Tax Officer

Recruiter:

RMV Solution

Job Ref:

RMV 1023

Date posted:

Thursday, November 28, 2024

Location:

CapeTown, South Africa

Salary:

R30,000 - R35,000 per month

SUMMARY:
Tax Officer

POSITION INFO:

Job Description

A professional accounting and tax practice in City of Cape Town CBD, is seeking a bilingual, dedicated and organized individual to join their team for a permanent office-based role as a Tax Accountant. our client is known as an established practice that offer professional services to a diverse portfolio of local and international client basesince 2008. They operate in a dynamic consulting environment, and the ideal candidate will have a strong background in tax structuring and client management. If you possess excellent organizational skills, outstanding people skills, and have a keen attention to detail, we invite you to apply.

Job Purpose

The Tax Accountant is deemed an expert on matters related to tax and accounting. This position is responsible for the tax function at our client, calculating, and accurately completing tax returns, giving advice regarding taxation matters, assisting individuals/trusts/companies with tax returns, preparing other statistical, financial, and accounting reports, and drafting working papers.

Key duties and responsibilities include

Carry out detailed and accurate computations to calculate tax liabilities/tax returns (complex or simple tax returns)

Collating, sorting and processing financial information concerning tax calculations and preparation of tax schedules and drawing calculations

Submission of all tax-related accurate returns, documents, reconciliations, self-assessments and corresponding with clients to provide feedback on tax affairs, assessments, payments, etc. by relevant deadlines

Compilation of management statements, and annual financial statements and preparing other statistical, financial and accounting reports, drafting of all working papers required for the Annual Financial Statements, Interpretation of evaluation of and reporting on AFS

Deal with client queries regarding bookkeeping, AFS, Management Statements, Tax, Income distributions, etc.

Manage the administration of Income/Provisional/Employees/Value-added/Dividend Tax/Estate Planning, etc.

Correspondence with SARS on behalf of our clients on various matters when applicable, including Objections, Appeals and Alternative Dispute Resolution hearings and other SARS consultations (all tax types)

Keep up to date with changing tax laws

Training team members and supporting their related work responsibilities to ensure that the tax compliance requirements of the clients are met to the high standards we set

Assist the whole billing process via Accounting / Practice Software including the keeping of timesheets

Perform any other reasonable work instruction/task and adhere to and generate revenue targets

Requirements

Qualification and experience

Tertiary qualification with at least 5 years of practical tax and accounting experience in an accounting/audit/financial firm

Minimum of 5 years of SARS e-filing, Draftworx, Sage Accounting/XERO software experience

Registered tax practitioner and or completed 3-year SAIPA/SAICA articles (advantageous)

Strong technical knowledge of International Accounting Standards (IAS), International Financial Reporting Standards for small and medium-sized entities (IFRS for SMEs), Companies Act, Income Tax Act, Tax Administration Act, VAT, PAYE and other SARS regulations (inclusive of SARS dispute resolution process)

Must have worked with a portfolio of clients, having been responsible for client correspondence (speaking directly to clients to obtain information etc) as well as correspondence with third parties (e.g. banks, brokers, financial advisors).

Skills, competencies and attributes

Exceptional numerical skills/maths skills and analytical skills

Critical and logical thinking and creative problem-solving skills

Strong, thorough and accurate data-capturing skills

Exceptional written & verbal communication skills in both English & Afrikaans – ability to handle client queries politely & effectively

Proficiency with computers, in particular Draftworx, Sage One Accounting, Xero Accounting, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

High attention to detail and high level of accuracy / Ability to strictly follow processes and procedures

Negotiation skills and results-driven / Initiate action and take ownership of responsibilities

Able to exercise independent judgment and reasoning

Time management skills/ability to adhere to deadlines/ proactive, a sense of urgency and outcomes.

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