Tax Compliance Officer (SARS Disputes)

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

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

• Prepare VAT201 returns and review input tax claims
• Check SARS assessments and flag errors to clients
• Keep client tax files complete for five years
• Prepare and submit ITR12, ITR14 and ITR12T returns on SARS eFiling
• Draft objections and appeals with supporting schedules

• At least 2 years of SARS eFiling experience
• Neat, careful and organised with client documents
• Clear writing for SARS letters and objections
• Registered tax practitioner with a recognised controlling body such as SAIT or SAIPA

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

• Paid controlling body subscription
• Bonus at the end of filing season
• Flexible hours outside filing season

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