Active Job Vacancies at The South African Revenue Service (SARS)

About the Position

• In an ever-changing environment, we have built a responsive and agile organisation to give effect to our strategic intent of achieving voluntary compliance. We invite you to be part of the special team that contributes to the collection of revenue, protect the economy and people of South Africa. We believe that your skills, commitment, and dedication will add value and make a difference to the organisation and country. Integrity is key to the organisation

Job Purpose

• To independently plan and conduct complex audits across multiple CIT and direct tax types within multiple periods and multiple risks, understanding the risk implications across other tax types, in compliance with all legislative requirements.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Relevant Bachelor's Degree/ Advanced Diploma (NQF7) and 5-7 years tax audit experience in Corporate Income Tax, specislised financial products, corporate restructurings, and mergers and acquisitions transactions envoronment, of which 3-4 years at Functional Speciliast level

 or

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) and 10 years financial service experience

Minimum Functional Requirements

• 5-7 years' tax experience in a similar environment, of which 2-3 years at Functional specialist level or 10 years related experience

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.
• Plan and conduct multiple tax audits on a risk profile basis to ensure compliance to the relevant acts.
• Lead, plan and conduct full scope (integrated) audits to ensure compliance and report on findings and recommendations.
• Plan and organise own work tasks within area of work.
• Identify and resolve queries and problems timeously, apply discretion in line with process guidelines provided.
• 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.
• Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
• 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 as a result of the change.
• 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

Governance

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

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

• Plan, conduct and lead full scope (integrated) audits to ensure compliance and report on findings and recommendations.
• 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.

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Job Purpose

• To ensure effective and efficient planning and execution of compliance risk activities to regulate taxpayer compliance and maximise tax revenue collections by conducting, analysing and recommending compliance interventions in Transfer Pricing for Large Business & International in order to continuously enhance service delivery and voluntary compliance.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) AND 8-10 years' experience working with Transfer Pricing of which 3-4 years at Junior Management (Transfer Pricing) level.

OR

• Senior Certificate with 15 years’ experience in Transfer Pricing of which 3-4 years at Junior Management (Transfer Pricing) level.

Job Outputs:

Process

• Plan and manage projects in area of accountability that impact on different business areas.
• Apply functional area policies to enhance unit's ability to advise business in complex field and or professional discipline.
• Develop and plan functional unit's quarterly plan in line with the area's annual plan and execute to achieve target's/objectives.
• Plan and report on unit's outputs, identify possible deviations and problems which may affect outputs and develop and implement alternative plans.
• Research and support workable recommendations/solutions that meet business needs through information analysis.
• Act as the bottom-line drivers of tactical implementation within the context of business unit excellence and performance improvement.
• Direct, control, coordinate and optimise budgeted resources to meet specific objectives and deliver agreed results and productivity requirements.
• Ensure the development and implementation of a practice in alignment with operational policy and procedural frameworks.
• Implement tactical strategy and delivery plans through the development of operational activities, ensuring the achievement of operational targets.
• Use the insights gained through integrated business reports to measure success & realign tactical strategy implementation objectives appropriately.
• Plan for handling work outputs, pull together interdependent activities & specify priorities, standards & procedures to ensure tactical implementation.
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, policies, and procedures, and execute the implementation of change and innovation initiated by the organisation.
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact, and use to develop best fit alternatives, implementing best practice solutions.
• Provide periodic reports on performance against plan & progress on short-term initiatives & use to realign tactical plan and objectives appropriately.
• Timeously communicate top-down policy and associated single practice area modification, objective achievement progress and critical success factors to impacted stakeholders.

Governance

• Monitor and promote the application of governance and required legal compliance in the context of policy and processes.
• Implement governance, risk, and compliance policy in own practice area to identify and manage governance and risk exposure liability.
• Manage and or advise on the translation and application of policy in a specific functional area.

People

• Encourage and enable teamwork, by enabling collaboration with others and commitment to pursuing set goals.
• Develop and maintain a team that is capable for operating to their full capability and provide appropriate skills, knowledge, and experience.
• Plan & implement enhanced organisational efficiency by identifying and addressing development requirements & providing tools for people resources.
• Create a positive work climate & culture to energise employees & give meaning to work, minimise work disruption and maximise employee productivity.
• Translate performance expectations into specific metrics and goals to identify and provide effective services, solve problems, and achieve objectives.
• Develop & implement appropriate people capacity plans in line with delivery & efficiency targets, on budget & in partnership with specialised area.

Finance

• Contribute to the development of divisional budgets to minimise expenditure aligned with divisional plans.
• Establish revenue targets for individuals and teams and identify and pursue opportunities to increase revenue collection in area of accountability.
• Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of accountability.
• Draw up a budget aligned to tactical delivery plans, monitor planned vs. actual, minimise expenditure and report on cost efficiency

Client

• Develop and ensure implementation of practices which builds service delivery excellence and encourages others to provide exceptional client service.
• Manage an integrated service excellence culture, which builds rewarding relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
• Build strong relationships and implement service level agreements that promote SARS with internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural competencies

• Conceptual Thinking
• Championing the Mandate
• Influencing Others
• Mobilising Teams
• Driving for Excellence
• Leveraging Diversity
• Accurate Understanding
• Developing Others
• Fairness and Transparency
• Accountability
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Honesty and Integrity
• Trust
• Respect
• Building Sustainability

Technical competencies

• IT Strategy and Planning
• Risk Knowledge
• Risk Awareness
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Reporting and Interpretation
• Managerial Budgeting
• Tax Knowledge
• Effective Business Communication
• Problem Analysis and Judgement
• Planning, Management and Measurement
• Decisiveness
• Business Acumen

Compliance Competency

• GOC Confidential

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Job Purpose

To examine the legislative, taxpayer base and economic environments in order to determine likely forms of future tax avoidance schemes and put in place measures to counter these avoidance schemes in corporate reorganisations outside reportable arrangements. Need to analyse and recommend on mergers and acquisitions approved by the competition tribunal. In this role you will be solely responsible for Pillar II Globe tax base. The Pillar II Global tax base, based on OECD research document incorporated in the budget speech by minister of finance.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Relevant Honours/ Postgraduate Diploma (NQF8) And 10-12 year's experience in a Tax Audit or Tax Legal environment or International tax advisory capacity related to corporate reorganisations outside reportable arrangements in, of which 3-4 years specialist manager level

Or

• Relevant Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) AND 12 - 15 years Tax Audit or tax legal environment or International tax advisory capacity related to corporate reorganisations outside reportable arrangements in, of which 3-4 years specialist or specialist manager level

Job Outputs:

Process

• Plan for value-added, continuous multiple practice and system improvement optimization to deliver on objectives and to enhance tactical excellence.
• Detect and identify tax avoidance schemes and/or structures and/or legislative loopholes through analysing the submitted reportable arrangements.
• Dealing with Country-by-Country Reporting and review of Local and Master files
• Responsible for the entire value chain on OECD Pillar II, Globe Minimum Tax Rules, and implementation.
• Liaise with National Treasury on policy formulation and updates on Globe Minimum Tax Bill.
• Take full responsibility of reviewing the Globe Information Tax Return for possible tax revenue leakages and opportunities.
• Act as a single point of contact on Globe Pillar II matters and act as a representative for SARS internationally.
• Liaise with key internal stakeholders from Risk Profiling, Audit, Legal and Debt collection.
• Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures, policies and practices.
• Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge & experience to identify & recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
• Influence and communicate across business areas impacted by practice area to minimise resistance and ensure onboarding of new thinking.

Governance

• Manage and or advise on the translation and application of policy in a specific functional area.
• Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies in own practice areas to identify and manage risk exposure liability.

People

• Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
• Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.

Finance

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

Client

• Develop & ensure implementation of own practices to build delivery excellence, encouraging others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
• Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.

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Job Purpose

• To conduct in depth financial interrogation, analysis and assessment of all debt related Business Rescue plans, applications and related issues for the Large Business & International Division.
• The ideal candidate is an individual that can offer sound technical advice to all team members and act as the ‘’go-to’’ member in the team. Influencing policies and procedures, as well as being the catalyst for driving a learning culture that ensures when disputes arise, there are minimal setbacks.
• The successful candidate is somebody that will drive quality standards within the team, that includes but is not limited to reviewing of Business Rescue plans and overseeing SARS’ Voting Interests in Business Rescue proceedings.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Accounting, Financial Management or Taxation AND 8 to 10 years experience in a Collections or Recoveries environment, of which a minimum of 3 years is at operational specialist level.

OR

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years’ experience in a Collections or Recoveries environment, of which a minimum of 3 years is at operational specialist level.

Minimum Functional Requirements

• 8 to 10 years' experience in a Collections or Recoveries environment, of which 3-4 years at operational specialist level.
• Possession of Legal or Law certification or qualification – advantageous.

Job Outputs:

Process

• To monitor, track and control the effectiveness of query resolution.
• Validate and refer business rescue case details against records available
• Facilitate, analyse and review all Business Rescue plans within the set timeframes.
• Provide in depth financial support to committees and stakeholders to enable sound decision making.
• Provide in depth financial interrogation and analysis on the income streams and forecast within Business Rescue plans.
• Analyse all financial statements to determine the viability of Business Rescue plans.
• Conduct risk analysis to determine the impact on the organisation.
• Obtain and analyse the required information/ evidence in terms of financial requirements, policies and procedures.
• Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures and associated area's practice.
• Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
• Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
• Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge & experience to identify & recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
• Integrate business information, compare, analyse & produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies & inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
• Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes & systems across an internal value chain.
• Plan for value-added, continuous practice & system improvements to deliver on objectives to enhance tactical implementation and excellence.
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; best practice implementation solutions.
• Translate top down policy in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice area and associated procedures and execute the implementation of changes and innovation.

Governance

• Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies for own practice area to identify and manage risk exposure liability.

People

• Maintain professional interaction and ensure ethical dealings with clients at all times by constantly building customer relationships.
• Enable a culture where information regarding successes, issues, trends and ideas are actively shared between team members.
• Drive own performance & provide specialist support & advice to achieve specified objectives against required targets, deadlines and quality standards.
• Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
• Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.

Finance

• Adhere to specified standards, policies and procedures to prevent wastage on resources and escalate associated risk.
• Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of specialisation.

Client

• Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
• Develop & ensure implementation of a practice that builds service delivery excellence & encourage others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.

Behavioural competencies

• Fairness and Transparency
• Analytical Thinking
• Accountability
• Conceptual Ability
• Stakeholder Engagement and Management
• Resilience
• Problem solving and Analysis.
• Honesty and Integrity
• Trust
• Respect
• Attention to Detail
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Organisational Awareness
• Building Sustainability

Technical competencies

• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Reporting
• Financial Analysis and Reporting
• Tax Knowledge
• Tax Compliance Auditing
• Business Knowledge
• Efficiency improvement
• Debt Management
• Governance, Ethics and Values
• Risk Identification
• Forensic Auditing

Compliance Competency

• GOC Confidential

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Job Purpose

• To provide expertise, advice and support by conducting, analysing and recommending compliance interventions in Transfer Pricing for Large Business & International in order to continuously enhance service delivery and voluntary compliance. 
• The incumbent must be well versed in drafting, interpreting and implementing transfer pricing policies, conducting functional analyses and have experience in understanding the tax touch points that exist from a transfer pricing perspective throughout the value chains of businesses in varying industries.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Relevant Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) AND 8-10 years’ experience working with Transfer Pricing of which 3-4 years at Operational (Transfer Pricing) specialist level/ senior consultant, associate manager or manager level.

OR

• Senior Certificate with 15 years’ experience in Transfer Pricing at a specialized or senior operational level.

Job Outputs:

Process

• Apply functional area policies in order to enhance unit's ability to advise business in complex field and or professional discipline.
• Understand the system and the underlying principles supporting the overall business process.
• Provide specialist advice and guidance specific to the complex field and or professional discipline of Transfer Pricing.
• Undertake information gathering, research and analyse data within broad guidelines to produce accurate plans & or recommendations for business issues relating to non-compliance and harmful tax practices.
• Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures and associated area's practices.
• Contribute to the optimum utilisation of organizational resources.
• Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge & experience to identify & recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practice.
• Integrate business information, compare, analyse & produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies & inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
• Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes & systems across an internal value chain.
• Plan for value-added, continuous practice & system improvements to deliver on objectives to enhance tactical implementation and excellence.
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives and best practice implementation solutions.
• Translate top-down policy in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.
• Recommend changes to optimise processes.

Governance

• Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies for own practice area to identify and manage risk exposure and liability.

People

• Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.
• Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.

Finance

• Implement and monitor financial controls, management of costs and corporate governance in area of specialisation.

Client

• Develop & ensure implementation of a practice that builds service delivery excellence & encourage others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
• Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
• Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural competencies

• Honesty and Integrity 
• Trust
• Respect
• Problem solving and analyses
• Fairness and Transparency
• Analytical Thinking
• Accountability
• Conceptual Ability
• Relationship Management and Networking
• Attention to Detail
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Organisational Awareness
• Building Sustainability
• Grade of Clearance: Confidential

Technical competencies

• Business Knowledge
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Efficiency improvement
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Problem Analysis and Judgement
• Reporting
• Risk Awareness
• Risk Knowledge
• Governance, Ethics and Values

Compliance Competency

• GOC Confidential

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Job Purpose

• To provide advice and guidance in the execution of audits and independently plan and conduct highly complex audits across multiple tax types, multiple periods with multiple risks, understanding the risk implications across other tax types, in compliance with all legislative requirements.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Relevant Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) AND 8-10 years' Transfer Pricing experience, of which 3-4 years a at Operational Specialist Level.

or

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years Transfer Pricing experience

Minimum Functional Requirements

• 8-10 years' experience in a similar environment, of which 3-4 years at operational specialist level or 15 years related experience

Job Outputs:

Process

• Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
• Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
• Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge & experience to identify & recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
• Integrate business information, compare, analyse & produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies & inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
• Identify and resolve queries and problems timeously, apply discretion in line with process guidelines provided.
• Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes & systems across an internal value chain.
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; best practice implementation solutions.
• Translate top down policy in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice area and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
• To enable Investigative audit to achieve full scope audit case targets.
• To raise impactful/credible assessments in order to collect revenue.
• Detecting and deterring non-compliance and influence and enforce compliance with tax legislation by conducting effective, efficient, and quality audits identification of improvement opportunities.
• Conduct audits (plan, execute, finalize) of a high standard in which policies, standards, procedures, and legislation were correctly applied.
• Assist in the debt collection by providing information to ensure efficient and effective collection of all cases in which additional audit assessments were raised.
• Develop productive relationships with team members and stakeholders to drive collective performance
• Identify initiatives to impact on compliance levels and refer to Case selection
• Provide technical guidance and training to other team members
• Identify changes required to legislation to close loopholes

Governance

• Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies for own practice area to identify and manage risk exposure liability

People

• Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
• Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.
• Enable a culture where information regarding successes, issues, trends and ideas are actively shared between team members.

Finance

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

Client

• Develop & ensure implementation of a practice that builds service delivery excellence & encourage others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
• Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
• Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural competencies

• Accountability
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Building Sustainability
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Conceptual Ability
• Conceptual Thinking
• Drive for Results
• Expertise in Context
• Fairness and Transparency
• Honesty and Integrity
• Organisational Awareness
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Respect
• Trust

Technical competencies

• Business Knowledge
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Decisiveness
• Efficiency improvement
• Financial Accounting
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Planning and Organising
• Quality Orientation
• Reporting

Compliance Competency

• GOC Confidential