Auditor: Compliance Audit - Fixed Term Contract at The South African Revenue Service (SARS)

Job Purpose

• To plan and conduct standard audits or verification on a risk profile basis to ensure compliance.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Relevant National Diploma [Auditing, Accounting and Taxation] or Degree or Advanced Certificate (NQF6) and 2-3 years' experience in a similar [Tax Auditing or Assessment Maintenance] environment, of which 1-2 years at knowledge worker level OR
• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) with a minimum of 5 years Tax Auditing experience or Assessment Maintenance experience of which 1-2 years at knowledge worker level

Minimum Functional Requirements

Job Outputs:

Process

• Accumulate information and provide reports with recommendations applicable to area of specialisation.
• Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
• Be informed on related acts and regulations that might impact on own work.
• Be observant and engage on possible violations of regulations, policies, SOPs and standards of conduct and escalate where necessary.
• Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
• Conduct standard (limited scope) and risk based audits to ensure compliance with the relevant acts.
• Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
• Effectively plan and schedule own activities to continuously improve quality and service delivery in area of specialisation.
• Execute process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
• Prepare and present submissions to interest and penalty committee.
• Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation.
• Take accountability for delivery of contracted work outputs within agreed parameters, quality standards and client service targets.
• Use practical and applied knowledge and situational judgement to arrive at decisions.
• Plan and organise own work tasks within area of work.

 Client

• Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
• Ensure own understanding and adherence to customer service delivery and provide specialist support to meet or exceed customer expectations.

Finance

• Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.

Governance

• Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of specialisation and continuously identify and escalate risks.

People

• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
• Develop productive working relationships with team members, Ops Managers and key role players in the business to support contracted work outputs.

Behavioural competencies

• Accountability
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Conceptual Ability
• Expertise in Context
• Fairness and Transparency
• Honesty and Integrity
• Organisational Awareness
• Respect
• Teamwork
• Trust

Technical competencies

• Audit Methodology
• Business Knowledge
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Efficiency improvement
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Operational Audit
• Reporting
• Tax Compliance Auditing

Deadline:10th April,2026