Legal Debt Collector (Tax) (10525)

The South African Revenue ServiceZA

9 days ago

Job description

Job title : Legal Debt Collector (Tax) (10525)

Job Location : Gauteng,

Deadline : November 23, 2025

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Job Purpose

To make non-compliance hard and costly by ensuring that there is consequence for none payment of Debt.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

Relevant National Diploma / Advanced Certificate (NQF 6) in Credit management / Legal / Finance / AND 2-3 years Debt Collection experience, or 2-3 experience working on Account Receivables / Debtors, of which at least 1-2 years at a knowledge worker level.

Experience in Final Demand procedures, Court Judgements, Warrant of Execution, and Placing of Liens, Personal liability, interpretation of interpleader notices, Business Rescue processes and the value chain of debt recovery procedures.

Articles would be advantageous.

Minimum Functional Requirements

Legal aspects of collections (Sequestrations, Liquidations, etc) and / or In-depth Analysis of Financial Statements (including ratio analysis and interpretation).

Job Outputs : Process

Accumulate information and provide reports with recommendations applicable to area of specialisation.

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.

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 because 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 other policies, procedures, and SOPs in the delivery of work outputs.

Conduct pre-assessment profile of the taxpayer including related / connected parties / linked entities and determine any risks to SARS

Determine the collectability of debt, evaluate whether there is risk of dissipation of assets, determine whether taxpayer intends to dispute and recommend whether preservation order and / or caveats should be considered.

Complete a referral for suspicious activity RSN / STO and follow up with relevant stakeholders

Compile collection input report to cases to be presented to the Large Assessments Committees / National Appeals Committees

Execute all necessary legal enforcement collection actions within the framework of TAA and Companies Act for all tax types as selected

Profile, Analyse, Prepare and present a submission for Suspension of Obligation to Pay / Write-Off to relevant Debt Committee and capture the outcome.

Analyse, Negotiate, Prepare and Present the requests for a deferral of payment / compromise settlement from the taxpayer to the relevant Debt Committee and notify the taxpayer of the outcome.

Monitor payments against the deferral / compromise agreement and secure updates to the journals and closure of case file upon payment in full.

Conduct physical verification and evaluation of moveable and immovable assets

Receive and process a motivation in favour or against the business rescue plans and present the case to the relevant committee for approval or refer for Specialisation.

Monitor legislation compliance throughout the Business Rescue processes and ensure payments received.

Collate all the necessary documentation for applications for liquidation / sequestration and upload for case coding and refer where necessary for Specialisation.

Attend all internal and external stakeholder meetings including creditors meetings, attend court proceedings, Tax enquiry etc

Reduce the debt book through adjustment and Write-Offs as approved by the relevant Committee.

Analyse liquidations plans / Sequestrations applications / Business Rescue plans / Trusts / other creditors that can be held liable for the debt and make motivation for further enforcement action

Initiate and Execute enforcement actions to secure highest return for SARS

Prepare a motivation in favour or against the enforcement actions, highlight the risks to the organisation and present the case to the relevant committees for approval.

Participate in debt collection from high-risk projects as selected by Audit and Investigations.

Identify any taxpayer assets that may be in foreign countries and refer debt collection process for International Recovery.

Governance

Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of specialisation and continuously identify and escalate risks.

People

Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.

Finance

Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.

Client

Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.

Ensure own understanding and adherence to customer service delivery and provide specialist support to meet or exceed customer expectations.

Behavioural competencies

Accountability

Analytical Thinking

Attention to Detail

Building Sustainability

Commitment to Continuous Learning

Conceptual Ability

Fairness and Transparency

Honesty and Integrity

Organisational Awareness

Respect

Trust

Technical competencies

Business Knowledge

Debt Management

Efficiency improvement

Execute, Implement and Follow-Through

Functional Policies and Procedures

Legal Compliance

Negotiating Skills

Report

Risk and Compliance

Risk Awareness

Risk Knowledge

Standard Operating Procedures Compliance

Tax Knowledge

Verbal Communication

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