Overview
Tax Technician Jobs in Paarl, South Africa at InvisionHR
The Tax Technician / Tax Compliance Administrator is responsible for ensuring that our clients maintain tax compliance by assisting in the preparation of company, individual, and trust tax returns.
This role plays a pivotal part in liaising with clients, managing tax-related information, and ensuring adherence to tax laws and regulations. The primary purpose is to facilitate seamless tax compliance and to provide valuable support in the realm of financial reconciliation for individuals.
As a Tax Technician / Tax Compliance Administrator, you will be an integral member of our dynamic team, entrusted with the responsibility of upholding tax compliance for our diverse client base.
Your core duties include liaising with clients to gather necessary tax information and documentation, preparing trust, individual, and company income tax returns, and conducting asset and liability reconciliations for individuals.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Attend to preparation and submission of individual, corporate and trust tax returns.
Attend to verifications and audits on individual, corporate and trust tax return.
Attend to enquiries from SARS and clients regarding tax matters.
Attend to preparation and submission of provisional tax returns.
Attend to various tax payments on behalf of clients
Attend to various types of applications for tax clearance
Attend to various types of applications for tax directives
Attend to various disputes, objections, and appeals
Basic SARS administration, including registrations and deregistration’s.
Liaise with SARS regarding various tax matters
Perform administrative duties and in-house administrative functions in the Tax Unit as required from the time to time.
Assist and perform other tax administrative services.
Position Supervisory Responsibilities:
Type and scope of supervisory responsibility that is expected from this position.
Provide direction to team 
Trains, provides work direction, and problem-solving assistance for the Tax team.  
Overseeing the daily operations of Tax Team. 
Guide and support junior tax staff
Assist Management with the supervision of the tax staff, including hiring, scheduling and assigning work, reviewing performance, and recommends salary increases, promotions, transfers, demotions, or terminations.  
Requirements
Experience:
Have gained at least 2 years’ relevant experience in a similar role within an audit/accounting environment
Proven SARS e-filing experience
Experience working with SARS e-filing and tax-related platforms is essential
Working Knowledge
Advanced principles and rules of regulatory requirements with regard to SARS
Intermediate understanding of laws governing tasks in the tax duties.
General Knowledge
Understand workings of SARS offices and requirements
Intermediate principles and rules of regulatory requirements with regards to SARS
Basic understanding of laws governing tasks in the tax duties.
Advanced knowledge of the subject matter.
Understand basic workings of SARS offices and requirements
Basic principles and rules of regulatory requirements with regards to SARS
Comprehensive Knowledge
Understanding of basic tax administrative principles
Basic understanding of tax best practices
Memberships or Accreditation:
Registered with a recognised professional body (e.g., SAIT, SAIPA).
Qualifications:
Matric
Relevant tax qualification
Bachelor’s degree in taxation or accounting
Title: Tax Technician
Company: InvisionHR
Location: Paarl, South Africa
Category: Finance & Banking (Accounting & Finance, Tax Accountant, Tax Manager, Tax Advisor), Accounting (Accounting & Finance, Tax Accountant, Tax Manager, Tax Advisor)
