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  • Posted: Mar 6, 2026
    Deadline: Mar 15, 2026
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  • The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is the nations tax collecting authority. Established in terms of the South African Revenue Service Act 34 of 1997 as an autonomous agency, we are responsible for administering the South African tax system and customs service. Its main functions are to: collect and administer all national taxes, duties and levies; c...
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    Consultant: Asset Management - Hardware (Fixed Term Contract)

    Job Purpose

    • Ensure adherence to policies by maintaining and monitoring organisational assets in accordance with SARS policies and procedures.

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • Relevant Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in IT/ Finance AND 5-7 years' IT Infrastructure Asset management experience, of which 2-3 years at technical skilled level

    ALTERNATIVE

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4), ITIL certification AND 10 years experience in IT Infrastructure Asset Management, of which 2-3 years at a technically skilled level

    Minimum Functional Requirements

    • Hardware Asset Management experience- Understanding of policies and regulations governing IT Infrastructure Assets.
    • Asset Tracking and Management- Proficiency in using Discovery tools and Microsoft PowerBI dashboards to manage hardware inventory.
    • Audits: Ability to perform asset verification to maintain accurate records of IT Infrastructure Assets.
    • Compliance Management: Practical knowledge of disposal processes to ensure compliance to manufacturers regulations.
    • Technical Proficiency: Basic understanding of IT infrastructure, including operating systems and network configurations.
    • Data Analysis and Reporting – Ability to analyse asset lifecycle data (covering procurement, ownership, location changes, disposal etc.) to identify trends, optimize asset utilization, and reduce total cost of ownership. Skilled in creating reports and dashboards that clearly communicate asset status, movement history, financial value, and compliance with organizational policies.

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Responsible for the daily and long-term strategic management of IT Infrastructure hardware assets.
    • Provide financial expertise within the IT environment to assist technical teams in managing IT Infrastructure assets.
    • Provide financial expertise to SARS personnel responsible for procurement of IT Infrastructure Assets
    • Manage the IT Infrastructure asset register ensuring that the asset register is continuously updated to reflect movement of assets in order to provide accurate input into SARS Financial statements.
    • Accumulate information to report on work progress and use for decision making purposes and the identification of improvement opportunities.
    • Apply discretion and judgement to diagnose symptoms, causes and effects and to make decisions to overcome problems and to provide solutions.
    • Ensure procedures, policies and mandates are clearly understood and complied with.
    • Ensure the development, alignment and implementation of end-to-end processes within area of accountability for continued process improvement.
    • Implement change & provide guidelines to direct reports defining the impact of change, the change itself & new requirements as a result of the change.
    • Link and communicate unit's objectives back to mandate, schedule and prioritise activities and allocate work to meet identified work outputs.
    • Manage a work function or unit by focusing on the delivery and achievement of set objectives within specified time frames, costs and standards.
    • Plan and organise multiple work outputs by assigning priorities and continuously reviewing objectives and goals.
    • Provide input into the development of the tactical strategy as well as develop and implement a supporting operational strategy.
    • Apply the necessary discretion and judgment in making decisions and overcoming obstacles in order to attain set goals and objectives for area of accountability.
    • Frequently report on progress of unit and or team against pre-defined objectives and standards, ensuring accurate representation of facts.
    • Be observant and engage on possible violations of procedures and standards of conduct and escalate where necessary.
    • Identify and resolve queries and problems timeously, apply discretion in line with process guidelines provided.
    • Plan and organise own work tasks within specific guidelines given in the said area of work.
    • Conduct verification processes to ensure that SARS fixed asset register is complete and updated.
    • Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
    • Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation.
    • Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
    • 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.
    • Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities.

    Governance

    • Ensuring that IT Infrastructure assets adhere to regulatory requirements, industry standards, and organizational policies
    • Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation.

    People

    • Develop and maintain productive relationships with SARS role players, third party suppliers to maximise service offerings.
    • Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.

    Finance

    • Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
    • Experience in Service Assets management.
    • Ability to analyse large datasets to optimize IT costs, usage and performance

    Client

    • 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.

    Behavioural competencies

    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Problem Solving and Analysis
    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Analytical Thinking
    • Conceptual Ability
    • Building Sustainability

    Technical competencies

    • Reporting
    • Functional Policies and Procedures
    • Financial Analysis and Reporting
    • Financial Administration
    • Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Systems
    • Asset Management
    • Query Resolution
    • Financial Controls

    Deadline:9th March,2026

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    Consultant: Asset Management - Software (Fixed Term Contract)

    Job Purpose

    • Ensure adherence to policies by maintaining and monitoring organisational assets in accordance with SARS policies and procedures.

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in IT/ Finance AND 5-7 years' experience in software asset management experience, of which 2-3 years at technical skilled level

    ALTERNATIVE#

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4), ITIL certification AND 10 years’ experience in Software Asset Management experience, of which 2-3 years at a technically skilled level
    • Azure Fundamentals, CSAM and LISA  qualifications will be an added advantage

    Minimum Functional Requirements

    • Software Licensing Knowledge- Understanding of various licensing models (e.g., per-user, per-device, subscription-based).
    • End User License Agreement: Ability to interpret licensing terms and agreements from major software vendors such as Microsoft.
    • Cloud Resource Management-practical applications of cloud licensing including Cloud activity management such as Microsoft Azure Monitor, Billing and Cost Management.
    • Asset Tracking and Management- Proficiency in using SAM tools and software for tracking and managing software inventory.
    • Audits: Ability to perform software audits and maintain accurate records of software usage.
    • Compliance Management: Practical knowledge of software compliance requirements and regulations and ability to ensure adherence to software licensing agreements and avoid legal issues.
    • Technical Proficiency: Basic understanding of IT infrastructure, including operating systems, network configurations, and software deployment processes.
    • Data Analysis and Reporting- Skills in analysing software usage data to identify trends, optimize licenses, and reduce costs and the ability to create reports and dashboards to communicate software asset status and compliance.

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Conduct end to end Software Asset Management activities, including procurement of software, deployment, utilisation and decommissioning.
    • Basic knowledge of cloud architecture and resource management
    • Manage software asset management portals and tools to support compliance.
    • Responsible for optimizing and controlling Cost Management within an organization's Cloud environment including development and management of budgets for Cloud resources and services.
    • Provide transparency and accountability for cloud expenditures through detailed reporting and analysis
    • Continuously monitoring the performance of on-premises and cloud assets to ensure they meet required service levels
    • Respond to all Software audit queries
    • Identify and resolve queries and problems timeously, apply discretion in line with process guidelines provided.
    • Be observant and engage on possible violations of procedures and standards of conduct and escalate where necessary.
    • Identify and resolve queries and problems timeously, apply discretion in line with process guidelines provided.
    • Plan and organise own work tasks within specific guidelines given in the said area of work.
    • Conduct verification processes to ensure that SARS fixed asset register is complete and updated.
    • Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
    • Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation.
    • Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
    • 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.
    • Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities

    Governance

    • Ensuring that cloud and on premise software assets adhere to regulatory requirements, industry standards, and organizational policies
    • Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation.

    People

    • Develop and maintain productive relationships with SARS role players, third party suppliers to maximise benefit in software licensing, maintenance and service offerings.
    • Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.

    Finance

    • Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
    • Experience in cloud asset management, particularly within Azure.
    • Ability to analyse large datasets to optimize IT costs, usage and performance

    Client

    • 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.

    Behavioural competencies

    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Problem Solving and Analysis
    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Analytical Thinking
    • Conceptual Ability
    • Building Sustainability

    Technical competencies

    • Reporting
    • Functional Policies and Procedures
    • Financial Analysis and Reporting
    • Financial Administration
    • Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Systems
    • Asset Management
    • Query Resolution
    • Financial Controls

    Deadline:9th March,2026

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    Senior Analyst: Business Systems (Fixed Term Contract)

    Job Purpose 

    • To provide expertise, advice and support to deliver on operational implementation plans and / or associated service delivery processes, by providing governance and analysis output for a single large project or across a series of smaller related initiatives including but not limited to automation testing, while providing relevant industry experience to the process, in order to continuously enhance service delivery.

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • Relevant National Diploma / Advanced Certificate (NQF 6) in Information Technology; AND 3–4 years’ experience in Release Management and/or Business Analysis within a complex systems environment, of which 1–2 years at knowledge‑worker level.

    ALTERNATIVE#

    • A Senior Certificate (NQF 4); AND 6 years’ experience in Release Management, of which 1–2 years at knowledge‑worker level.

    Minimum Functional Requirements

    • Min. of 4 years experience in VAT, PAYE, UIF, SDL, ETI and/or Income tax.  Experience in writing functional specifications.

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Interdepartmental peer-to-peer liaison Liaison with business partners, internal and external development partners.
    • 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.
    • Assign incident inventory.
    • Attending and engaging in project meetings and reviews by contributing your domain-specific production knowledge and experience.
    • 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 area of specialisation.
    • Compile User/Functional Requirements Specifications and prioritize production system change request/s.
    • Contribute towards the refinement of polices, processes and procedures.
    • Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
    • Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and SARS role players to achieve predefined objectives.
    • 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.
    • Gather, plan and manage data for test automation purposes.
    • Identify candidate business processes or scenarios for automated test cases.
    • Investigation of assigned query inventory to determine root cause and requesting additional information whenever lacking.
    • Log a production system change request on incident management console.
    • Maintain and support new and existing applications.
    • Produce trends analysis of recurring Problems/Incidents, and in the case of non-resolution to escalate.
    • Provide End-user education and training.
    • Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation.
    • Replication of defect in testing environment and finding suitable workaround.
    • Review of assigned inventory on incident management console.
    • Reviewing and commenting upon business and functional requirements specifications for maintenance and projects.
    • Take accountability for delivery of contracted work outputs within agreed parameters, quality standards and client service targets.
    • Undertake information gathering and analysis of data within set guidelines to report related information to business.
    • Use practical and applied knowledge and situational judgement to arrive at decisions.
    • Provide exceptional customer service support to other teams and all operational areas within SARS.

    Governance

    • Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of specialisation and continuously identify and escalate risks.

    People

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

    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.
    • To perform trend analysis in relation to incident management inventory.

    Behavioural competencies

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

    Technical competencies

    • Business IT Systems  
    • Business Knowledge 
    • Computer Literacy 
    • Customer Relationship Management  
    • Efficiency improvement  
    • Functional Policies and Procedures 
    • IT Business Analysis  
    • Relationship Building  
    • Reporting 
    • IT systems knowledge

    Deadline:11th March,2026

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    Risk Practitioner

    Job Purpose

    • To assist and coordinate risk mitigation activities in order to achieve business objectives.

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • National Diploma/Advanced Certificate (NQF Level 6) preferably in Taxation/Accounting/Auditing/Finance/ or related qualification AND 2 - 3 years’ experience within an accounting and tax environment or tax compliance risk environment, of which 1 – 2 years is at a knowledge worker level.

    Alternative #

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 5 years’ related experience within an accounting and tax or tax environment or tax compliance risk environment, of which 1 - 2 years is at a technically skilled level.

    Minimum Functional Requirements

    • GOC Confidential - (a) sensitive information, the unlawful disclosure of which may be harmful to the security or national interest of the Republic or could prejudice the Republic in its international relations; (b) Commercial information, the disclosure of which may cause financial loss to an entity or may prejudice an entity in its relations with its clients, competitors, contractors and suppliers. E.g. Taxpayer information
    • Microsoft skills (Proficient in) i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
    • Ability to accumulate and analyse information, identify trends and potential risks, and compile reports with clear recommendations to support decision‑making and risk‑based interventions.

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • 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.
    • 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 area of specialisation.
    • Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
    • Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and SARS role players to achieve predefined objectives.
    • 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 specific guidelines given in the said area of work.
    • Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation.
    • Take accountability for delivery of contracted work outputs within agreed parameters, quality standards and client service targets.
    • Use practical and applied knowledge and situational judgement to arrive at decisions.

    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

    • 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

    • Accountability
    • Analytical thinking
    • Attention to detail
    • Commitment to Continuous Learning 
    • Conceptual Ability
    • Expertise in Context
    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Organisational Awareness
    • Respect
    • Trust

    Technical competencies

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

    Deadline:11th March,2026

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    Risk Analyst

    Job Purpose

    • To provide expertise, advice and support to develop operational implementation plans and / or associated service delivery processes, by identifying risk and interpret tax implications in order to continuously enhance service delivery.

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • Bachelor's Degree/Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) preferably Risk Management/Taxation/Accounting/Auditing/Finance/Economics/Business Administration or related qualification AND 5 - 7 years’ experience within a risk mitigation or risk management environment, of which 2 – 3 years at a technically skilled level.

    Alternative #

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 10 years’ related experience within a risk mitigation or risk management environment, of which 2 - 3 years at a technically skilled level.

    Minimum Functional Requirements

    • GOC Confidential - (a) sensitive information, the unlawful disclosure of which may be harmful to the security or national interest of the Republic or could prejudice the Republic in its international relations; (b) Commercial information, the disclosure of which may cause financial loss to an entity or may prejudice an entity in its relations with its clients, competitors, contractors and suppliers. E.g. Taxpayer information
    • Microsoft skills (Proficient in) i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
    • Demonstrated ability to identify, analyse and interpret compliance and operational risks by applying recognised risk management methodologies.
    • Technically competent in obtaining, integrating and analysing data to support tax sector analysis and declarations.
    • Manage risks and adhere to risk & governance management frameworks.

    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.
    • 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 area of specialisation.
    • Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
    • Declaration analysis in order to enhance compliance levels and identify trends in non-compliance.
    • Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers, SARS role players and third parties to achieve predefined objectives.
    • Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects in order to solve emerging problems.
    • Execute specialist input through investigation and opportunities within the product process including risk concern.
    • Identify and assess the vulnerability of critical financial data and/or activities to specific risks.
    • Identify and resolve queries and problems timeously, apply discretion in line with process guidelines provided.
    • Identify, analyse and interpret non-compliance and hand over to profilers and other relevant stakeholders.
    • Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
    • Obtain and analyse data in order to conduct sector analysis, industry and tax product research as well as declaration analysis to enhance and improve compliance levels.
    • Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
    • Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation.

    Governance

    • Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations and discrepancies.
    • Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation.

    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.
    • Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

    Behavioural competencies

    • Accountability
    • Analytical thinking
    • Attention to detail
    • Commitment to Continuous Learning 
    • Conceptual Ability
    • 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
    • Efficiency improvement
    • Functional Policies and Procedures
    • Reporting
    • Risk Identification
    • Risk Knowledge

    Deadline:11th March,2026

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    Senior Specialist Database Administrator (Fixed Term Contract

    Job Purpose

    • To co-ordinate, prepare, collect and compile information required to facilitate analysis, management review, decision making or reporting requirements of the functional area. 

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Information Technology or Computer Science AND minimum 8-10 years' experience in a DB2 environment, of which 3-4 years’ experience at operational specialist level

    OR

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND Relevant IT Qualification / Certification AND  8-10 years’ experience in a DB2 environment, of which 3-4 years’ experience at operational specialist level

    ALTERNATIVE #

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years’ experience in a DB2 environment, of which 3-4 years’ experience at operational specialist level

    Minimum Functional Requirements:

    Relevant technical experience:

    • Advanced administration experience in latest version of DB2 LUW
    • Experience with large, high volume transaction environments
    • Query troubleshooting and optimisation
    • Performance tuning
    • Backup/Recovery of databases
    • Clustering/High Availability experience

    In the following technologies:

    • IBM DB2 LUW

    Relevant certification

    • Advanced AIX/Linux scripting
    • Extensive HADR experience
    • Advanced query creation
    • Extensive experience with advanced RDBMS functions such as partitioning, Q replication, compression and XML / JSON
    • Extensive experience with development practices and processes
    • Deep architectural understanding of DB2 and related tooling
    • Ability to develop automated processes

    Job Outputs:

    • 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 change and innovation.
    • Define and review data requirements for management of the function.
    • Conduct assessments and use information to advise, make recommendations and facilitate improvement

    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 throught 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 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
    • Adaptability
    • Building Sustainability 
    • Commitment to Continuous Learning 
    • Conceptual Ability
    • Customer Service 
    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Trust (V)
    • Organisational Awareness
    • Respect

    Technical competencies

    • Computer Literacy
    • Functional Policy and Procedure
    • IT Knowledge
    • Customer Relationship Management
    • System Thinking
    • Problem Solving
    • Verbal Communication

    Deadline:11th March,2026

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    Senior Test Analyst

    Job Purpose

    • The primary purpose of the Senior Test Analyst is to analyse project specification documentation and to utilize the results thereof to create a set of testing capital to be used for the testing of a software system and its related processes. In addition, project team resource management and coordination activities in delivering testing outcomes form part of this job in accordance with the SARS standards.  

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required 

    • Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in a Computer Science / IT / Information Systems / Engineering AND 5 years' experience in a testing environment and must have completed, certified training in Software Testing Techniques (e.g. ITSEB or ISTQB Fundamental). 

    #ALTERNATIVE 

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND must have completed, certified training in Software Testing Techniques (e.g. ITSEB or ISTQB Fundamental) and minimum of 10 years’ experience in software testing environment.

    Minimum Functional Requirements

    •  Software testing - Have a working knowledge of the following applications: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Project. Must have an in-depth knowledge of HP Quality Centre. 

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Actively coordinate testing resources and Testing process activities and milestones across the Testing lifecycle.
    • Ensure Testing resources execute Test cases and manage daily priorities and workload allocation according to priorities and skills base involved with project.
    • Reporting – qualitative and quantitative on project progress across multiple dimensions to ensure successful delivery of project and management visibility.

    Governance

    • Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation.
    • 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.
    • To have the ability to interact effectively with members of the team involved with the project or maintenance testing effort.

    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.
    • Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.
    • Contribute on execution of assigned tasks, roles and deliverables to project resources involved as and when required.
    • Ongoing collaboration and relationship building with various stakeholders and executives from various operational domains of the organisation to enable project delivery.

    Behavioural competencies

    • Accountability
    • Adaptability
    • Analytical Thinking  
    • Attention to Detail
    • Building Sustainability
    • Commitment to Continuous Learning   
    • Conceptual Ability
    • Customer Service  
    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Organisational Awareness
    • Problem Solving and Analysis 
    • Respect
    • Trust

    Technical competencies

    • Business Acumen  
    • Business Knowledge 
    • Computer Literacy 
    • Effective Business Communication  
    • Efficiency improvement  
    • Execute, Implement & Follow Through
    • Functional Analysis and UAT
    • Functional Policies and Procedures
    • Plan and Conduct Meetings
    • Problem Analysis and Judgement  
    • Reporting
    • Schedule Adherence
    • Standard operating procedure compliance  
    • System Thinking 
    • Testing Software       

    Deadline:15th March,2026

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    Senior Analyst: Business Systems (SAP HCM)

    Job Purpose

    • To provide expertise, advice and support to deliver on operational implementation plans and / or associated service delivery processes, by providing governance and analysis output for a single large project or across a series of smaller related initiatives including but not limited to solution testing, while providing relevant industry experience to the process, in order to continuously enhance service delivery. Additionally, to identify, develop and implement effective technology solutions that address business needs, by performing business analysis tasks based on their insight into the business usage of information technology (IT) and utilising technology to add value to business.

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • Relevant National Diploma / Advanced Certificate (NQF 6) in Information Technology AND 3-4 years' experience in a SAP HCM environment and/or Business Analysis experience within a complex systems environment, of which 1–2 years at knowledge worker level.

    ALTERNATIVE #

    • A Senior Certificate (NQF 4); AND 6 years’ experience in a SAP HCM and/or Business Analysis experience within a complex systems environment, of which 1–2 years at knowledge worker level

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Interdepartmental peer-to-peer liaison. Liaison with business partners, internal and external development partners.
    • 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.
    • Attending and engaging in project meetings and reviews by contributing your domain-specific production knowledge and experience.
    • 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 area of specialisation.
    • Compile Business Requirements Specifications and prioritise production system change request/s.
    • Contribute towards the refinement of polices, processes and procedures.
    • Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
    • Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and SARS role players to achieve predefined objectives.
    • 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.
    • Gather, plan and manage data for QA testing purposes.
    • Identify business processes or scenarios for test cases.
    • Log a production system change request on incident management console.
    • Maintain and support new and existing applications.
    • Provide End-user education and training.
    • Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation.
    • Replication of defect in testing environment and finding suitable workaround.
    • Take accountability for delivery of contracted work outputs within agreed parameters, quality standards and client service targets.
    • Undertake information gathering and analysis of data within set guidelines to report related information to business.
    • Use practical and applied knowledge and situational judgement to arrive at decisions.
    • Provide exceptional customer service support to other teams and all operational areas within SARS.

    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

    • 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 customer satisfaction with quality and service timelines.
    • Ensure own understanding and adherence to customer service delivery and provide specialist support to meet or exceed customer expectations. (I)

    Behavioural competencies

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

    Technical competencies

    • Awareness of the SDLC
    • Business IT Systems  
    • Business Knowledge 
    • Computer Literacy 
    • Data Collection and Analysis 
    • Efficiency improvement  
    • Functional Policies and Procedures 
    • IT Business Analysis 
    • IT Project Management
    • Reporting 

    Deadline:15th March,2026

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    Senior Software Tester

    Job Purpose

    • The primary purpose of the senior software tester is the execution of test cases of both medium and high complexity, relating to both system function and process, as well as the identification and logging of defects in accordance with SARS standards. Also may be required to carry out basic system testing without the presence of formal test cases and within agile development environments.  

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    •  National Diploma / Advanced Certificate (NQF 6) in Information Technology AND 2-3 years' software testing experience of which 1 - 2 years at a knowledge worker level and must have completed some form of formal, certified training in Software Testing Techniques (e.g. ITSEB or ISTQB foundation.

    ALTERNATIVE #

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 5 years software testing experience, of which 1 - 2 years at a knowledge worker level and must have some form of formal, certified training in Software Testing Techniques (e.g. ITSEB or ISTQB foundation)

    Minimum Functional Requirements

    • Must have a working knowledge of the following applications:
    • MS Word, MS Excel, HP Quality Centre and A+ software and hardware.
    • Must have the ability to interact effectively with members of the team involved with the project or maintenance.

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Correctly apply applicable legislation, including amongst others policies, procedures, and SOPs in the delivery of work outputs.
    • Use practical and applied knowledge and situational judgement to consider policy implications and to arrive at decisions / conclusions.
    • Apply and utilise systems in a manner that ensures efficient and effective service delivery, optimised quality, financial accuracy and calculation.
    • Be observant and engage on possible violations of procedures and standards of conduct and escalate where necessary.
    • Take accountability for delivery of contracted work outputs within agreed parameters, quality standards and client service targets.
    • Perform compatibility testing to prevent software failure due to compatibility between application software, operating systems or operating systems versions such as Desktop Applications, Web Browsers i.e. Internet Explorer new versions etc.
    • Perform backward compatibility testing of latest software versions that not all users may be running on.
    • To manage the early identification of defects and systems failures.
    • Actively participate in the Testing Life-Cycle.
    • Execute test cases captured and assigned within QC.
    • Update QC to reflect testing progress.
    • To capture defects within QC in accordance with SARS defect reporting standards.
    • Active participate at all Testing Levels (Unit / Systems/ Regression/ Stability / Distribution.
    • To test activities that verify a specific action or function of the application and test objective and output answers the questions…"can the user do this" or "does this particular feature work.
    • Execute varied range of multiple complexity test cases as assigned and defects recorded as per divisional policy and procedures.
    • Active participate in all Testing Levels (Unit / Systems/ Regression/ Stability / Distribution / Disaster recover, etc.)
    • Plan and organise own work tasks within area of work.

    Governance

    • Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of specialisation and continuously identify and escalate risks.

    People

    • Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
    • To have the ability to interact effectively with members of the team involved with the project or maintenance testing effort.

    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.
    • Contribute on execution of assigned tasks, roles and deliverables to project resources involved as and when required.

    Behavioural competencies

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

    Technical competencies

    • Automated Unit Testing  
    • Business Knowledge 
    • Computer Literacy 
    • Efficiency improvement  
    • Execute, Implement & Follow Through
    • Functional Policies and Procedures
    • Quality Orientation  
    • Reporting
    • Standard operating procedure compliance  
    • Testing Software  

    Compliance Competency

    • Quality Management (IT)   
    • Ability to work under pressure  
    • Business Analysis Tech (IT)
    • Facilitation Skills  
    • GOC Confidential 
    • Have a sense of urgency  
    • Project Management Processes (IT)Aware
    • Resource Allocation (IT)  
    • Software Metrics (IT)
    • Software Testing (IT)
    • Systems Qualification and Testing  
    • Tact and Diplomacy   

    Deadline:15th March,2026

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    Specialist: Audit (STCC: Illicit Economy Unit - Tax)

    Job Purpose

    • To conduct advanced audits of high complexity, with the aim of influencing compliance through raising accurate assessments in line with relevant legislation. Provide technical support to other auditors on matters of various complexity levels. Utilises advanced tax, corporate and other legislative knowledge and experience to identify tax gaps, avoidance and evasion schemes, and suggests potential solutions to minimise tax risks. Identifies initiatives and changes to required legislation to impact compliance levels.

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma in Audit, Accounting, Taxation (NQF 7) AND 8 years' experience in an Audit/ Financial Forensic Audit/Investigative Audit   environment, of which 3-4 years ideally at Auditor Level III level.

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Analyse a wide spectrum of highly complex transactions across multiple tax types and / or entities and / or groups of related entities and / or areas of specialisation which may be based locally or internationally with the aim of understanding the tax implications and determine compliance with relevant legislation.
    • Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures, policies and practices.
    • Analyse highly complex data / evidence, review and confirm identified risks and consideration of additional risks which may relate to the entity being audited, across tax types, across related entities etc. This may relate to specific areas of specialisation.
    • Conduct audits using newly identified systems / tools of digital information, methodology and other advanced technology identified to address highly complex advanced audit risks. This may include eCommerce transactions and other digital risks.
    • Continuous engagement with Litigation and Dispute management to address issues relating to the interpretation of relevant legislation. Engagement with Legal counsel may be required for highly complex specialised matters. The auditor may be required to testify in a civil court on matters of a highly complex nature.
    • Continuous engagements with Debt Management aimed at optimal collection on liabilities raised through the audit. Conduct a detailed financial and cash flow analysis to support the recommendations provided. Engage the taxpayer regarding the collection of debt at the finalisation stage of the audit. Engagement with Legal counsel may be required for highly complex specialised matters.
    •  Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans. 
    •  Coordinate and provide technical support to ensure the finalisation of disputes and complaints. Analyse information of a complex nature provided at dispute stage and taxpayer complaints logged across the linked / related entities / groups of entities and / or specialised projects.
    • Coordinate and support the efficient progress of the audit of linked / related entities / groups of entities being audited utilising approved systems.
    • 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 and experience to identify and recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
    • Identify and escalate serious tax offences for potential criminal investigation, provide a detailed analysis of the facts together with the applicable tax legislation. Engagement with the National Prosecuting Authority may be required for highly complex specialised matters. The auditor may be required to testify in a criminal court.
    • Identify changes required to legislation, with relevant stakeholders and policy owners to close compliance loopholes.
    • Identify information required to mitigate audit risks of an advanced and highly complex nature and engage taxpayers / tax practitioners / experts / third parties both locally and internationally for additional relevant information and clarification.
    • Identify new and additional highly complex risks for audit scope expansion, identification of new risks relating to other tax types and related entities for referral to Case Selection for profiling for new audit interventions.
    • Integrate business information, compare, analyse and produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
    • Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes and systems across an internal value chain. 
    • Plan for value-added, continuous practice and system improvements to deliver on objectives to enhance tactical implementation and excellence. 
    • Prepare and issue detailed, high level relevant communication / reports as required to internal and external stakeholders. Ensure that communication is coordinated and aligned between related audits on tax types, entity levels or areas of specialisation.
    • Prepare inputs based on analysis and interpretation of facts and legislation, participate and present to relevant Committee. Highlight treatment of audits of similar nature to the relevant Committee to ensure consistent treatment. i.e. Technical Committee, Understatement Committee, Large Assessment Committee, Objections Committee, National Appeals Committee.
    • Prepare system notes of progress and outcomes as required and maintain during the audit process, e.g. Service Manager, TeamMate. Review system notes of auditors involved in the audit of the linked and / or related entities and / or groups of entities.
    • Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; best practice implementation solutions. 
    • Provide guidance / technical support to other Auditors on highly complex matters / areas of specialisation. This may involve conducting research, training and development, and coaching support during an audit or dispute process.
    • Provide input to draft policies and procedures to the product areas e.g., different Tax Types product areas, Process Design and Engineering, etc.
    • Provide inputs and guidance to Account Maintenance on remittance of penalty and interest requests.
    • Raise accurate assessments on SARS systems in relation to relevant legislation and ensure that assessments raised on linked / related entities / groups of entities / specialised projects are aligned from a tax perspective.
    • Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice areas and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation. 
    • Research to identify highly complex tax risks that may not have been addressed effectively through audit or other interventions. These risks will be referred to Case Selection which may lead to the identification of new audit focus areas e.g. industry, tax specific risks, specialised projects, etc.
    • Translate top-down policy, apply modification in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders. 
    • Plan, conduct and support highly complex advanced audits/ projects to ensure compliance with relevant Acts / Regulations / Policies / Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

    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.

    Finance

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

    Client

    • Develop and ensure implementation of a practice that builds service delivery excellence and encourages 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

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

    Technical competencies

    • Functional Policies and Procedures
    • Reporting
    • Data Collection and Analysis
    • Efficiency improvement
    • Quality Orientation
    • Problem Solving and Judgement
    • Planning and Organising
    • Business Acumen
    • Risk Identification
    • Decisiveness
    • Financial Accounting

    Deadline:10th March,2026

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    Auditor II (STCC: Illicit Economy Unit-Tax)

    Job Purpose

    • To conduct advanced audits with the aim of influencing compliance through raising accurate assessments in line with relevant legislation.

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required 

    • National Diploma / Advanced Certificate (NQF 6) in Audit, Taxation AND 4 years’ experience in a Tax Audit/ Forensic Financial Investigative Audit environment.

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Accumulate information and provide reports with recommendations applicable to area of specialisation.
    • Analyse information provided at dispute stage and taxpayer complaints logged.
    •  Analyse transactions across multiple tax types and / or entities and / or groups of related entities with the aim of understanding the tax implications thereof.
    • Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
    • Be involved in research to identify tax risks that may not have been addressed effectively through audit or other interventions. These risks will be referred to Case Selection which may lead to the identification of new audit focus areas e.g. industry, tax specific risks etc.
    • Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
    • Conduct advanced audits (plan, execute, finalise) in line with relevant Acts / Regulations / Policies / Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) using SARS systems.
    • Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
    • Effectively plan and schedule own activities to continuously improve quality and service delivery in area of specialisation.
    • Engagement during and after the audit with Debt Management aimed at optimal collection on liabilities raised through the audit. Provide support by conducting a financial analysis to support the recommendations which may be used to determine the optimal collection of liabilities and / or to support this view at various committees e.g. Debt Committee. Engage the taxpayer regarding the collection of debt at the finalisation stage of the audit.
    • Engagement with Client Service to resolve issues escalated by taxpayer and requiring direct intervention and contact by the auditor to address the issues raised by the taxpayer. The auditor may or may not have been involved in an audit of the matter escalated but called upon to assist due to the available experience and expertise.
    • Engagement with Litigation and Dispute management during and post the audit process to address issues relating to the interpretation of relevant legislation e.g. tax, legislation relating to companies etc. This engagement will take cognizance of the outcomes of similar matters, tax court cases and civil court outcomes. The auditor may be required to testify in a civil court.
    • Execute process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
    • Identify and escalate enhancements to management on policies and procedures. Auditors are also requested to provide inputs to draft policies and procedures to the product areas e.g. different Tax Types product areas, Process Design and Engineering, etc.
    • Identify and escalate serious tax offences for potential criminal investigations. Escalation to include a detailed analysis of the facts together with the applicable tax legislation. The Auditor may be required to testify in a criminal court.
    • Identify information required to mitigate audit risks identified and engage taxpayers / tax practitioners for additional relevant information and clarification.
    • Identify new and additional risks for audit scope expansion, identification of new risks relating to other tax types and related entities for referral to Case Selection for profiling for new audit interventions.
    • Manage the efficient progress of the audit and related tax types and / or entities being audited utilising approved systems. Prepare system notes of progress and outcomes as required and maintain during the audit process, e.g. Service Manager, Teammate.
    • Navigate and extract relevant information from SARS systems and external sources to collect and evaluate risks and compliance to relevant legislation.
    • Prepare and issue relevant communication / reports as required to internal and external stakeholders.
    • Ensure that communication is coordinated and aligned between related audits be it tax types or at an entity level.
    • Prepare inputs based on analysis and interpretation of facts and legislation, participate and present to relevant Committee. Highlight treatment of audits of similar nature to the relevant Committee to ensure consistent treatment. i.e. Technical Committee, Understatement Committee, Large Assessment
    • Committee, Objections Committee, National Appeals Committee.
    • Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation.
    • Raise accurate assessments on SARS systems in relation to relevant legislation.
    • Supply inputs to Account Maintenance on remittance of penalty and interest requests.
    • Use practical and applied knowledge and situational judgement to arrive at decisions.
    • Utilise digital information, systems and tools as they become available to address advanced audit risks.
    • This may include eCommerce transactions and other digital risks.
    • Where large data files are required to be downloaded, engage Electronic Forensic Services (EFS) to assist. Detail the data required and the risks, to contribute to the identification of required data files and/or additional data.
    • Analyse data / evidence, review and confirm identified risks and consideration of additional risks which may relate to the entity being audited, across tax types, across related entities etc.

    Governance

    • Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of specialisation and continuously identify and escalate risks.

    People

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

    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

    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Analytical Thinking
    • Accountability
    • Conceptual Thinking
    • Attention to Detail
    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Trust
    • Respect 
    • Commitment to Continuous Learning
    • Organisational Awareness
    • Customer Service
    • Expertise in Context

    Technical competencies

    • Functional Policies and Procedures
    • Reporting
    • Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statement
    • Business Knowledge
    • Efficiency improvement
    • Audit Methodology
    • Business writing skills
    • Computer Literacy
    • Data Collection and analysis
    • Execute, Implement and Follow through
    • Operational Audit
    • Planning and Organising
    • Problem Analysis and judgement
    • Tax Knowledge
    • Tax Law

    Deadline:12th March,2026

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    Senior Specialist: SAP Development & Integration (Fixed Term Contract)

    Job Purpose

    • To provide technical expertise in custom development and contribute to strategic decisions with associated development plans, by implementing continuous improvements, to support the entire software application life cycle, providing resolutions, ensuring best practice integration and operational implementation, through the achievement of SAP Development objectives

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

    • Bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Information Technology (IT) Fields: Information Technology, Computer Science, B‐Com, Finance, Management and Engineering AND 8-10 years' experience in a SAP Development environment, of which 3-4 years is at a junior specialist level.

    ALTERNATIVE #

    • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years  experience in a SAP Development environment, of which 4-3 years is at junior specialist level.

     Minimum Functional Requirements

    • Experience and knowledge of key integration points between SAP modules.
    • Relevant SAP Development or integration analysis and development experience. SAP SKILLS Strong background in SAP programming.
    • Basic understanding of overall business ERP system landscapes including data flows and internal/external integration.
    • Understanding of SAP tables and data structures desired. SAP Procurement Configuration Skills.
    • Relevant training and/or certification related to - SAP ABAP, SAP BRF; SAP PI/ PO, and SAP WF training

    Job Outputs:

    Process

    • Acts as liaison with client for troubleshooting: investigate, analyse, and solve critical SAP functional and application problems and map client business requirements, processes and objectives. Develop necessary product modifications to satisfy clients' needs.
    •  Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures, policies and practices.
    •  Analyse and Review requirements, perform configuration and testing in various SAP Modules, such as Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, Security, Revenue Management, Governance and Application, Lifecycle Management, Cloud Solutions, etc.
    • Close communication with functional teams /designers, understand the requirements from provided functional designs and transform these requirements into the technical designs.
    • Contribute to high productivity and motivation of working team with the use of your communication skills and cooperation; reach and realize project aims and outputs.
    • 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 and experience to identify and recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
    • Ensure proper testing has been completed and proper documentation exists to support new/modified applications in production and address any documentation gaps.
    • Incident Resolution for Severity 1 and 2 issues and assist with Business escalations for issues raised.
    • Integrate business information, compare, analyse and produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
    • Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes and systems across an internal value chain.
    • Perform complex tasks and guidance during implementation, maintenance and support of various SAP modules to enhance business functionality and overall performance, while maintaining customer satisfaction.
    • Plan for value-added, continuous practice and system improvements to deliver on objectives to enhance tactical implementation and excellence.
    • Plan maintenance of current system solutions for various SAP Modules, such as Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, Security, Revenue Management, Governance and Application Lifecycle Management, Cloud Solutions, etc.
    • Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; best practice implementation solutions.
    • Provide expert knowledge of industry best practices and recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, policies and procedures, and execute the implementation of change and innovation initiated by the organisation.
    • Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice areas and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
    • Review documentation for approval of all work tasks (definition) based on BRS and ensure adherence to SAP Support SDLC.

    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.

    Finance

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

    Client

    • Develop and ensure implementation of a practice that builds service delivery excellence and encourages 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
    • Adaptability
    • Analytical Thinking  
    • Attention to Detail 
    • Customer service
    • Commitment to Continuous Learning 
    • Conceptual Ability 
    • Expertise in Context
    • Fairness and Transparency
    • Honesty and Integrity
    • Organisational Awareness
    • Respect
    • Trust

    Technical competencies

    • Business IT Systems
    • Business Knowledge
    • Computer Literacy
    • Data Collection and analysis
    • Efficiency improvement
    • IT Knowledge
    • Functional Policies and Procedures
    • Problem Analysis and Judgement
    • Reporting
    • System thinking
    • Technical analysis

    Deadline:13th March,2026

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