Senior Officer: Risk Profiling at The South African Revenue Service (SARS)

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

• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Accounting, Auditing or Taxation AND a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a (Tax) Risk Compliance or similar environment, of which 2 - 3 years at a Functional Specialist level.

ALTERNATE:

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 10 years’ experience in a (Tax) Risk Compliance or similar environment of which 2 -3 years at a Functional Specialist level.

Minimum Functional Requirements

• Preliminary Investigations: 2-3 years experience in an Accounting, Auditing or Taxation Investigation environment

Job Outputs:

Process

• Identify tax evasion schemes and potential risk and recommend legal interventions
• Be observant and engage on possible violations of procedures and standards of conduct and escalate where necessary.
• Plan and organise own work tasks within area of work.
• Identify, analyse and interpret non-compliance in order to profile high complex full scope cases for Enforcement.
• Profiling of relevant identified parties to detect non-compliance and related risks.
• Identify and assess the level of non-compliance across all/multiple tax types,.
• Review of TCC-FIA and Emigration applications above R 10 million and make recommendations.
• Identify and resolve queries and problems timeously, apply discretion in line with process guidelines provided.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers, SARS role players and third parties to achieve predefined objectives.
• Execute specialist input through investigation &opportunities within the product process including risk concern.
• Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process product and risk optimisation.
• Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
• Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects in order to solve emerging problems.
• Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
• Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities.
• 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.

Governance

• Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations & discrepancies.
• Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity, and ethics processes within area of specialisation.

People

• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
• Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.

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.  
• Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders

Behavioural competencies

• Fairness and Transparency
• Accountability
• Analytical thinking
• Conceptual Ability
• Trust
• Respect
• Honesty and Integrity
• Attention to detail
• Building Sustainability
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Organisational Awareness
• Problem Solving and Analysis

Technical competencies

• Risk Knowledge
• Business Knowledge
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Efficiency Improvement
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Problem Analysis and Judgement
• Reporting
• Risk Identification
• Governance, Ethics and Values

Compliance Competency

• Confidentiality