VAT Specialist (Import and Export)

Returns, assessments and objections all land on your desk at a financial planning practice in Lephalale. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is Lephalale-based, with most of your time spent at a financial planning practice. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Track filing season deadlines and send reminders to clients
• Prepare and submit ITR12, ITR14 and ITR12T returns on SARS eFiling
• Check SARS assessments and flag errors to clients
• Prepare VAT201 returns and review input tax claims
• Apply for tax clearance and tax compliance status PINs
• Advise on deductions such as retirement contributions and home office claims
• Keep client tax files complete for five years

• Neat, careful and organised with client documents
• Working knowledge of the Income Tax Act and VAT Act
• Degree or diploma in accounting or tax
• At least 2 years of SARS eFiling experience

• Flexible hours outside filing season
• Bonus at the end of filing season
• CPD hours paid by the firm

• 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.