Tax Compliance Officer - Wynberg, Cape Town - R20,000 – R27,000 Cost to Company (CTC) per month

SUMMARY:
The primary purpose of this role is back-office execution focused on the accurate preparation, timeous submission, and thorough SARS query management for a portfolio of roughly 300 clients.

POSITION INFO:

Tax Compliance Officer - Wynberg, Cape Town - R20,000 – R27,000 Cost to Company (CTC) per month

Manage an annual portfolio of approximately 300 clients in a full-time, back-office tax compliance role.

About Our Client

Our client operates a tax or accounting practice environment. The firm handles an even split of tax profiles across Individuals, Trusts, Corporate Entities, and NPOs, ranging from simple to complex structures.

The Role: Tax Compliance Officer

The primary purpose of this role is back-office execution focused on the accurate preparation, timeous submission, and thorough SARS query management for a portfolio of roughly 300 clients. It exists to ensure strict compliance with statutory submission deadlines and to manage tax affairs across simple and complex tax profiles. Key focus areas include tax calculations, SARS administration, complex reconciliations, supporting documentation collation, and financial management calculations.

Key Responsibilities

• Possess 3–5 years of proven tax compliance experience, ideally within a tax or accounting practice environment.

• Prepare and submit Income Tax (IT12, IT12TR, IT14, NPO), Provisional Tax, Dividend Withholding Tax returns, and Donation declarations.

• Handle SARS registrations and deregistrations for Income Tax, VAT, and PAYE, manage eFiling profiles, and resolve general SARS queries, verifications, and audit requests.

• Draft statements of assets and liabilities, capital reconciliations, and complex tax computations for high-net-worth individuals and corporate entities.

• Collate all supporting documentation to minimize SARS queries, secure client signatures, and ensure all statutory submission deadlines are strictly met.

• Calculate third-period and additional top-up tax payments when required.

About You

• 3–5 years of proven tax compliance experience, ideally within a tax or accounting practice environment (prior SARS background is acceptable if recent experience is in private practice).

• Undergraduate Diploma in Taxation or an equivalent qualification in Accounting/Finance.

• In-depth working knowledge of South African Income Tax laws and SARS compliance processes across Individuals, Trusts, Corporate Entities, and NPOs.

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite and specialized Tax Management Software.

• High numerical accuracy and attention to detail.

• Exceptional time management, organizational, and deadline-tracking skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Experience with Konsise is a distinct advantage.