Tax Consultant (Corporate Income Tax)

You'll keep clients in good standing with SARS at an import and export trading house in Durban Central. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

The site is in Durban Central; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Keep client tax files complete for five years
• Register clients for income tax, VAT and PAYE
• Check SARS assessments and flag errors to clients
• Prepare VAT201 returns and review input tax claims
• Respond to SARS verification letters and upload documents on time
• Track filing season deadlines and send reminders to clients

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

• Postgraduate diploma in tax
• Customs and excise knowledge for import-export clients

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

• 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.