Financial Specialist at The South African Revenue Service (SARS)

Job Purpose

• To align and give advice on finance business plans in order to achieve divisional objectives.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Relevant B-Comm Degree in Accounting / Advanced Diploma in Accounting (NQF 7) AND 5-7 years' experience in a Finance or similar financial environment, of which 2-3 years at a technically skilled level.

#Alternative

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 10 years related experience in a Finance or similar financial environment, of which 2-3 years at a technically skilled level.
• Note: The alternative qualifications and experience refer to the internal minimum requirements (internal staff of SARS).

Job Outputs:

Process

• Be observant and engage on possible violations of procedures and standards of conduct and escalate where necessary.
• Effectively utilise resources allocated to the job in order to perform contracted work outputs and report on and escalate any shortfalls.
• Identify and resolve queries and problems timeously, apply discretion in line with process guidelines provided.
• Plan and organise own work tasks within area of work.
• Undertake information gathering and analysis of data within set guidelines to report related information to business.
• Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities.
• Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
• Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
• Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
• Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects in order to solve emerging problems.
• Execute specialist input through investigation & opportunities within the product process including risk concern.
• Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
• Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
• Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process product and risk optimisation.
• Provide general support to service providers, business, and other stake holders
• Participate and engage the SARS external auditors in their annual regularity audit in the Own Accounting domain and also participate/interact in the Head Office Audit Liaison domain in facilitating the annual audit engagement.

Governance

• Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation.

People

• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
• Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.

Finance

• Identify areas of financial risk and escalate.
• Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.

Client

• Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
• Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

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
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Respect
• Trust

Technical competencies

• Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statements (FS)
• Business Knowledge
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Efficiency improvement
• Financial Acumen
• Financial Administration
• Financial Analysis and Reporting
• Financial Control
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Reporting
• Standard operating procedure compliance

Deadline:30th September,2026