Tax Compliance Officer

SUMMARY:
Join a client-focused Trust and Investment Management company providing financial planning and investment advice and services to clients planning for, or already in their retirement years. This vacancy has been created within the tax and accounting service team.  This role is responsible for individual income tax and related tax compliance support for the Trust Officers (Financial / Investment Advisors) within the broader business.

POSITION INFO:
This role is ideally suited to applicants with previous individual income tax experience, with a minimum of 5+ years’ experience in this area.

Key responsibilities include:

• Completion of return of income, including submission of return to SARS, and calculations of tax payments and ensuring execution of same
• Timeous data capture of all relevant data on tax management tools
• Check assessments and follow-up on errors
• Raise objections to assessments, and attend to enquiries raised by SARS, including all supporting docs
• Request and remit payments and attend to client refunds from SARS
• Liaison with internal and external clients, and support departments as needed
• Client liaison: timeous response to attending to and resolving all queries;
• Regular and ongoing feedback relating to progress and confirmation of finalisation of matters to internal and external clients

• Previous experience in similar function a requirement, with proven track record (5+ years)
• Experience in income tax for individuals, including for provisional taxpayers
• Computer literacy (intermediate): MS Office suite and excel at an intermediate level
• Ability to work independently, Attention to detail and excellent organisational skills
• Clean credit and criminal check, valid, unendorsed driver’s licence and own vehicle are required
• Accurate and deadline oriented

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