SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
Our client, a reputable Accounting Firm is seeking a Tax Compliance Officer , who will ensure the correct and accurate completion of Income Tax Returns, as required by the South African Income Tax system to join their team.
Location: Port Elizabeth/ Gqeberha
Job type: On-site
Duties and Responsibilities
- Generation of Provisional Tax Return list from GreatSoft for Designated clients
- Assist with the calculation of provisional tax estimates, where required
- Ensure provisional tax letters are generated via eDocs and sent to the client
- Ensure all provisional tax deadlines are met.
- Complete Income Tax returns, based on financial statements generated by the Audit and Bookkeeping Departments
- Attach all necessary documentary proof to the completed Income Tax returns
- Lodge returns with SARS within the shortest possible turnaround time,
- Deal with queries from SARS relating to Income Tax returns completed,
- Monitor the submission of returns for the relevant director(s) ensuring that returns which can be submitted are submitted timeously
- Application to SARS for registration of clients on eFiling, where required
- Drafting of statements of assets and liabilities, capital reconciliations and tax computations
- Calculating third and additional top-up payments when required
- Ensure finalization of all verifications or audits
- Follow-up on all payments and refunds due by/to designated clients
- Informing the Tax Manager of any differences for possible objections
- Ensure all required functions are adhered to with relation to eFiling, GreatSoft and eDocs.
- Requesting SARS to remit various penalties for various entities and tax types.
- Application for various tax directives.
- Compliance SAICA, IRBA and IESBA Codes of Conduct.
Minimum Requirements
- Matric with accountancy
- Minimum of 3 years experience in a similar role
- Experience in completion of Income Tax returns
- Microsoft Office and/or Open Office and/or Lotus
- Tax Planner
- Professional Series (Accfin)
- GreatSoft
- eFiling
- Knowledge of South African Income Tax
Skills Required
- Effective organisation of daily tasks
- Client focus – internal and external (responding to client needs, service)
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork
Should meet the above criteria, we invite you to apply directly to the advertisement. Should you not hear back from us within 2 weeks of application, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful
