South African Revenue Services (SARS) Financial Accountant x2 Vacancy

Opportunity Overview

The South African Revenue Services (SARS) is seeking skilled accounting professionals to join its team as Financial Accountants. These positions are crucial for developing a modern SARS by focusing on problem-solving and building best practices within revenue accounting for non-core taxes.

In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial taxpayer records, ensuring full compliance with relevant tax legislation, regulations, and accounting standards. You will also be tasked with preparing, reviewing, and analysing financial accounts, performing reconciliations, and providing essential support for audits. Based at the Woodmead North Office Park, this opportunity offers a vital link between Account Maintenance, Operations, and Finance in managing Globe and other non-core taxes.

Minimum Requirements

Applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

• Option 1:
• A BCom, Accounting, Finance, or a relevant Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7).
• 5-7 years’ experience in a Finance, Accounting, or similar environment.
• Of this experience, 2-3 years must have involved resolving financial and accounting queries and generating accounting reports.
• Option 2:
• A Senior Certificate (NQF 4).
• 10 years related experience in a Finance, Accounting, or similar environment.
• Of this experience, 2-3 years must have involved resolving financial and accounting queries and generating accounting reports.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Ensuring continuous, accurate communication to relevant SARS offices regarding discrepancies and errors, and advising on appropriate adjustments.
• Performing independent reconciliations and investigating and resolving both routine and complex discrepancies, providing guidance to others where needed.
• Analysing sub-ledger accounts, transactional listings, and Statements of Account to identify discrepancies and misalignments with other systems or third-party information, then formulating solutions.
• Developing and maintaining regular reports using the applicable SARS accounting system.
• Executing specialist input through investigating opportunities and potential risks within the product process.
• Monitoring the system and accounts to identify defects, ensuring fixes are properly tested and implemented.
• Monitoring, verifying, and reviewing outstanding information to process relevant transactions according to set standards, ensuring accuracy and preventing fraudulent activities.
• Accumulating information to review work progress, providing input for reporting, decision making, and identifying improvement opportunities.
• Applying practical and applied knowledge of methods, systems, and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
• Communicating situational interpretations and judgements regarding work outputs and queries in the area of specialisation.
• Correctly applying policies, practices, standards, procedures, and legislation in delivering work outputs.

What the Work Involves

As a Financial Accountant at SARS, you will be based at the Woodmead North Office Park, working closely with the Manager: Account Maintenance. Your daily tasks will revolve around providing comprehensive accounting support, which includes coordinating and overseeing various accounting tasks and ensuring the integrity of financial data.

You will spend your time performing thorough account reconciliations, delivering precise financial analysis and reporting, and assisting with compliance and audits specifically for financial accounts and the sub-ledger related to Large Business and International non-core taxes. A key part of the role involves enhancing process efficiency by identifying areas for improvement in accounting procedures and facilitating their implementation. You will interact with and support a range of critical systems, including Globe, U3TM, Service Manager, ATP, eFiling, eSAP, nSAP, ESB, and NetWeaver Business Client.

How to Apply

To apply for this opportunity, please follow the steps below:

• Visit the SARS careers portal.
• Locate and apply for the "FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT X2 (REVENUE ACCOUNTING NON-CORE TAXES)" position.
• Complete the online application form and upload all required documents as specified on the portal.

Apply via the official SARS careers portal here: https://career2.successfactors.eu/career?career_ns=job_listing&company=southafr01&navBarLevel=JOB_SEARCH&rcm_site_locale=en_GB&career_job_req_id=11618&selected_lang=en_GB&jobAlertController_jobAlertId=&jobAlertController_jobAlertName=&browserTimeZone=Africa%2FJohannesburg&_s.crb=JqNU55lQPaeJHv5%2BpDb2u8yopS64dCd9MUiAvLpwDLM%3D