Tax Compliance Supervisor (Legal Background)

SUMMARY:
Our client is seeking an experienced and qualified Tax Compliance Officer for their team in PE.

POSITION INFO:
Location: Port Elizabeth

Must have all Requirements:

1. Grade 12 with accounting as a subject
2. Tax or other relevant qualifications with a decent track record of work experience (5 years)
3. Experience in a tax environment is essential
4. Registered Tax Practitioner or eligibility to be registered

1. Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook Express)
2. GreatSoft
3. SARS E-Filing
4. Working knowledge of Income Tax Act and Tax Administration Act
5. Working knowledge of the SARS dispute resolution process
6. LexisNexis (A fair understanding would be advantageous)

• Assist in the supervision of the tax department staff
• Assist tax manager and compliance officers with the completion of complex Income Tax Returns
• Assist the tax manager with the administration of provisional tax and meeting deadlines
• Assist with the monitoring of the whole dispute resolution process, including drafting objections, appeals, complaints and the Tax Ombud complaints
• Consulting and advising clients with basic tax queries
• Assist with the preparation and review of complex tax calculations and returns on behalf of clients (companies and individuals)
• Assist the tax manager with the initial completion of SARS response letters and ensure that all deadlines are adhered to
• Responsible for communicating the refund list to the partners
• Oversee the administration of SARS-related documentation received, i.e., assessments and other SARS notifications
• Assist and advise compliance officers of matters relating to the completion of returns and tax administration
• Assisting compliance officers with GreatSoft - related problems in terms of tax
• Provisional tax runs monthly and SARS Provisional Tax queries
• Controlling Greatsoft - related problems in terms of tax
• Ensure the delivery of documents, returns, and payments to SARS at the end of each month
• Ensure that payments requested from clients are regularly followed up on
• Assisting tax manager to ensure that all lists are updated and followed up by compliance officers monthly and sent to each partner – refunds, payments, disputes, and tax returns
• Assist with resolving any disputes on assessments and accounts from SARS, relating to Income Tax
• Assist with Tax Exemption applications and the preparation thereof
• SARS liaison for the resolution of complex tax queries
• SARS visits for updating of banking details and taxpayer particulars and other queries.
• SARS appointments for all the directors
• Ensure that all tax queries and compliance matters for the directors are logged and the progress thereof monitored
• Responsible for the SAIT learners and their relevant training
• Monthly meetings with the tax manager to report on the progress of all tax-related matters
• Ensure team members meet with respective Directors on unsubmitted lists
• Compliance with the firm’s System of Quality Management (SOQM), policies and procedures.
• Compliance with the firm’s Employee Code of Conduct which consists of the firm’s HR policies, SAICA, IRBA and IESBA Codes of Conduct.