Junior Tax Administrator

We are looking for a Junior Tax Administrator to provide support to our tax and accounting department. The role is a combination of administrative assistance and accounting support, and this candidate must be able to process tax returns and maintain databases.

The candidate must enjoy providing customer service and be reliable. A high attention to detail and excellent organizational skills are also important. We are looking for a team player with excellent communication skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Submission of all income tax returns, including:
• Personal tax returns
• Company tax returns
• Trust returns.
  
• Handling of submission of provisional tax returns and payments.
• Registering and deregistering all tax types
• Liaising with clients on:
• Tax queriesPayment of taxes
• Personal tax calculations
• Provisional taxes
  
• Basic understanding of financial statements, as well as broader finance and accounting skills to liaise with role players and submit all applicable tax returns.
• Reviewing tax assessments.
• Preparation and submission of tax objections.
• Handling SARS queries such as verifications and audits, and submission.
• Administration of the tax processes of the firm, ensuring deadlines are met and SARS correspondence followed up, etc.
• Keeping clients informed of their tax status and deadlines, etc.
• ​Monthly accounting, VAT processing and payroll support including PAYE, UIF & WCA.

Requirements
·        Grade 12 + 3 years’ experience in Taxation. 
·        3 years’ experience in Monthly accounting, VAT and Payroll
·        Sound Basic knowledge of the Income Tax Act and Tax Administration Act.
·        Practical experience in dealing with SARS (beneficial).
·        Excellent computer skills.
·        Previous experience working on Greatsoft Tax (beneficial)
·        Sound Basic E-Filing knowledge.
·        Fully bilingual: English and Afrikaans.

Attributes

·        Excellent communication skills both telephone and email.
·        Must be able to communicate directly with clients in a professional and confident manner.
·        Determined, self-motivated and target driven.
·        Extremely organized with strong attention to detail.
·        Strong analytical skills.
·        Excellent system skills – ability to learn and adapt to new software easily.
·        Ability to handle large volumes of processing and queries in a pressured environment.
·        Ability to work to tight deadlines and targets.
·        Ability to work independently