Tax Auditor Level 2 (PIRE) (10092) at The South African Revenue Service (SARS)

Job Purpose

• To plan and conduct standard and moderate audits across multiple tax types, multiple periods with multiple risks, understanding the risk implications across other tax types, under limited supervision, in compliance with all legislative requirements in PIRE Taxpayers.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Relevant National Diploma / Advanced Certificate (NQF 6) Auditing/Taxation and/or Accounting AND 3-4 years' tax audit experience in all tax products (PAYE, VAT, CIT, PIT), of which 1-2 years at verification or compliance audit level.

ALTERNATE:

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 6 years tax audit experience in in all tax products (PAYE, VAT, CIT, PIT) of which 1-2 years at verification or compliance audit level.

Job Outputs:

Process

• Be observant and engage on possible violations of procedures and standards of conduct and escalate where necessary.
• Conduct end-to-end query resolution relating to audits conducted, including finalisation of objections and appeals.
• Plan and organise own work tasks within area of work.
• Prepare and present submissions to interest and penalty committee.
• Protect local industries that could be affected by the illicit market which will result in low revenue collection due to Fiscus.
• Take accountability for delivery of contracted work outputs within agreed parameters, quality standards and client service targets.
• 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.
• Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
• Correctly apply applicable legislation, including amongst others 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.
• Use practical and applied knowledge and situational judgement to consider policy implications and to arrive at decisions / conclusions.