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Requisition ID 7378 - Posted - Region (1) - Location (1)

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Position Reports to: Corporate Compliance Officer

Division: Service & Delivery Nat Revenue

Location: Brooklyn, Head Office, Pretoria

Advert Closing Date: 01 September 2023

About the Position

A driven and dedicated official to provide expert and specialist advice on compliance risk management strategies to achieve overall organizational business objectives in accordance with the SARS Compliance Risk Management Framework to effectively manage taxpayer and trader compliance risks. This will include providing support and delivery through giving evidence-based advice to inform the process of risk identification, risk assessment, risk treatment, monitoring and reporting.

Job Purpose

The main purpose of the role is to align and provide expert and specialist advice on taxpayer and trader compliance risk management in accordance with the SARS Compliance Risk Management Framework to achieve the organization's strategic intent of building voluntary compliance.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

Relevant Honours / Postgraduate Diploma (NQF 8) in Risk Management or Taxation, 10-12 years of experience in a risk management or taxation (tax and/or Customs) environment, of which 3-4 years at specialist level.

ALTERNATIVE

Relevant Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Risk Management or Taxation AND 12 - 15 years of related experience in risk management or taxation (tax and/or Customs) environment, of which 3 - 4 years at specialist level.

Job Outputs:

Process

• Ensure timeous communication on progress and challenges in achieving divisional and business unit goals to all relevant stakeholders.
• Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures, policies, and practices.
• Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
• Develop multiple practices in alignment with operational policy and procedural frameworks, supporting tactical development and excellence.
• Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge & experience to identify & recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
• Influence and communicate across business areas impacted by practice area to minimise resistance and ensure on-boarding of new thinking.
• Integrate business information, compare, analyse & produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies & inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
• Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy development and optimisation of practises, processes & systems across an internal value chain.
• Plan for value-added, continuous multiple practice and system improvement optimisation to deliver on objectives and to enhance tactical excellence.
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact, and use to develop best fit alternatives, developing best practice solutions.
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice areas and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
• Translate top-down policy, apply modification in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.

Governance

• Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies in own practice areas to identify and manage risk exposure liability.

People

• Provide specialist know-how, support, advice, and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.
• Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.

Finance

• Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of specialisation.

Client

• Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
• Develop & ensure implementation of own practices to build delivery excellence, encouraging others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
• Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural competencies

• Fairness and Transparency (V)
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Organisational Awareness
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Accountability (V)
• Conceptual Ability
• Organisational Awareness
• Trust (V)
• Respect (V)
• Honesty and Integrity (V)
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Building Sustainability

Technical competencies

• Reporting
• Risk Knowledge
• Risk Awareness
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Business Knowledge
• Efficiency improvement
• Policy analysis

Compliance Competency

GOC Confidential

Employment Equity

The Employment Equity policy of SARS will be considered as part of the recruitment and selection process and Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an oath of secrecy, pre-employment screening, case study, pre-assessment, psychometric assessment and or vetting, and a declaration of private interest. The appointment is also subject to appropriate reference(s) and security clearance where applicable.

South African Revenue Service