Estate and Trust Tax Administrator

Returns, assessments and objections all land on your desk at an import and export trading house in Kathu. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The site is in Kathu; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Calculate IRP6 provisional tax for individuals and companies
• Check SARS assessments and flag errors to clients
• Register clients for income tax, VAT and PAYE
• Prepare and submit ITR12, ITR14 and ITR12T returns on SARS eFiling
• Respond to SARS verification letters and upload documents on time
• Draft objections and appeals with supporting schedules

• Clear writing for SARS letters and objections
• Degree or diploma in accounting or tax
• Comfortable handling tax season overtime
• Registered tax practitioner with a recognised controlling body such as SAIT or SAIPA
• At least 2 years of SARS eFiling experience

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

• List your tax practitioner number and controlling body in the first line of your CV.
• Make sure your own tax affairs are up to date, as some firms check your compliance status before they appoint.