Experience

ENS

• South Africa
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tax Manager

  • Sep 2019 - Present



Baker McKenzie

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Dec 2017 - Aug 2019

  I provide a full spectrum of VAT/indirect tax consulting services to multinationals as well as SA entities. I provide a full spectrum of VAT/indirect tax consulting services to multinationals as well as SA entities.



ENS

• Tax Manager

  • Oct 2013 - Dec 2016



National Treasury of South Africa

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director

  • Mar 2008 - Sep 2013

  I work in the Tax Policy - Legal Tax Design unit and I am responsible for Policy work relating to all indirect taxes: Securities Transfer Tax; VAT; Customs; Interactive Gambling, etc. I also draft the substantive VAT legislative amendments with the guidance of SARS. I work in the Tax Policy - Legal Tax Design unit and I am responsible for Policy work relating to all indirect taxes: Securities Transfer Tax; VAT; Customs; Interactive Gambling, etc. I also draft the substantive VAT legislative amendments with the guidance of SARS.



KPMG US

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager: Indirect Taxes

  • Sep 2005 - Feb 2008

  (1) Provided VAT consulting services to clients in the following sectors: financial services; retail; manufacturing; PFMA entities; educational institutions, etc. These consulting services ranged from writing VAT opinions to conducting VAT reviews (risk and savings reviews). In many cases, I assisted these entities to design VAT procedural manuals or documents that aided them to mitigate their VAT exposure. (2) Provided VAT training via workshops and seminars. (3) Assisted clients in responding to SARS's queries, objections and disputes. Show less



South African Revenue Service (SARS)

• South Africa
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Team Leader

  • Jun 1999 - Aug 2005

  I occupied many positions at SARS that ranged from VAT Law Interpreter to VAT Auditor to Team Leader. The last position was that of a Team Leader whereby I managed a group of 8 auditors. My responsibilities included, inter alia: - delegating work to auditors and reviewing the same; - assisting the objections committee and the interest and penalties committee with their cases; - authorising the payment of VAT refunds; - risk profiling VAT cases I occupied many positions at SARS that ranged from VAT Law Interpreter to VAT Auditor to Team Leader. The last position was that of a Team Leader whereby I managed a group of 8 auditors. My responsibilities included, inter alia: - delegating work to auditors and reviewing the same; - assisting the objections committee and the interest and penalties committee with their cases; - authorising the payment of VAT refunds; - risk profiling VAT cases