Senior Auditor x16 (Specialised Audit) (Fixed Term Contract Ending in March 2027) (10594) Jobs

Job Purpose

To conduct advanced audits of complex cases to promote compliance by raising accurate assessments according to relevant laws. Provide technical support to other auditors and use knowledge of tax, corporate, and other laws to spot tax gaps, avoidance, and evasion. Identify ways to improve legislation for better compliance.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Accounting, Auditing, or Taxation, and 6 years’ experience in a tax audit environment.

Job Outputs

Process

• Gather information to track work progress, support reporting, decision-making, and find ways to improve.
• Analyze complex data and evidence to review risks and consider additional ones related to the audited entity, across tax types or related groups.
• Examine complex transactions across multiple tax types, entities, or groups, including local or international ones, to understand tax impacts.
• Review large amounts of complex information during disputes or complaints from taxpayers or related entities.
• Use practical knowledge to identify trends and risks according to methods, systems, and procedures.
• Research complex tax risks not covered by audits or other actions, refer them to Case Selection for new audit areas like industries or specific tax risks.
• Communicate interpretations and judgments on work outputs and queries in your area of expertise.
• Conduct advanced, complex audits (plan, execute, finalize) following relevant laws, regulations, policies, and procedures using SARS systems.
• Work with Debt Management for optimal collection of audit liabilities. Perform financial and cash flow analysis to support recommendations. Engage taxpayers on debt collection at audit end, with or without Debt Management help.
• Apply policies, practices, standards, procedures, and laws correctly in your work.
• Use your knowledge and experience to diagnose and solve emerging problems.
• Engage with Litigation and Dispute teams during and after audits on law interpretations, considering similar cases and court outcomes. You may need to testify in civil court on complex matters.
• Identify and suggest improvements to policies, procedures, and guides. Provide input to draft policies for tax types, process design, and more.
• Spot serious tax offences for criminal investigations and provide detailed analysis with applicable laws. Support handover to investigators and may testify in criminal court.
• Identify needed information to reduce complex audit risks and request it from taxpayers, practitioners, or third parties locally or internationally.
• Find new complex risks to expand audit scope or refer other tax types and related entities to Case Selection.
• Start process changes, implement them, and guide others on new requirements.
• Manage efficient progress of audits for linked or related entities using approved systems.
• Access and use information from SARS systems and external sources to assess risks and compliance for linked entities locally or internationally.
• Plan improvements, initiatives, and services to meet operational goals.
• Prepare and share detailed reports and communications with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment across related audits.
• Provide inputs based on facts and laws for committees like Technical, Understatement, Large Assessment, Objections, and National Appeals. Highlight similar audit treatments for consistency.
• Guide Account Maintenance on penalty and interest remission requests.
• Investigate opportunities to optimize operations, processes, products, and risks.
• Support other auditors with research, training, coaching during audits or disputes.
• Raise accurate assessments on SARS systems per laws, aligning them for linked entities.
• Use digital tools and information for complex audit risks, including eCommerce.
• Use tax, corporate, and other law knowledge to identify gaps, avoidance, evasion, and suggest legislative changes for compliance.
• For large data downloads, work with Electronic Forensic Services to identify and obtain needed files and risks.

Governance

• Implement and contribute to governance, compliance, integrity, and ethics processes in your area.

People

• Build and maintain good relationships with peers and team to meet objectives.
• Seek, integrate, and share new knowledge from learning opportunities in your role.

Finance

• Follow organizational policies to ensure cost-effectiveness and reduce expenses.

Client

• Promote a culture of excellent service, positive relationships, feedback, and exceptional support.
• Provide expert advice and services to internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural Competencies

• Accountability
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Conceptual Ability
• Customer Service
• Drive for Results
• Expertise in Context
• Fairness and Transparency
• Honesty and Integrity
• Organisational Awareness
• Respect
• Trust

Technical Competencies

• Audit Methodology
• Business Knowledge
• Business Writing Skills
• Computer Literacy
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Efficiency Improvement
• Execute, Implement and Follow Through
• Financial Acumen
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Operational Audit
• Planning and Organising
• Problem Analysis and Judgement
• Quality Orientation
• Reporting
• Tax Knowledge
• Tax Law