Risk Practitioner at The South African Revenue Service (SARS)

Job Purpose

• The purpose of the Risk Practitioner within RPCS is to assist and coordinate risk mitigation activities to achieve business objectives. This involves accumulating information, providing reports with recommendations, applying practical knowledge to identify trends and potential risks, and ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, policies, and procedures. The role also includes planning and organizing work tasks, executing process changes, and providing specialist input for operational and risk optimisation.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Relevant National Diploma / Advanced Certificate (NQF 6) in Tax, Accounting, Audit or Risk Management and/or related field AND 2 - 3 years’ experience in a tax compliance and risk management environment, of which 1 - 2 years at a knowledge worker level.

Alternative

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) with 5 years of related experience in a tax compliance and risk management environment, of which 1 - 2 years at a knowledge worker level.

Minimum Functional Requirements

• Accumulate information and provide reports with recommendations applicable to the area of specialisation.
• Apply practical and applied knowledge to identify trends and potential risks.
• Be observant and engage on possible violations of procedures and standards of conduct, escalating where necessary.
• Communicate situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in the area of specialisation.
• Correctly apply applicable legislation, including policies, procedures, and SOPs in the delivery of work outputs.

Job Outputs:

Process

• Accumulate information and provide reports with recommendations applicable to the area of specialisation. 
• Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
• Be observant and engage on possible violations of procedures and standards of conduct and escalate where necessary.
• Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in the area of specialisation. 
• Correctly apply applicable legislation, including, amongst other policies, procedures, and SOPs, 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.
• Plan and organise own work tasks within your area of work. 
• Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation.
• Take accountability forthe deliveryy of contracted work outputs within agreed parameters, quality standards and client service targets.

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 and discrepancies.

People

• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.

Finance

• Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in the area of accountability. 

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

• Accountability
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Details
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Conceptual Ability
• Fairness and Transparency
• Honesty and Integrity
• Organisational Awareness
• Respect
• Trust

Technical Competencies

• Business Knowledge
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Efficiency Improvement
• Events, Meetings or Task Coordination
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Reporting
• Risk Awareness
• Risk Knowledge

Deadline:7th July,2025