SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICES (SARS)

 



SPECIALIST: COMPLIANCE RISK

Position Reports to: Manager: Compliance Risk

Division: Service & Delivery Large&Inter

Location: Woodmead, Gauteng

Advert Closing Date:  9 June 2026

 

About the Position

Large Business & International is looking for an experienced, results driven, self-directed professional to conduct and analyse Corporate Income Tax compliance from a risk perspective with outputs being good quality risk profile reports.

 

Job Purpose 

To analyse and provide expert advice on the compliance risk function in order to achieve business objectives.

 

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

Relevant Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) AND 8 - 10 years' Corporate Income Tax experience in a similar environment, of which 3 - 4 years at a junior specialist level.

ALTERNATE:

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years Corporate Income Tax experience, of which 3 - 4 years at a junior specialist level.



 

 

Job Outputs:

Process

  • Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures and associated area's practice.
  • Apply functional area policies in order to enhance unit's ability to advise business in complex field and or professional discipline.
  • Provide specialist advice and guidance specific to a complex field and or professional discipline.
  • Understand the system and the underlying principles supporting the overall business process.
  • Undertake information gathering, research and analyse data within broad guidelines to produce accurate plans and / or recommendations for business issues.
  • Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures, policies and practices.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; best practice implementation solutions.
  • Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice areas and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
  • Translate top-down policy, apply modification in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.

 

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

  • Honesty and Integrity 
  • Trust
  • Respect
  • Problem solving and analyses
  • Fairness and Transparency
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Accountability
  • Conceptual Ability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Commitment to Continuous Learning
  • Organisational Awareness
  • Expertise in Context

 

Technical competencies

  • Business Knowledge
  • Data Collection and Analysis
  • Efficiency improvement
  • Functional Policies and Procedures
  • Reporting
  • Risk Knowledge
  • Risk Awareness
  • Risk and Compliance

 

Compliance Competency

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

 

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