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Tax Manager (Accounting Firm)

How2Apply Talent Network

Isando, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 1 day ago

Full-time Finance & Accounting

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Job Description

Clients sleep better when their tax is sorted, and a small tax practice in Isando needs you to sort it. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is in Isando (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

The work, day to day

Keep client tax files complete for five years
Draft objections and appeals with supporting schedules
Apply for tax clearance and tax compliance status PINs
Respond to SARS verification letters and upload documents on time
Register clients for income tax, VAT and PAYE
Track filing season deadlines and send reminders to clients
Advise on deductions such as retirement contributions and home office claims

You'll need

At least 2 years of SARS eFiling experience
Registered tax practitioner with a recognised controlling body such as SAIT or SAIPA
Working knowledge of the Income Tax Act and VAT Act
Comfortable handling tax season overtime

Extra points for

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

What you get

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

Applying, step by step

Make sure the role, the hours and working in Isando really suit you before you apply.
Get these ready, because shortlisted people are asked for them straight away: proof of registration as a tax practitioner, certified tax or accounting qualification plus your own tax compliance status PIN, as firms check it.
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 10 working days.

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

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Before you hit apply

Make sure your own tax affairs are up to date, as some firms check your compliance status before they appoint.
Give an example of a SARS dispute you won or a verification you cleared; firms value real results.