Tax Consultant
Finovate People
- Hermanus, Western Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Engage with customers.
- Request SARS E-filing profile and update customer details as required.
- Complete SARS registrations and reactivations for customers.
- Complete tax status checks on e-Filing to evaluate if a taxpayer is tax compliant or non-compliant.
- Checking on e-Filing to determine if a taxpayer has ceased their tax residency?
- Preparing and submitting income tax returns.
- Preparing tax calculations.
- Escalating outstanding matters with SARS.
- Disputing and objecting to administrative penalties raised by SARS.
- Handling ad-hoc requests as per instruction from the Team Leader.
- Assisting fellow team members where needed.
- Ensure compliance with all related legislation, e.g., FSCA, FAIS, FICA etc.
- Keeping up to date with legislative changes and communicating these to business.
- Develop and maintain any calculators and/or tax aids.
- Participating in projects (for example. final tax returns, admin penalties etc.)
- Assisting other business units with inquiries.
- Continuously seeking better ways to conduct business and improve processes.
- Tertiary qualification in Tax, i.e., Certificate/ Diploma or Degree.
- Tax/ Financial Services/ Banking/ Customer Service or Call Centre experience.
- Exposure to and/or theoretical knowledge of FICA legislation.
- Minimum approximately two years’ experience in a reasonably complex process orientated environment, preferably within the Financial Services industry.
- Salesforce CRM knowledge and/or experience.
- Knowledge of Tax and associated services.
- Excellent communications skills, verbal & written (Afrikaans & English). Ability to write clearly, courteously, and professionally with excellent e-mail etiquette.