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Junior Tax Clerk (Tax Season Contract)

How2Apply Talent Network

Cape Town CBD, Western Cape

Full-time

Posted 4 hours ago

Full-time Finance & Accounting

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Job Description

Clients sleep better when their tax is sorted, and a financial planning practice in Cape Town CBD needs you to sort it. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Location: Cape Town CBD, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

The work, day to day

Prepare and submit ITR12, ITR14 and ITR12T returns on SARS eFiling
Apply for tax clearance and tax compliance status PINs
Track filing season deadlines and send reminders to clients
Check SARS assessments and flag errors to clients
Register clients for income tax, VAT and PAYE
Respond to SARS verification letters and upload documents on time

Must-haves

Neat, careful and organised with client documents
Working knowledge of the Income Tax Act and VAT Act
Comfortable handling tax season overtime
Registered tax practitioner with a recognised controlling body such as SAIT or SAIPA

Extra points for

Tax software experience such as TaxShop or CaseWare
Customs and excise knowledge for import-export clients

On offer

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

How to apply for this job

Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
Keep copies of these ready to send: your own tax compliance status PIN, as firms check it plus certified tax or accounting qualification.
Send your details with the form below. Add one or two lines about similar work you've done.
Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 5 working days.

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

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.

Tips to get shortlisted

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.