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

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 35 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

• 35 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 .

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