SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICES (SARS) 

MANAGER: AUDIT (SPECIALISED AUDIT)

Position Reports to:   Lead: Regional Operations     

Division: Taxpayer Engagement and Operations- Specialised Audit

Location: Gauteng North (Pretoria X1)

Advert Closing Date: 9 September 2026

About the position

SARS is looking for a highly skilled and self-driven experienced professional/leader with existing work experience which blends auditing, tax investigations, forensic auditing, and digital forensics. The ideal candidate should demonstrate a high degree of self-direction, independent thinking, and a strong drive to achieve results.  An Honours degree in Accounting/Tax or related studies, registration as a CA(SA), or a M Comm (Tax), would be advantageous.

Job Purpose

To formulate tactical strategy and associated delivery plans related to a single practice area, by leading and managing an audit team to ensure effectiveness of audit operations across multi tax types, ensuring practice integration and operational implementation through the achievement of Audit objectives.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree /Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Accounting and/or Taxwith 8 - 10 years’ experience in an auditing/ tax environment, of which 3 - 4 years at a junior management level

ALTERNATE:

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) and 15 years’ experience in an auditing/ tax environment , of which 3 – 4 years at a junior management level.

Job Outputs:

Process

• Accompany auditors in interaction and engagement with Taxpayers, where required.
• Act as the bottom-line drivers of tactical implementation within the context of business unit excellence and performance improvement.
• Apply tight management of significant cases and escalated matters.
• Chair internal committee meetings.
• Critically review Audit files to ensure adherence to all quality and technical standards, as well as the requirements as per legislation.
• Direct, control, coordinate and optimise budgeted resources to meet specific objectives and deliver agreed results and productivity requirements.
• Enforce compliance management through adherence to technical standards and all relevant legal and SARS 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.
• Manage significant cases, minimise the risks identified and assist in the development of tax and customs legislation where required.
• Own end-to-end audits conducted, including finalisation of objections and appeals.
• Plan for handling work outputs, pull together interdependent activities and specify priorities, standards and procedures to ensure tactical implementation.
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives, implementing best practice solutions.
• Provide guidance and assistance to the team on audit cases.
• Provide periodic reports on performance against plan & progress on short-term initiatives & use to realign tactical plan and objectives appropriately.
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, policies and procedures, and execute the implementation of change and innovation initiated by the organisation.
• Timeously communicate top-down policy modification, objective achievement progress and critical success factors to impacted stakeholders.
• Use the insights gained through integrated business reports to measure success and realign tactical strategy implementation objectives appropriately.

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.
• Manage end-to-end audit governance processes.

People

• Develop and implement appropriate people capacity plans in line with delivery and efficiency targets, on budget and in partnership with specialised area.
• Develop and maintain a team that is capable for operating to their full capability and provide appropriate skills, knowledge and experience.
• Plan and implement enhanced organisational efficiency by identifying and addressing development.

Finance

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

Client

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

Behavioural competencies

• Accountability
• Fairness and Transparency
• Honesty and Integrity
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Respect
• Trust

Leadership competencies

• Ability to translate strategy into execution
• Concern for Impact of own behaviour on others
• Develops teams and nurtures interdependency
• Inspires others to Positive Action
• Nurtures Future Talent
• Stewardship and Service Orientation
• Strong Results Orientation
• Values and Manages Diversity
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Conceptual Ability
• Customer Service
• Drive for Results
• Expertise in Context
• Organisational Awareness
• Persuasion Ability

Technical competencies

• Business Acumen
• Business Knowledge
• Change Management
• Decisiveness
• Effective Business Communication
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Managerial Budgeting
• Operational Audit
• Planning and Organising
• Planning, Management and Measurement
• Problem Analysis and Judgement
• Tax Compliance Auditing
• Tax Knowledge

Compliance Competency

• Security Clearance: GOC Confidential

Employment Equity

The Employment Equity policy of SARS will be considered as part of the recruitment and selection process and Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an oath of secrecy, pre-employment screening, case study, pre-assessment, psychometric assessment and or vetting, and a declaration of private interest. The appointment is also subject to appropriate reference(s) and security clearance where applicable.  

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