SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICES (SARS)

 

 

 

AUDITOR LEVEL II (FIXED TERM CONTRACT)

Position Reports to:  Ops Manager: Audit   

Division: Taxpayer Engagement and Operations – Compliance Revenue Programme

Location: Pretoria – The Bridge (Stevens House) / Randburg SARS office

Advert Closing Date: 13 May 2026

 

Please note. This is a fixed term contract position (Contract ending 31 March 2028)

 

About the position

SARS is seeking highly qualified auditors who are dedicated to maintaining the organisation’s standards of service excellence and its core values. Successful candidates will be responsible for conducting a range of impactful audits, focusing on individuals, businesses, and related entities within the small and medium-sized sector. Possession of a bachelor’s degree in accounting and/or auditing, and taxation, completion of SAICA Articles, or registration as a CA(SA) will significantly enhance your application.  This is a Fixed Term Contract ending in March 2028.

 

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 Accounting/Auditing/Taxation and 4 years' experience in a tax environment.

 

Job Outputs:

 

Process

  • Accumulate information and provide reports with recommendations applicable to area of specialisation.
  • 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.
  • 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.

 

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 specified policies, standards, legislation, and procedures to prevent wastage on resources, unauthorised expenditure and wasteful expenditure and report violations.

 

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
  • Customer Service
  • Drive for results
  • Expertise in Context
  • Fairness and Transparency
  • Honesty and Integrity
  • Organisational Awareness
  • Respect
  • Trust 

 

Technical competencies

  • Audit Methodology
  • Business Knowledge
  • Business Writing Skills
  • Computer Literacy
  • Data Collection and Analysis
  • Efficiency improvement
  • Execute, Implement and Follow Through
  • Functional Policies and Procedures
  • Operational Audit
  • Planning and Organising
  • Problem Analysis and Judgement
  • Reporting
  • Tax Knowledge
  • Tax Law

 

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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SENIOR SPECIALIST: BUSINESS INTEGRATION (NATURAL ADABAS) X 2 (FIXED TERM CONTRACT)

Position Reports to: Manager: Information Technology Service   

Division: Strategy Enab & Modernisation

Location:  Head Office

Advert Closing Date: 

 

About the Position

SARS is looking for a skilled, suitably experienced, and results-driven Software Developer, specializing in Natural ADABAS Development with a particular emphasis on NaturalOne.

The candidate must have strong communication skills and be able demonstrate the ability to conceptualize ideas and turn these into practical solutions. 

Experience in implementing systems both independently and as part of a software development team is required.

 

Job Purpose

To provide expertise, advice and support to deliver on operational implementation plans and / or associated service delivery processes, ensuring effective and efficient development, enhancements, implementation, maintenance and optimisation of application modules/subsystems, in order to continuously enhance service delivery.

 

Education and Experience

 

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

Bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Information Technology (IT) AND 8-10 years' experience in a Natural / ADABAS environment, of which 3-4 years is at junior specialist level.

OR

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) and a relevant IT Qualification(s) / Certification(s) Information Technology (IT), and 8-10 years' experience in a Natural / ADABAS environment, of which 3-4 years is at junior specialist level.

ALTERNATIVE #

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years development experience in a Natural / ADABAS environment, of which 3-4 years is at junior specialist level.

 

Minimum Functional Requirements

  • Natural ADABAS
  • NaturalONE
  • IBM Mainframe (z/OS)
  • Job Control Language (JCL)
  • Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and IBM MQ

 

Job Outputs:

 

Process 

  • Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures and associated area's practice.
  • Contribute to IT business planning with regards to interface applications.
  • Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
  • Design, plan and implement all the integration, design and development activities that relate to the portfolio of business integration in conjunction with all 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 and experience to identify and recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
  • Ensure proper project planning and execution as well as overall change control.
  • 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.
  • Provide support to integration projects by applying the required specialised skills in terms of data, design, services, processes, monitoring and patterns.
  • 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.
  • Troubleshoot and methodically identify research and resolve complex issues in the IT environment.
  • Introduce best practices and influence the divisions to change and adopt accordingly.

 

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 & 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 
  • Building Sustainability 
  • Commitment to Continuous Learning 
  • Conceptual Ability 
  • Fairness and Transparency
  • Honesty and Integrity
  • Organisational Awareness
  • Problem Solving and Analysis   
  • Respect
  • Trust

 

Technical competencies

  • Application Development and Maintenance  
  • Business Knowledge
  • Database Design and Management    
  • Efficiency improvement  
  • Functional Policies and Procedures
  •  IT Knowledge 
  • Reporting and Interpretation 
  • System Thinking 

 

Compliance Competency

  • GOC Confidential
  • System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (IT)

 

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SENIOR SPECIALIST: DATA ANALYTICS (SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST) FIXED TERM CONTRACT

Position Reports to:  Chief Data Scientist     

Division: Strategy Enab & Modernisation

Location: Head Office - Brooklyn

Advert Closing Date: 15 May 2026

 

About the Position

SARS Strategy Enablement & Modernisation is looking for an experienced data scientist with a passion for advanced analytics and machine learning. The ideal candidate will excel in end-to-end model development—from data preparation and model building to deployment and monitoring. We seek a proactive, strategic thinker who can identify industry trends, lead innovative initiatives, and provide thought leadership to drive impactful business outcomes.

 

Job Purpose

To be responsible for importing, cleansing, transforming, validating, aggregating and analysing data from various sources with the purpose of making conclusions about industry trends and best practices. Develop implementation plans and give advice on data analytics strategies in order to achieve business objectives.

 

Education and Experience

 

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required 

Honours / Postgraduate Diploma (NQF 8) preferably in Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or related qualification AND 10-12 years' experience in Data Analytics environment, of which 3-4 years specialist level.  ** Qualifications in Data Science, Machine Learning, or Business Analytics can also be an added advantage *

Alternative #

Bachelor's Degree /Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) preferably in Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or related qualification AND 12 - 15 years related experience in a Data Analytics environment, of which 3-4 years specialist level. 

 

Minimum Functional Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience in Data science / Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence
  • (i.e., have operationalized at least one Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence project into production from design to deployment).
  • Expert technical expertise (certifications, years of experience, portfolio of work) regarding the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle.
  • Advanced applied knowledge of, and experience with Data tools and platforms (SQL or equivalent, etc.), programming (SQL, R, Python, etc.).
  • Expert applied knowledge (certifications, years of experience, portfolio of work) of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analysing datasets (Excel, SPSS, SAS, R etc.).
  • Basic Data warehouse, Data Visualisation, and Business Intelligence knowledge is essential.
  • Experience mentoring model builders and ensuring best practices in model development and deployment.
  • Demonstrated experience in leading teams of data scientists and machine learning specialists in the design, development, and deployment of machine learning models is highly advantageous.

 

Job Outputs:

 

Process

  • Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures, policies and practices.
  • Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives, developing best practice solutions.
  • Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice areas and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
  • Influence and communicate across business areas impacted by practice area to minimise resistance and ensure on-boarding of new thinking.
  • Integrate business information, compare, analyse and produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
  • Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge and experience to identify and recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
  • Note potential problems and obstacles, accumulate supporting data and initiate actions to prevent or overcome predicted problems as may be identified.
  • Constantly monitor the integrity and quality of data and processes to identify deficiencies and facilitate improvement.
  • Review the effectiveness of related approaches and methodologies by conducting research, and best practice benchmarking initiatives.
  • Conduct assessments and use information to advise, make recommendations and facilitate improvement.
  • Communicate the results of their analysis and findings by using basic data visualisation techniques with both internal and external customers.
  • To research best practices and support the development of the solutions and recommendations for the current business operations

 

Governance

  • Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies in own practice areas to identify and manage risk exposure liability.

 

People

  • Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and 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 own practices to build delivery excellence, encouraging 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

  • Thought Leadership and curiosity
  • Accountability - Manages and influences organisational practices in a responsible and dedicated manner.
  • Adaptability - Adapts tactics.
  • Analytical Thinking - Makes complex plans or analyses.
  • Attention to Detail - Drives the policy framework.
  • Commitment to Continuous Learning - Links knowledge to current user needs.
  • Diversity Awareness - Describes how to influence cultures.
  • Fairness and Transparency - Integration. Leads and directs people or groups of recognized specialists.
  • Honesty and Integrity - Creates an environment where integrity, honesty and accountability flourish.
  • Organisational Awareness - Navigates organisational culture and practices towards organisational effectiveness.
  • Problem Solving and Analysis - Tactical analysis. 
  • Respect - Collaboration and integration.
  •  Trust - Promotes the image of the organisation in terms of good standing.

 

Technical competencies

  • Database Design Management
  • Data Collection and Analysis, Machine Learning, Predictive Modelling, Data Visualization, and Big Data Technologies.)
  • Machine Learning Model Development: Mastery in building, validating, and operationalizing machine learning models, with experience in both supervised and unsupervised learning techniques.
  • Operationalization of Models: Proven ability to transition models from prototype to production, ensuring scalability, reliability and business impact.
  • Business Knowledge
  • Data Analysis
  • Creative and Innovative thinking
  • Efficiency improvement
  • Functional Policies and Procedures
  • Information Management
  • Policy Development
  • Reporting
  • Data Analytics and Computational Modelling
  • Data Analytics through the use of statistical and computational techniques and tools.

 

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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RESEARCH: MACHINE LEARNING DATA SCIENTIST (FIXED TERM CONTRACT)

Position Reports to: Chief Data Scientist     

Division: Strategy Enab & Modernisation

Location:  Head Office - Brooklyn

Advert Closing Date: 15 May 2026

 

About the Position

SARS Strategy Enablement & Modernisation is seeking individuals passionate about leveraging data science and machine learning to solve complex challenges. The ideal candidate will be highly skilled in data wrangling, managing large datasets, and applying advanced ML/AI techniques. We’re looking for a self-driven, curious professional who thrives on innovation and provides thought leadership to shape the future of data-driven decision-making at SARS.

 

Job Purpose

To provide expert advice and guidance in the design, implementation and validation of statistical machine learning / artificial intelligence products, be innovative in blending algorithms with the expertise of the organisation, to best serve the needs of SARS customers and support the organisation’s strategic intent of voluntary compliance. Use algorithms to improve operational efficiencies as well as detect non-compliance, conduct research and keep abreast of latest tools and models to be applied in resolving the organisation’s problems.

 

Education and Experience

 

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required 

Honours / Postgraduate Diploma (NQF 8) in a quantitative field e.g. Actuarial Science, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning or similar AND 10-12 years' experience in a similar environment of which 3-4 years at a specialist level

Alternative #

Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in a quantitative field e.g. Actuarial Science, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning or similar AND 12-15 years related experience of which 3-4 at a specialist level.

# A Master’s degree would be advantageous.

 

Minimum Functional Requirements

  • Skilled in statistics or machine learning.
  • Able to read and digest academic papers to think creatively about our data and provide guidance on what to build.
  • Fluency in a coding language such as R, Python or similar.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication. Able to articulate concepts effectively in different ways dependent on the audience – non-technical, non-ML technical, ML/DS practitioners.
  • Advanced level of experience with relational databases and SQL knowledge (5+ years).
  • Some experience with non-relational databases e.g. DynamoDB (1+ years).
  • Experience with different data format types e.g. JSON, Parquet, CSV, Pickle, XML (2+ years).
  • Some experience with unstructured data and NLP techniques is desirable (not only ChatGPT e.g. Spacy, Hugging Face) (1+ year).
  • Intermediate experience running end-to-end machine learning or research projects (must have been involved in operationalizing ML / AI projects).
  • Experience with streaming data is an advantage.
  • Cloud experience on AWS, Azure, GCP, IBM Cloud is an advantage.
  • Experience with foundational models (deploying as-is, using RAG or fine tuning) is an advantage.

 

Job Outputs:

 

Process

  • Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures, policies and practices.
  • Develop multiple practices in alignment with operational policy and procedural frameworks, supporting tactical development and excellence.
  • Integrate business information, compare, analyse and produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies for decision-making purposes.
  • Stay up to date with DS/ML/AI techniques and trends and supporting architecture trends in the domain.
  • Think creatively about the organisations’ data and provide guidance on what to build (using skills and innovative mindset to spot opportunities).
  • Share best practices and learnings to the team and the wider data specialists across the organisation.
  • Analyse and critique Machine Learning models of teammates to continuously improve our artefacts.
  • Expose Machine Learning outputs via APIs or similar, to stakeholders to use.
  • Define and build dashboards and analyses/reports that track KPIs, experiments and new initiatives.

 

Governance

  • Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies in own practice areas 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 expertise, 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 

  • Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
  • Develop and ensure implementation of own practices to build delivery excellence, encouraging others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
  • Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

 

Behavioural Competencies

  • Analytical thinking
  • Accountability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Commitment to Continuous Learning
  • Conceptual ability
  • Expertise in Context
  • Organisational awareness
  • Fairness and Transparency
  • Honesty and Integrity
  • Building Sustainability
  • Honesty and Integrity
  • Respect
  • Trust

 

Technical Competencies

  • Business Knowledge
  • Data Collection and Analysis
  • Data Analytics
  • Effective Business Communication
  • Functional Policies and Procedures
  • Machine Learning
  • Reporting
  • Research and Information Gathering

 

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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SENIOR DEBT COLLECTOR

Position Reports to: Specialist: Debt Management

Division: Service & Delivery Large&Inter

Location: Woodmead

Advert Closing Date:   13 May 2026

 

About the Position

In an ever-changing environment, we have built a responsive and agile organisation to give effect to our strategic intent of achieving voluntary compliance. We invite you to be part of the special team that contributes to the collection of revenue, protect the economy and people of South Africa. We believe that your skills, commitment, and dedication will add value and make a difference to the organisation and country.  Integrity is key to the organisation.

A vacancy exists within LB&I Debt management for a Senior Debt Collector based in Gauteng North (Woodmead North Office Park)

 

Job Purpose

To effectively apply debt enforcement collection processes on outstanding debt and returns for CIT, PIT, PAYE, VAT and basic Customs and Excise tax types, through face-to-face, virtual, and digital platforms, in line with the relevant South African Tax Laws and SARS policies and procedures within specific turnaround times to deliver on the SARS strategic objectives. Ensure enhanced service delivery and compliance, with minimal guidance to handle unique or more complex situations in a range of actual situations and impart some knowledge to beginner and intermediate roles.

 

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required 

 

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree or Advanced Diploma (NQF7) in Accounting (similar) or Law and minimum 6 years in Debt Management Level (Customs or Tax).

 

Minimum Functional Requirements

  • Knowledge of Estates process (Liquidations &Insolvencies).
  • Knowledge of Insolvency Act, Companies Act & TA Act
  • Detailed knowledge of Estate Duty collections
  • Analysing statutory reports (CM26, First, Second & Special meeting reports)
  • Lodging of claims (Deceased, Liquidations & Insolvencies)
  • Analyse L&D accounts (Deceased, Liquidations & Insolvencies)
  • Objection to L&D accounts

 

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.
  • 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.
  • Execute process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
  • Facilitate completion of Withdrawal of Customs Bonds and Write off cases and presentation to relevant Committees for approval.
  • Identify matters relating to Business Rescue; International Collections; Criminal Investigations or Voluntary Liquidations and refer to relevant unit or responsible person.
  • Identify Serious Tax/Customs and Excise Offences, complete STO/RSN. and/or hand over to relevant Subject expert.
  • Impart knowledge, coach, and mentor employees at Beginner and Intermediate roles.
  • Issue Final Demand, TPA, Civil Judgement, and/or Writ of Execution to taxpayers that remains non-compliant (for all debt collection processes including Personal Liability) and communicate request outcomes as required.
  • Perform detail analysis of bank statements, cash flow statements, assets and liabilities statements including performing a basic of interpretation of financial statements.
  • Prepare and complete any Compromise requests, Suspension of Payment in consideration of the Dispute Management process.
  • Prepare and complete Payment Arrangements for requests for all Deferment requests (simplified and non-simplified) within the specified turnaround times.
  • Prepare and issue a Lien for debt related to Customs and Excise debt.
  • Profile a taxpayer, interpret statement of account, and engage taxpayers with outstanding debt and outstanding returns.
  • Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process, product and risk optimisation.
  • Resolve Escalations (CMO queries, Ombudsman cases, etc).
  • 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.

 

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

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

 

Technical competencies

  • Business Acumen
  • Business Knowledge
  • Business Writing Skills
  • Customer Liaison
  • Data Collection and Analysis
  • Debt Management
  • Efficiency improvement
  • Financial Analysis and Reporting
  • Functional Policies and Procedures
  • Legal Compliance
  • Negotiation Skills
  • Planning and Organising
  • Problem Analysis and Judgement
  • Quality Orientation
  • Reporting
  • Risk Identification
  • Tax Knowledge
  • Verbal Communication

 

Compliance Competency

  • 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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GENASSISTANT: CLEANING & FOOD AID SERV

Position Reports to: Manager: Taxpayer Services

Division: Taxpayer Engagement         

Location: Western Cape

Advert Closing Date: 12 May 2026

 

About the Position

In an ever-changing environment, we have built a responsive and agile organisation to give effect to our strategic intent of achieving voluntary compliance. We invite you to be part of the special team that contributes to the collection of revenue and protects the economy and people of South Africa. We believe that your skills, commitment, and dedication will add value and make a difference to the organisation and country   Integrity is key to the organisation.

 

Job Purpose

To maintain Regional Corporate Real Estate (CRE) buildings/infrastructure by ensuring that all operational maintenance and facilities objectives are achieved.

 

Education and Experience

Basic Literacy

 

Job Outputs:

 

Process 

  • Assist with arrangements and serve tea/coffee for official meetings and be responsible for clean water, glasses, and bottles in conference rooms.
  • Assist with completion of the order/ stock requisition in respect of short kitchen stock and unpack stock when it arrives.
  • Perform cleaning duties according to agreed quality standards and time parameters.
  • Prepare all serving utensils, food, and beverages prior to the commencement of meetings and clean up after an event (clearing and washing up).
  • Prepare tea and other refreshments for meetings and functions when required.
  • Serve tea and coffee on time and control kitchen stock [coffee, tea, milk, sugar, cleaning materials, etc] and update responsible person when stock levels are low.
  • Wash dishcloths and wash kitchen cupboards, fridge, microwave oven when necessary.
  • Adhere to and apply changes to own work processes as instructed.
  • Communication of progress on requests.
  • Ensure quality of work content, minimise mistakes and improve quality and service.
  • Plan and organise own work tasks within area of work.
  • Report on daily task activities to provide timely information for decision making.
  • Resolve problems and report issues.

 

Governance

  • Comply with and adhere to identified governance and compliance standards and escalate problems for investigation and resolution.

 

People 

  • Ask for support or training to improve the quality and standard of own work.
  • Drive own performance in order to achieve work outputs in line with required response time, quality and service delivery standards.

 

Finance 

  • Perform own work well to reduce costs and save money.

 

Client

  • Understand job service requirements in order to meet client 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
  • Functional Policies and Procedures
  • Reporting

 

Compliance Competency

  • 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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