SARS Manager: Audit (Specialised Audit) Vacancy 2026 at South African Revenue Services (SARS)

Opportunity Overview

The South African Revenue Services (SARS) is seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join its Taxpayer Engagement and Operations division as a Manager: Audit (Specialised Audit). This key leadership role is based in Pretoria and focuses on formulating tactical strategy and delivering plans related to a single practice area within the Specialised Audit team.

This opportunity requires an individual with a blend of expertise in auditing, tax investigations, forensic auditing, and digital forensics. The successful candidate will lead and manage an audit team to ensure the effectiveness of audit operations across various tax types, drive practice integration, and achieve specific audit objectives.

Minimum Requirements

• Option 1:
• Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Accounting and/or Tax.
• 8 – 10 years' experience in an auditing/tax environment.
• Of the above, 3 – 4 years at a junior management level.
• Option 2 (Alternate):
• Senior Certificate (NQF 4).
• 15 years' experience in an auditing/tax environment.
• Of the above, 3 – 4 years at a junior management level.

Key Responsibilities

• Accompany auditors in interaction and engagement with taxpayers when required.
• Drive tactical implementation within the context of business unit excellence and performance improvement.
• Apply tight management of significant cases and escalated matters.
• Chair internal committee meetings.
• Critically review Audit files to ensure adherence to all quality and technical standards, as well as legislative requirements.
• Direct, control, coordinate, and optimise budgeted resources to meet specific objectives and deliver agreed results.
• Enforce compliance management through adherence to technical standards and all relevant legal and SARS requirements.
• Ensure the development and implementation of practices in alignment with operational policy and procedural frameworks.
• Implement tactical strategy and delivery plans through the development of operational activities, ensuring the achievement of operational targets.
• Manage significant cases, minimise identified risks, and assist in the development of tax and customs legislation where required.
• Own end-to-end audits conducted, including finalisation of objections and appeals.
• Plan for handling work outputs, coordinate interdependent activities, and specify priorities, standards, and procedures for tactical implementation.
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine their impact, and develop and implement best-fit solutions.
• Provide guidance and assistance to the team on audit cases.
• Provide periodic reports on performance against plans and progress on short-term initiatives.
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, policies, and procedures, and execute the implementation of organisational change and innovation.
• Timeously communicate top-down policy modifications, objective achievement progress, and critical success factors to impacted stakeholders.
• Use insights gained through integrated business reports to measure success and realign tactical strategy implementation objectives.
• Implement governance, risk, and compliance policy in your practice area to identify and manage exposure liability.
• Manage and/or advise on the translation and application of policy in a specific functional area.
• Manage end-to-end audit governance processes.
• Develop and implement appropriate people capabilities within the team.

What the Work Involves

As a Manager: Audit, you will lead and guide a dedicated audit team in an office environment in Pretoria, taking ownership of end-to-end audits. Your daily activities will include critically reviewing audit files to ensure quality and compliance, accompanying auditors in taxpayer engagements, and managing significant and escalated cases. You will be responsible for implementing tactical strategies, ensuring adherence to technical standards and legal requirements, and providing periodic reports on team performance. This role involves direct leadership within the Specialised Audit division, reporting to the Lead: Regional Operations.

How to Apply

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

• Visit the SARS career portal.
• Search for the "Manager: Audit (Specialised Audit)" vacancy.
• Complete the online application form and upload all required documents.

Application Link: https://career2.successfactors.eu/career?career_ns=job_listing&company=southafr01&navBarLevel=JOB_SEARCH&rcm_site_locale=en_GB&career_job_req_id=11537&selected_lang=en_GB&jobAlertController_jobAlertId=&jobAlertController_jobAlertName=&browserTimeZone=Africa%2FJohannesburg&_s.crb=PQQUvlYvGyBF8a7CQwXwmNPWS7Jh7B59jn%2B%2BtH32LFI%3D

Application Deadline: 9 September 2026