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Junior Specialist Post at the South African Revenue Service (SARS)

admin July 2, 2023

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DEADLINE: 07 July 2023

Junior Specialist Post at the South African Revenue Service (SARS)

An exciting opportunity is available for a proactive, forward thinking, self-motivated, dynamic Risk Profiler, of unquestionable integrity, to work within the Civil Case Selection Risk Profiling Unit, within the Enterprise Data Management DivisionThe successful applicant will be responsible for executing assigned tasks, mainly the risk profiling of complex tax matters on multiple tax types and under limited supervision, during the risk identification and profiling phase of the Civil Case Selection and detailed Risk Profiling process.

Job Purpose

To conduct and analyse the tax compliance behaviour, across multiple tax types, with the view to informing the recommendation for In-depth integrated cases, of high complexity, for Enforcement interventions, during the detailed Risk Profiling stage of the Case Selection process.

This is done through the application of a structured, enterprise wide, risk based approach for the identification, collection, analysis and interpretation of relevant internal and external information with the objective of effectively and efficiently reaching valuable conclusions and risk assessment outcomes to support specific tax risks, during the identification and profiling of high risk and impactful cases for Specialised Audit and Enforcement interventions, in line with the strategic objectives and intent of SARS.

Education and Experience

Relevant Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) AND 6-7 years’ experience in a similar environment, of which 3-4 years ideally at a functional specialist level.

ALTERNATE:

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 10 year’s related experience.

Job Outputs:

Process

Execute specialist input through investigation & opportunities within the product process including risk concerns.
Provide specialist input through analysis 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.
Identify tax evasion schemes and potential risk and recommend appropriate 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.
Identify and resolve queries and problems timeously, apply discretion in line with process guidelines provided.
Effectively plan and schedule own activities to continuously improve quality and service delivery in area of specialisation.
Execute process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
Use practical and applied knowledge and situational judgement to consider policy implications and to arrive at decisions / conclusions.
Correctly apply applicable legislation, including amongst others, policies, procedures, and SOPs in the delivery of work outputs.
Detailed risk profiling of In-depth integrated complex VAT , Income Tax and PAYE cases through data gathering, analysis and interpretation in order to refer potential high risk cases to Specialised Audit.
Review of TCS-FIA and Emigration applications above R 10 million and make recommendations.
Ensure quality of work content, quick turnaround, prioritise, minimise mistakes and continuously improve quality, service and standards.
Perform all administrative actions related to the area of accountability in line with relevant policies, processes, legislation and work instructions.
Communication of transactional outputs and queries in area of work according to policies and quality requirements.
Contribute to the development & improvement of area specific standards, procedures and processes to ensure continued quality and service improvement.
Contribute to the successful implementation of change initiatives by providing support in area of work.
Deliver on contracted performance objectives and escalate unresolved delivery and quality issues to management and process owners.
Draw on own knowledge and experience to identify and develop solutions that leads to improved service delivery and quality