Tax Compliance Officer (SARS Disputes) – Immediate Start

Returns, assessments and objections all land on your desk at a fiduciary and trust company in Soweto. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The site is in Soweto; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Calculate IRP6 provisional tax for individuals and companies
• Respond to SARS verification letters and upload documents on time
• Check SARS assessments and flag errors to clients
• Track filing season deadlines and send reminders to clients
• Prepare and submit ITR12, ITR14 and ITR12T returns on SARS eFiling
• Keep client tax files complete for five years
• Draft objections and appeals with supporting schedules

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

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

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

• 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.