Fresh Positions at The South African Revenue Service (SARS)

Job Purpose

• To facilitate the adoption of new leading edge ‘Game Changer’ concepts in support of the SARS Vision 2024 enterprise strategy. This is achieved through research and benchmarking, participating in open collaboration networks, identifying and conceptualising innovation solution designs, the incubation of concepts (e.g., prototyping, piloting, etc.) and implementation of solution designs.
• The outcomes are utilised to define product features, develop their implementation roadmaps in the SARS business architecture and business solutions landscape, and ensure that the designs support the achievement of sustainable business results, including the provision of design and implementation support and conducting stakeholder engagement.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Honours  / Postgraduate Diploma (NQF 8) in Industrial Engineering; Computer Science and Min. 10-12 years' experience in an innovation, design, and technology environment, of which 3-4 years at a specialist level.
• Relevant bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Industrial Engineering or Computer Science and 15 years’ experience in an innovation, design, and technology environment, of which 3-4 years at a specialist level.

Job Outputs:

Process

Innovation

• Collaborate with local and international owners, partners and stakeholders
• Conduct local and international research and benchmarking
• Develop, socialise and publish fore-sighting reports
• Draft idea elevator pitches
• Understand business problem using data driven approach
• Design Innovation Solutions
• Draft Innovation Business Cases
• Build, test and demonstrate prototype
• Manage prototype governance
• Track solution benefits

Solutioning

• Build relationships with Business, Product and Segment Owners
• Build stakeholder and partner networks
• Assess the strategic landscape
• Draft or facilitate the drafting of modernisation and solution strategies
• (5-10-year horizon)
• Socialise modernisation and solution strategies
• Analyse and understand problems
• Collaborate on the detailed designs
• Draft Business Cases
• Participate in the development and testing cycle
• Track solution benefits

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Job Purpose

• To provide technical legal support and assist to business areas. S/he will be responsible to provide legal advice, make recommendations aimed at improving operational policies, participate in committees, and be responsible for training and mentoring of the team.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• BA Law / LLB Degree (NQF 7) AND 8-10 year’s experience in Tax Law environmen of which 3-4 years ideally at an operational specialist (i.e., middle management) level; AND
• Admitted Attorney or Advocate.
• Admitted Attorney or Advocate

Alternative

• Senior Certificate AND 15 years related experience in a Tax Law environment; AND
• Admitted Attorney or Advocate

Minimum Functional Requirements

• Admitted Attorney or Advocate
• Assess and interpret, intricate tax structures and legal frameworks including corporate reorganisations.

Job Outputs:

Process

• Conduct assessments and use information to advise, make recommendations and facilitate improvement. Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice area and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice area and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
• 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.
• 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.
• Identify and mitigate tax risks effectively.
• Provide legal opinions on tax matters, ensuring compliance with various tax legislation and related laws.
• Integrate business information, compare, analyse & produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies & inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
• 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.
• Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes & systems across an internal value chain.

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Job Purpose

• To effectively manage debt book through finalization of the allocated debt cases to reduce the debt book.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Debt / Audit / Financial Management or similar with 8 - 10 years’ experience in a Debt Management/Audit environment, of which 3 - 4 years at a junior management level.

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) with 15 years related experience in a Debt Management / Audit environment, of which 3 - 4 years at a junior management level

Job Outputs:

Process

• Ensure the development and implementation of a practice in alignment with operational policy and procedural frameworks. (I)
• Implement tactical strategy and delivery plans through the development of operational activities, ensuring the achievement of operational targets. (I)
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives, best practice implementation solutions.
• Provide periodic reports on performance against plan and progress on short-term initiatives and use to realign tactical plan and objectives appropriately. (I)
• Use the insights gained through integrated business reports to measure success and realign tactical strategy development objectives appropriately.
• Plan for handling work outputs, pull together interdependent activities and specify priorities, standards and procedures to ensure tactical excellence.
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, policies and procedures, and direct the implementation of change and innovation initiated by the organisation.
• Timeously communicate top-down policy and associated single practice area modification, objective achievement progress and critical success factors to impacted stakeholders. (I)
• Act as the bottom-line drivers of tactical implementation within the context of business unit excellence and performance improvement. (I)
• Direct, control, coordinate and optimise budgeted resources to meet specific objectives and deliver agreed results and productivity requirements. (I)
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOP) and quality and service standards, to be adhered to in area of accountability.

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Job Purpose

• To analyse and provide expert advice on the financial outsourced data to enable differentiated strategic collection strategies.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree/Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Finance/Audit/Accounting  or similar with  8 - 10 years tax financial analysis experience of which 3 - 4 years is at a junior management level.

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) with 12 - 15 years tax financial analysis experience of which 3 - 4 years is at a junior management level.

The following will be a requirement from an experience perspective:

• Prior experience leading or managing a team of analysts.
• Advanced proficiency in financial analysis tools and software (e.g., Excel, Power BI, SQL).
• Strong understanding of debt collection processes, methodologies, and performance metrics.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Job Outputs:

Process

• Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures and associated area's practice. (I)
• Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans. (I)
• Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation. (I)
• Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge and experience to identify and recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices. (I)
• Integrate business information, compare, analyse and produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies for decision making purposes. (I)
• Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes and systems across an internal value chain. (I)
• Plan for value-added, continuous practice and system improvements to deliver on objectives to enhance tactical implementation and excellence. (I)
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; best practice implementation solutions. (I)
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice areas and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation. (I)
• Translate top down policy in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders. (I)

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Job Purpose

• To conduct specialised debt collection activities including attaching assets and holding classes of taxpayers liable for the debt, Debtors under Criminal Investigations, Appeals and Compromises.

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Relevant Honours Degree / Postgraduate Diploma (NQF 8) And 10 – 12 years' experience in a similar environment, of which 3 - 4 years at middle management level

OR

• Relevant bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) And 12 - 15 years related experience, of which 3 - 4 years at middle management level

Job Outputs:

Process

• Develop tactical strategy and delivery plans in support of functional objectives in partnership with leadership. 
• Direct, control, coordinate and optimise budgeted resources to meet specific objectives and deliver agreed results and productivity requirements. 
• Ensure the development and implementation of multiple practices in alignment with operational policy and procedural frameworks. 
• Identify and recommend opportunities to continuously improve all functions and systems in line with national, regional, and organisational changes. 
• Plan for handling work outputs, pull together interdependent activities and specify priorities, standards and procedures to ensure tactical excellence. 

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Job Purpose

• To provide expertise, advice and support to deliver on operational implementation plans and / or associated service delivery processes, ensuring effective and efficient development, enhancements, implementation, maintenance and optimisation of application modules/subsystems, to continuously enhance service delivery. 
• Working with other teams within the larger SARS to provide optimal solutions to Risk associated problems.
• Supporting the teams within EDM with development solutions to enhance and assist with the daily tasks.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Relevant Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) AND 5-7 years' experience in a similar environment, of which 2-3 years at a technically skilled level.
• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) and a relevant IT Certification(s) AND 10 years' experience in a similar environment, of which 2-3 years at a technically skilled level.
• Relevant Certification – such as or any other Technology supported by the SARS Enterprise Architecture Framework
• Microsoft Certified Solution Developer(or similar level Microsoft certification in SQL Server) with skills in C# and large volume data processing applications. Experience with SQL Server Integration Services and SSRS an advantage.
• Extensive experience with large volume data processing applications.
• Extensive experience with Service Orientated Architecture.
• Extensive experience with cross platform and multi database technology data processing, including Microsoft SQL Server and DB2.

Minimum Functional Requirements

• C# development at an intermediate level
• MS SQL Server development including stored procedures at an intermediate level
• MS SSRS
• Knowledge of data structures and integration processes
• Microsoft .net
• IT related degree.
• Microsoft Certifications.
• Experience working with large data models.
• Working with MS SQL Server
• Working with C#
• Working with MVC

Job Outputs:

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 as a result 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.
• Keep up to date on trends and developments within Project Management, Software Development Life Cycle, supporting methodology, and the industry of the organisation.
• Apply software changes in a manner that contributes to efficient and effective service delivery and optimized quality.
• Implement initiatives relating to projects that will lead to improved processes within business.
• Utilize specialised technical specifications that will enhance operational delivery within predefined standards.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and SARS role players to achieve business objectives.
• Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations & discrepancies.
• Mentor peers and juniors employees
• Expected to be able to influence through communication plus ability to make complex decisions
• Responsible for raising and communicate issues, highlight project risks and escalate the issues for resolution where required
• Responsible for issue identification during testing and Production as well as making fixes required.
• Provide clear and timely account of issues as well as mitigating factors to prevent such from happening again.
• Review specification and artefacts that enable development.

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Job Purpose

• To provide expertise, advice and support to deliver on operational implementation plans and / or associated service delivery processes, ensuring effective and efficient development, enhancements, implementation, maintenance and optimisation of application modules/subsystems, to continuously enhance service delivery

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Relevant Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Information Technology AND 5-7 years' experience in aSoftware Development Environment, of which 2-3 years ideally at functional specialist level

OR

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) and a relevant IT Qualification(s) / Certification(s), see below, and 5-7 years' experience in a  Software Development environment.
• Relevant Certification – such as or any other Technology supported by the SARS Enterprise Architecture Framework
• Microsoft Certified Solution Developer with skills in C#
• Formal training in web development including REACTJS.

ALTERNATIVE #

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 10 years experience in web-based development.

Minimum Functional Requirements

• 3+ Years of application development experience, preferably within the Microsoft .Net space, including at least 1 year working with MS SQL or IBM DB2.
• At least 2 years of experience with ReactJS, Redux or similar, JavaScript and or TypeScript.
• A resonable understanding of Git Repository Management, preferably via a command-line interface.
• Hands-on experience in both Traditional and Agile software development methodologies.

Job Outputs

• 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 as a result 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
• Keep up to date on trends and developments within Project Management, Software Development Life Cycle, supporting methodology, and the industry of the organisation.
• Apply software changes in a manner that contributes to efficient and effective service delivery and optimized quality.
• Implement initiatives relating to projects that will lead to improved processes within business.
• Utilize specialised technical specifications that will enhance operational delivery within predefined standards.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and SARS role players to achieve business objectives.
• Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations & discrepancies.
• Mentor peers and juniors employees
• Expected to be able to influence through communication plus ability to make complex decisions
• Responsible for raising and communicate issues, highlight project risks and escalate the issues for resolution where required
• Responsible for issue identification during testing and Production as well as making fixes required.
• Provide clear and timely account of issues as well as mitigating factors to prevent such from happening again.
• Review specification and artefacts that enable development.