Storm Dukas

Experience

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  Allee Bleue Wine Estate

  Nov 2010 - Feb 2013

  Bartender and Superviser

  - Ensuring events and services at all times, are in accordance to the International 5 star standards of Allèe Bleue- Cash Handling Responsibility - Bar Stock Control

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  PwC

  Nov 2012 - Dec 2012

  Induction Programme- Each day we were assigned into groups, in which I was elected as group leader and spokesperson on all occasions Kaap Agri Audit- Responsible for the Debtors Confirmation- Testing Subsequent Debtor Payments- Liaise with the financial manager, audit members and manager regarding any discrepancies

  • Vacation Student

    Dec 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Vacation Student

    Nov 2012 - Nov 2012
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  Moore Stephens

  Jun 2013 - Jun 2013

  Vacation Student

  - Responsible for recording clients accounting data, particularly the VAT consequences thereof- Liaise with SARS- Confirming various transactions and account balances on the Western Province Cricket audit

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  Alba Consulting

  Sept 2014 - Feb 2017

  In addition to the duties as listed under the Tax Consultant and Trust Accountant role: - Responsible for the weekly billing of the tax, secretarial and payroll departments - Submission of tax returns to SARS - Requesting information and informing clients of the progress of their tax returns, audits and refunds - Responsible for communication and all tax matters regarding the portfolio of high net wealth clients - Training of staff on the Income Tax Act and amendments thereto - Consulting and meeting with clients - Ensuring income tax and value added tax audits, SARS queries and work in progress are timelessly followed up - Keeping the partner up to date with the work in progress - Liaising with the accounting department to identify and implement the best tax strategy for the monthly management accounts and annual financial statements Show less - Preparation and review of individual, company and trust tax returns- Filing of Deceased Estates- Consulting and advising clients on various tax issues- Writing of tax opinions- Registration and deregistration of individuals, company and truss for income tax, UIF, SDL and VAT- Requesting refunds for unallocated payments and remission of penalties- Writing, submitting and attending to objections, appeals and ADR's of income tax assessments- Application for tax clearance certificates (foreign investment and good standing)- Application for tax directives (fixed percentage and retirement)- Liaising with SARS (call centre agents, auditors, branch consultants, Large Business Centre and the Restricted Taxpayers Unit)- Attending to all tax practitioner appointments- Solely responsible for the administration and compilation of trust annual financial statements and all tax matters- Researching case law and keeping abreast of amendments to tax legislation- Managing personal productivity and daily recording of WIP- Experienced working of filing and Greatsoft Show less

  • Tax Manager

    Jan 2016 - Feb 2017

  • Tax Consultant and Trust Accountant

    Sept 2014 - Dec 2015
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  Mazars in South Africa

  Mar 2017 - Jun 2021

  In addition to the Corporate Tax Compliance Officer duties: Management outputs• Review tax returns and supporting verification information prepared in the tax compliance department • Resolve escalated internal and client queries• Performance management, on-going review and monitoring of work outputs to ensure they satisfy the Standard Operating Procedures• Manage team productivity and leave • Foster, build and maintain professional relationships with internal and external clients• All on boarding documentation and procedures are completed and followedLeadership outputs• Identify and provide on the job training, coaching and guidance within the department• Promote a culture of collaboration, shared on-going learning, inclusivity and goal congruence• Facilitate department synergy• Address internal conflict and disciplinary issues timeouslyChief Fire Marshall and member of the Health and Safety committee. Show less Personally, responsible for collating and reviewing internal and external information for a portfolio of circa 300 entities, in order to complete the following corporate tax matters:• Company tax returns• Supplementary declarations (IT14SD)• Provisional tax returns (first, second and third)• Dividend tax return• Interest withholding tax returns• Tax Clearance and Residency Certificates• Reconciliation of assessments and attend to all SARS queries within my portfolio, including objections, appeals and communication with the client and partner• Updating and maintaining SARS tax registered details and perform efiling profile merges across tax types.Achieve yearly KPI’s based on productive hours, tax returns submitted, SARS queries and WIP management. Show less

  • Supervisor - Corporate Tax Compliance

    Sept 2019 - Jun 2021

  • Corporate Tax Compliance Officer

    Mar 2017 - Aug 2019