Overview
Tax Department Manager Jobs in Port Elizabeth, South Africa at Staff Solutions Recruitment
Key Responsibilities
– Technical Tax Leadership
– Provide expert technical oversight across all major tax types, including:
– Income Tax (Individuals, Companies, Trusts)
– Provisional Tax
– VAT
– PAYE and related payroll taxes
– Dividends Tax and Withholding Taxes
– Review and sign off on complex tax computations, returns, and submissions.
– Interpret and apply current tax legislation, case law, and SARS practice notes.
– Provide guidance on complex tax structures, transactions, and compliance matters.
– Ensure tax advice and submissions are technically sound, defensible, and wellâdocumented.
– SARS Engagement & Dispute Resolution
– Manage and oversee all complex SARS interactions, including:
– Audits and verifications
– Requests for Information (RFIs)
– Requests for Reasons (RFRs)
– Objections and appeals
– Voluntary Disclosure Programme (VDP) matters
– Draft, review, and approve detailed technical responses to SARS.
– Act as the escalation point for highârisk or contentious SARS matters.
– Ensure all deadlines are monitored and met, and risks are proactively managed.
– People & Team Management
– Lead, manage, and develop the tax team, including:
– Tax administrators, consultants, and senior tax staff
– Allocate work appropriately based on complexity, capacity, and competence.
– Conduct performance management, coaching, mentoring, and skills development.
– Identify training needs and ensure ongoing technical and professional development.
– Foster a highâperformance, accountable, and collaborative team culture.
– Client Service & Advisory
– Act as a senior tax contact for key clients.
– Communicate complex tax matters clearly and practically to clients.
– Support client retention and growth through highâquality service and trusted advice.
– Identify opportunities for tax planning, advisory, and additional services.
– Ensure a consistent, professional client experience across the tax department.
– Operational & Quality Management
– Ensure tax work is delivered:
– Accurately
– Timeously
– In line with internal SOPs and professional standards
– Monitor departmental workflows, deadlines, and capacity.
– Maintain and improve tax processes, templates, and checklists.
– Ensure proper documentation and audit trails for all tax matters.
– Contribute to departmental budgeting, productivity, and profitability.
– Compliance & Professional Standards
– Ensure compliance with:
– SARS requirements
– Professional body standards
– Internal policies and procedures
– Stay up to date with legislative changes and ensure timely implementation.
– Ensure CPD requirements are met (self and team, where applicable).
Qualifications & Experience Essential
– Relevant Tax Degree / Postgraduate Tax Qualification
– Minimum 58 years relevant tax experience, with exposure to complex tax matters
– Proven experience managing and leading a team
– Strong experience dealing directly with SARS audits, disputes, and technical queries
– Excellent, upâtoâdate knowledge of South African tax legislation
Advantageous
– Professional registration (e.g. SAIT, SAICA, SAIPA)
– Experience in a professional services / advisory firm environment
– Exposure to tax planning and structuring
Key Competencies & Skills
– Strong technical tax competence
– Excellent analytical and problemâsolving skills
– High attention to detail and quality
– Strong written and verbal communication skills
– Ability to manage complexity and competing deadlines
– Leadership, coaching, and peopleâmanagement capability
– Professional judgment and ethical decisionâmaking
– Clientâfocused mindset
Performance Measures (Indicative)
Quality and accuracy of tax work
– SARS outcomes and dispute resolution success
– Timeliness of submissions and responses
– Team productivity, capability, and engagement
– Client satisfaction and retention
Compliance with internal standards and procedures
Title: Tax Department Manager
Company: Staff Solutions Recruitment
Location: Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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