Junior Analyst at The South African Revenue Service (SARS)

Job Purpose

• To provide operational and analytical support in order to manage data quality management.

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• National Diploma (NQF 6) in Finance and Law AND 2-3 years' experience filing season, trust administration, research, or tax compliance, of which 1-2 years at knowledge worker level.

ALTERNATIVE # 

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 5 years’ experience in filing season, trust administration, research, or tax compliance, of which 1-2 years at knowledge worker level.

Job Outputs:

Research and Analysis

• Conduct in-depth research on trust-related matters, including compliance and registration requirements.
• Analyse data and trends to identify risks, opportunities, and areas for improvement.

Reporting and Recommendations

• Draft comprehensive recommendations reports based on research findings.
• Present insights and proposals to managers and relevant stakeholders.
• Implemented recommendations to improve processes and compliance for trusts.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage with taxpayers and managers within the registration pillar for trusts.
• Provide guidance and support to ensure accurate and timely trust registration processes.

Team Resource Management

• Manage the trust team shared folder, ensuring proper organization and accessibility
• Consolidate team reports for submission to management.

Filing Season Support

• Assist with filing season activities for trusts, ensuring compliance and timely submissions.

Process

• 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.
• Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements because of the change.
• Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
• Execute specialist input through investigation &opportunities within the product process including risk concern.
• Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process product and risk optimisation.
• Undertake information gathering, research and analyse data within broad guidelines to produce accurate plans & or recommendations for business issues.
• To perform intermediate business analysis using various techniques, e.g. statistical analysis, explanatory and predictive modelling, data mining.
• To design, develop and test medium to complex data analytics solutions like Reports, Dashboards, Analysis, Extracts, Models, etc.
• To identify, analyses and interpret trends and patterns in medium to complex data sets, based on data findings.
• Constantly monitor the integrity and quality of data and processes to identify deficiencies and facilitate improvement.
• Communicate the results of their analysis and findings by using medium to complex data visualisation techniques.
• To ensure the availability of existing data analytics solutions (like reports, etc.) by maintaining them as well as improving them where shortcomings exist.
• To research best practices and supports developing the solutions and recommendations for the current business operations.
• Support ad hoc data requests and contribute to ongoing process improvements.

Governance

• Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of specialisation and continuously identify and escalate risks.
• Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations & discrepancies.

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

• 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.
• Ensure own understanding and adherence to customer service delivery and provide specialist support to meet or exceed customer expectations.

Behavioural competencies

• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to detail
• Communication Skills
• Collaboration
• Adaptability
• Accountability

Technical Competencies

• Business Knowledge
• Data Analysis
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Data Management
• Efficiency Improvement
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Reporting

Deadline:24th February,2026