Vacancies Available at The South African Revenue Service (SARS)

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) Commercial, Tax or Legal AND 5-7 years' experience in Indirect Taxes, Personal Income Tax & PAYE, of which 2-3 years at functional specialist level

OR

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 10 years’ experience in Indirect Taxes, Personal Income Tax & PAYE

Job Outputs:

Process

• Ensure that all written communication material meets high quality content and accuracy standards.
• Identify deficiencies, loopholes, etc. in the legislation and propose the way forward to effectively deal with them.
• Contribute to the continuous review of legislation by providing input into changes in law or application thereof that require consideration.
• Administer and interpret legislation and provide expert advice to internal and external stakeholders within specified timelines.
• Provide specialist support and advice to achieve specified objectives against deadlines and quality standards.
• Attend to tasks that relates to the research and / or interpretation of legislation.
• Use practical and applied knowledge and situational judgement to consider policy implications and to arrive at decisions / conclusions.
• Be informed on relevant legislation, regulations, regulatory frameworks and case law in area of accountability.
• Initiate meetings and consultations with internal and external clients with regard to the finalisation of allocated cases.
• Consider incoming requests and, where applicable, analyse and research transactions and decide on such requests.
• Write memorandums regarding the tax treatment of transactions after an in-depth and comprehensive evaluation of the implications on the macro and micro economy, the cross-border environment, tax administration in general and tax policy.
• Ensure the maintenance and preservation of confidentiality and secrecy in respect of matters allocated.
• Interpretation of legislation and the conducting of research on specific problematic areas of the legislation in order to:
• determine the official SARS policy on complex matters;
• draft policy documents that relay the official SARS policy on the interpretation of legislation;
• identify areas in which the law, as well as policy documents require amendment and propose such amendments;
• identify deficiencies, loopholes, etc. in the legislation and propose the way forward to effectively deal with them; and
• draft guides and user-friendly public documents that educate and provide guidance on the application and interpretation of the relevant law.
• Providing of advice to branch offices on less complex issues pertaining to the application and interpretation of the law. This includes the providing of advice on the finalisation of matters and training on legislative changes.
• Additional responsibilities set/projects allocated by seniors.
• Ensure that completed work adhere to governance and legislative requirements.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and SARS role players to achieve pre-defined objectives.
• Provide reports with recommendations applicable to area of specialisation.
• Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects in order to solve emerging problems.

Governance

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

People

• Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
• Search for and 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

• Ensure client satisfaction by delivering excellent service that is consistent and in line with SARS service delivery standards.
• Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
• Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

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Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Relevant National Diploma / Advanced Certificate (NQF 6) AND 3-4 years' end to end Talent Acquisition experience in a corporate or recruitment agency environment, of which 1-2 years ideally at knowledge worker level.

OR

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 6 years end to end Talent Acquisition experience in a corporate or recruitment agency environment, of which 1-2 years ideally at knowledge worker level.

Job Outputs:

Process

• Support the recruitment/hiring process by sourcing candidates, performing background checks, assisting in shortlisting, interviews, putting together the integrated weighted outcome, onboarding and issuing employment contracts etc. when required.
• Placement of Job Adverts through internal and external channels.
• Support the team in providing the best candidate experience to successful and non-successful applicants.
• Provide direct sourcing and talent pooling support for the Recruiters; specifically sourcing diverse talent on various social media platform and managing active candidate pools for both permanent and temporary job opportunities.
• Maintain documentation as it relates to recruiting and on-boarding candidates.
• Frequently report on Recruitment and selection progress of unit and or team against pre-defined objectives and standards, ensuring accurate representation of facts.
• Assist with the facilitation and roll out of Recruitment related projects and interventions and day to day Recruitment and Selection operations.
• Assist Recruiters with research related to new recruiting tactics, systems, benchmarking, etc.
• Manage the candidate referral process and the loading into Success Factors.
• Compile weekly and monthly reports for management or team as per set Recruitment reporting guidelines.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers, SARS role players and third parties to achieve predefined objectives.
• Effectively plan and schedule own Recruitment activities to continuously improve quality and service delivery in area of specialisation.
• Daily system and Shared Folder updates to support the hiring and on-going maintenance of associate records.
• Respond to associate inquires and requests relating to all recruitment functions.
• Schedule meetings, interviews, Recruitment events etc and maintain the team’s agenda.
• Perform orientations, on boarding and update records with new hires, when needed.
• Produce and submit reports on general Recruitment activities and follow up on HC trends / anomalies, and flag these in the monthly Recruitment reports.
• Track compliance / adherence to Recruitment and Selection Policies and Procedures and escalate issues of non-compliance.
• Administer pre-employment screening fingerprints.
• Participate in shortlisting and interviews with the guidance of Recruitment Partner and HR Business when needed.
• Communication of transactional outputs and queries in area of work according to policies and quality requirements.
• Contribute to the development & improvement of area specific standards, procedures and processes to ensure continued quality and service improvement.
• Contribute to the successful implementation of change initiatives by providing support in area of work.
• Deliver on contracted performance objectives and escalate unresolved delivery and quality issues to management and process owners.
• Draw on own knowledge and experience to identify and develop solutions that leads to improved service delivery and quality.
• Report on transactional and process activities within set guidelines to provide timely information for decision making.
• Ensure all Recruitment documentation is saved on the shared folder and Success Factors.
• Maintain and conduct weekly internal audit and report on the findings.
• Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
• Compile weekly and monthly reports for management as per Talent Acquisition reporting guidelines.
• Builds and maintain networks and relationships with business partners to secure necessary resources to achieve objectives.
• Prepare records of recruitment and selection project activities and ensure the timely processing and delivery of required documentation.
• Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations & discrepancies.
• Scheduling and management of recruitment and selection activities and candidate management SAP Success Factors.
• Quality assures documents or work content to ensure accuracy, correct calculation, validity and completeness of data and information and minimise mistakes.

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.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and internal and external stakeholders that promote cross functional process delivery solutions.