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VAT Specialist (Import and Export) – Permanent

How2Apply Talent Network

Secunda, Mpumalanga

Temporary

Posted 1 hour ago

Temporary Finance & Accounting

R20 250 – R29 250/month

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Job Description

You'll keep clients in good standing with SARS at a financial planning practice in Secunda. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

You'll report in Secunda. Relocation is not covered for this one. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

What you'll actually do

Check SARS assessments and flag errors to clients
Apply for tax clearance and tax compliance status PINs
Track filing season deadlines and send reminders to clients
Keep client tax files complete for five years
Register clients for income tax, VAT and PAYE
Prepare VAT201 returns and review input tax claims

What you need

Degree or diploma in accounting or tax
Neat, careful and organised with client documents
Working knowledge of the Income Tax Act and VAT Act
Registered tax practitioner with a recognised controlling body such as SAIT or SAIPA

Helpful, not essential

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

What's in it for you

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

How to apply

Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
Keep copies of these ready to send: certified tax or accounting qualification plus your own tax compliance status PIN, as firms check it.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 6 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Secunda; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

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

Before you hit apply

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