TAX MANAGER
Short Summary of the purpose of the role:
Advise staff and clients on tax related issues. Research tax information, train staff on tax related matters, process tax queries, liase with SARS and clients. To manage the flow of work and ensure quality delivery of work outputs of tax staff in relation to audits, income tax returns, provisional tax returns, IT14SD’s, Tax Ombud complaints, objections, appeals and Tax Exemption applications. Tax consulting on various tax related matters to clients and partners.
Academic Qualifications Required:
Grade 12 with Accounting as a subject
Tax or other relevant qualification
Experience in a tax environment
Registered Tax Practitioner
Required Computer Packages:
Microsoft Office (Word, Excell, Power Point, Outlook express)
GreatSoft
SARS E-Filing
Working knowledge of Income Tax Act and Tax Administration Act
Working knowledge of the SARS dispute resolution process
LexisNexis
Key Duties and Responsibilities – Key Performance Indicators :
Supervise the Tax Department Staff.
Oversee the completion of Income Tax returns to ensure compliance and meeting of deadlines
Completion of complex Income Tax Returns
Manage the administration of provisional tax; meeting of deadlines and complete billing process
Oversee the administration of SARS related documentation received, i.e. assessments and other notifications
Control the input of data thus ensuring an accurate data base
Quality assure completion of returns
Quality assure the capturing of data
Assist and advise staff of matters relating to completion of returns and tax administration
Assist with tasks where bottle-necks occur in areas of responsibility
Performing any other task which may be reasonably expected
Controlling GreatSoft related problems in terms of tax
Ensure delivery of documents, returns, and payments to SARS at the end of each month.
Ensure that payments requested from clients are followed up on a regular basis
Review all assessments checked before signed off by relevant Partners, ensuring that penalities and interest levied by SARS, and balance of accounts are correct.
Resolve any disputes on assessments and accounts from SARS, relating to Income Tax
In charge of the complete dispute resolution process and billing thereof
Supervision of whole billing process via GreatSoft
Quality assure 10% - 20% of returns before submission via a review process
Manage the IT 14 SD process and Income Tax Review Process
Complex queries, tax opinions and other ad-hoc tax related work required by partners
Weekly SARS visits for update of banking details and taxpayer particulars
Adhereing and generating additional revenue targets as set by partners