Team Member: Risk Mitigation at The South African Revenue Service (SARS)

About the Position

• An exciting opportunity is available for an individual with tax analytics skill who can identify new and emerging tax related risk within Compliance Risk. If you possess the required skills, experience and are an energetic team player interested in joining a dynamic organisation, committed to developing a better South Africa, we invite you to apply.

Job Purpose

• To deliver office support tasks through the execution of pre-defined objectives as per agreed SOPs to increase operational quality and productivity.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• A relevant National Diploma / Advanced Certificate (NQF 6) in Accounting, Auditing, Taxation, investigations AND 2-3 years' experience in a similar environment, of which 1-2 years ideally at knowledge worker level.
• A Senior Certificate (NQF 4) and 5 years related experience.

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 are of specialisation.
• Execute process and procedural change, implement the change, and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements because of the change.
• Execute process and procedural change, implement the change, and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements because of the change.
• Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process product and risk optimisation.
• Correctly apply policies, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs Use practical and applied knowledge and situational judgement to consider policy implications and to arrive at decisions / conclusions.
• Be observant and engage on possible violations of procedures and standards of conduct and escalate where necessary.
• Take accountability for delivery of contracted work outputs within agreed parameters, quality standards and client service targets.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and SARS role players to achieve predefined objectives.
• Plan and organise own work tasks within area of work.

Governance

• Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of specialisation and continuously identify and escalate risks.
• Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations & discrepancies.

People

• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
• Drive own performance and development to achieve and improve on work outputs in line with required response time, quality and service delivery standards.

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 client satisfaction by engaging and delivering a service that is consistent, seamless, quick and error free.
• Define and influence relationships and service level agreements made with internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural competencies

• Accountability
• Analytical thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Building sustainability
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Conceptual thinking
• Fairness
• Integrity
• Organisational Awareness
• Respect

Technical competencies

• Business Knowledge
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Efficiency improvement
• Events, Meeting or Task Coordination
• Reporting
• Financial Accounting knowledge
• Tax legislation and application Knowledge
• Risk awareness
• Risk Knowledge