Vacant Job Positions at The South African Revenue Service (SARS)

Job Purpose

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

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

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

OR 

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

Job Outputs:

Process

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

Governance

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

People

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

Finance

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

Client

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

Behavioural competencies

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

Technical competencies

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

Compliance Competency

• GOC Confidential

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Job Purpose

• To provide a comprehensive legal or ancillary service by analysing/diagnosing the problem, identifying risks and enabling resolution within Direct Tax.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Law, Accounting or Tax and 8-10 years' experience in a direct taxes’ environment, of which 3-4 years ideally at operational specialist level in direct tax advisory experience.

Minimum Functional Requirements

• LLB or BCom Degree in Accounting; CA(SA) is an advantage.

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.
• 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.
• 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.

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

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

Behavioural competencies

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

Technical competencies

• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Business Knowledge
• Efficiency improvement
• Legal Advisory and Interpretation
• Legal Knowledge and knowledge of ethics
• Legal Compliance
• Risk Identification
• Dispute Resolution

Compliance Competency

• GOC Confidential

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Job Purpose

To provide direction and leadership to the Legal Delivery, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Tax advisory teams in order to ensure the effective and efficient performance of LBI Legal and Tax activities to yield revenue and regulate taxpayer compliance.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Honours / Postgraduate Diploma (NQF 8) in Law/Accounting/Tax and 10-12 years' experience in a Tax legal and dispute environment, of which 3-4 years ideally at management level

Alternative

• Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Law/Accounting/Tax and 12 - 15 years with a Tax Legal and dispute environment related experience, of which 3-4 years ideally at management level

Minimum Functional Requirements

• Honours / Postgraduate Diploma (NQF 8) in Law/Accounting/Tax  and 10-12 years' experience in a Tax Legal and dispute environment, of which 3-4 years ideally at management level

Alternative

• Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Law/Accounting/Tax and 12 - 15 years with a Tax Legal and dispute environment related experience, of which 3-4 years ideally at 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 & specify priorities, standards & procedures to ensure tactical excellence.
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; driving best practice solutions.
• Provide periodic reports on performance against plan & progress on short-term initiatives & use to realign tactical plan and objectives appropriately.
• Use the insights gained through integrated business reports to measure success & realign tactical strategy development objectives appropriately.
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, policies and procedures, and direct the implementation of change and innovation initiated by the organisation.

Governance

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

People

• Plan & develop enhanced organisational efficiency by identifying and addressing development requirements & providing tools for people resources.
• Translate performance expectations into specific metrics and goals to identify and provide effective services, solve problems and achieve objectives.
• Create a positive work climate & culture to energise employees & give meaning to work, minimise work disruption and maximise employee productivity.
• Develop & implement appropriate people capacity plans in line with delivery & efficiency targets, on budget & in partnership with specialised areas.

Finance

• Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of accountability.
• Draw up a budget aligned to business unit delivery plans, monitor planned vs. actual, minimise expenditure and report on cost efficiency.

Client

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

Behavioural competencies

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

Technical competencies

• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Managerial Budgeting
• Tax Knowledge
• Efficiency improvement
• Strategic Planning
• Legal Advisory and Interpretation
• Legal Knowledge and knowledge of ethics
• Legal Compliance
• Effective Business Communication
• Problem Analysis and Judgement
• Planning, Management and Measurement
• Decisiveness
• Business Acumen

Compliance Competency

• GOC Secret

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Job Purpose

• To provide support and input in the management of Legal Delivery in Large Business & International with respect to taxpayer compliance, maximising tax revenue collections as well as providing assistance or advice in litigation proceedings.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• B. Law (LLB), and an Admitted Attorney and 8-10 years' experience in a Tax Legal delivery environment of which 3-4 years ideally at junior management level.

Or

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years Legal Tax delivery experience of which 3-4 years ideally at junior management level.

Minimum Functional Requirements

• Admitted Attorney is an added advantage.
• Tax advisory experience will be advantageous.

Job Outputs:

Process

• Oversee the efficient utilisation of private counsel
• Oversee the advice on alternative dispute resolution cases.
• Conduct assessments and use information to advise, make recommendations and facilitate improvement.
• Plan for handling work outputs, pull together interdependent activities & specify priorities, standards & procedures to ensure tactical implementation.
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, policies and procedures, and execute the implementation of change and innovation initiated by the organisation.
• Use the insights gained through integrated business reports to measure success & realign tactical strategy implementation objectives appropriately.
• Timeously communicate top down policy and associated single practice area modification, objective achievement progress and critical success factors to impacted stakeholders.
• Act as the bottom-line drivers of tactical implementation within the context of business unit excellence and performance improvement.
• Direct, control, coordinate and optimise budgeted resources to meet specific objectives and deliver agreed results and productivity requirements.
• Ensure the development and implementation of a practice in alignment with operational policy and procedural frameworks.
• Implement tactical strategy and delivery plans through the development of operational activities, ensuring the achievement of operational targets.
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives, implementing best practice solutions.
• Provide periodic reports on performance against plan & progress on short-term initiatives & use to realign tactical plan and objectives appropriately.
• Prepare a monthly report on the team’s performance.

Governance

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

People

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

Finance

• Contribute to the development of divisional budgets to minimise expenditure aligned with divisional plans.
• Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of accountability.
• Draw up a budget aligned to tactical delivery plans, monitor planned vs. actual, minimise expenditure and report on cost efficiency.

Client

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

Behavioural competencies

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

Technical competencies

• IT Strategy and Planning
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Managerial Budgeting
• Report writing
• Tax Knowledge
• Legal Advisory and Interpretation
• Legal Knowledge and Knowledge of ethics
• Legal Compliance
• Effective Business Communication
• Problem Analysis and Judgement
• Planning, Management and Measurement
• Decisiveness
• Business Acumen
• Court Processes and Procedures

Compliance Competency

• GOC Confidential