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Estate and Trust Tax Administrator – Experienced

How2Apply Talent Network

Alberton, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 1 day ago

Full-time Finance & Accounting

R26 000 – R35 750/month

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Job Description

You'll keep clients in good standing with SARS at a fiduciary and trust company in Alberton. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

Home base is a fiduciary and trust company on the Alberton side of Gauteng.

What you'll actually do

Apply for tax clearance and tax compliance status PINs
Respond to SARS verification letters and upload documents on time
Prepare and submit ITR12, ITR14 and ITR12T returns on SARS eFiling
Advise on deductions such as retirement contributions and home office claims
Track filing season deadlines and send reminders to clients
Register clients for income tax, VAT and PAYE

What you need

Working knowledge of the Income Tax Act and VAT Act
Neat, careful and organised with client documents
Comfortable handling tax season overtime
Registered tax practitioner with a recognised controlling body such as SAIT or SAIPA
Degree or diploma in accounting or tax
At least 2 years of SARS eFiling experience

Helpful, not essential

Experience with trusts, estates and capital gains tax
Postgraduate diploma in tax
Customs and excise knowledge for import-export clients

On offer

CPD hours paid by the firm
Bonus at the end of filing season
Paid controlling body subscription

How to apply for this job

Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
Keep copies of these ready to send: your own tax compliance status PIN, as firms check it plus proof of registration as a tax practitioner.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 8 working days, usually by phone.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Alberton.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

Before you hit apply

Give an example of a SARS dispute you won or a verification you cleared; firms value real results.
List your tax practitioner number and controlling body in the first line of your CV.