programme
At EY, the training programmes you, as a graduate, can apply to join are the Tax Trainee Programme (SAICA Tax Elective and SAIT) or the Indirect Tax Training Programme.
What to do next to kickstart your career with our team
1. Apply online via our EY Careers website: Apply for Student Programs (ey.com)
2. If you are a first-time applicant, you need to register your profile and upload the following documents: CV, a certified copy of ID, Matric certificate and latest up to date academic record.
3. If you already have a profile, please make sure that your supporting documents (CV, a certified copy of ID, Matric certificate and latest up to date academic record) are updated and uploaded.
4. Your application will be assessed and if the above-mentioned requirements are met, a recruiter will be in contact with you to discuss the next steps in our recruitment process.
5. The respective closing date for applications is grad programme specific and applications will close once we have acquired our intake target.
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