Tax Manager (Accounting Firm)

Clients sleep better when their tax is sorted, and a financial planning practice in Tzaneen needs you to sort it. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Location: Tzaneen, Limpopo. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Keep client tax files complete for five years
• Advise on deductions such as retirement contributions and home office claims
• Draft objections and appeals with supporting schedules
• Calculate IRP6 provisional tax for individuals and companies
• Prepare and submit ITR12, ITR14 and ITR12T returns on SARS eFiling
• Prepare VAT201 returns and review input tax claims

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

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

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

• List your tax practitioner number and controlling body in the first line of your CV.
• Give an example of a SARS dispute you won or a verification you cleared; firms value real results.