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Illicit Economy Investigator X2

Job Title:                     Illicit Economy Investigator X2

Position Reports to:  Ops Manager: Investigations

Division:                      Taxpayer Engagement         

Location:                     Northwest – Mmabatho  

Advert Closing Date: 15 August 2025

About the Position

SARS is making an exciting opportunity available for a highly skilled, experienced and results driven Illicit Economy Investigator with sound judgement, strong business acumen and who ideally displays an ability to operate under limited supervision. The investigator is expected to contribute towards our higher purpose and service orientation by interpreting and applying tax law.  Finally, s/he will function within a team of like-minded individuals focussing on selected projects intended to not only assist in reducing the tax gap but also in supporting governments tax compliance strategy.

Job Purpose

To conduct multifaceted integrated civil and /or criminal investigations, independently, into tax and customs non-compliance focusing on smuggling and illicit trade.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

National Diploma / Advanced Certificate in Investigations or Policing AND 3 – 4 years’ experience in Enforcement, Accounting, Auditing, Taxation, Investigation or Policing environment, of which 1-2 years at knowledge worker level

OR

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 6 years experience in Enforcement, Accounting, Auditing, Taxation, Investigation or Policing environment , of which 1-2 years at knowledge worker level

Job Outputs:

Process

• Accumulate information and provide reports with recommendations applicable to area of specialisation.
• Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
• Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
• Effectively plan and schedule own activities to continuously improve quality and service delivery in area of specialisation.
• Execute process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
• Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process product and risk optimisation.
• Use practical and applied knowledge and situational judgement to arrive at decisions.
• Correctly apply policies, standards, procedures, and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
• Conduct projects based on civil and/or criminal investigations, against the suspected company and individuals that have transgressed customs and tax legislation.
• Investigate and obtain the required evidence in accordance with the legislations administered by SARS for both civil and criminal processes.
• Plan and execute escalated trade and compliance inspections on entities suspected of illicit trade practices currently under investigation.
• Detect and intercept illicit goods through interventions, reports, and informers, and conduct investigations into both tax and customs non-compliance.
• Secure suspects and goods for handover to SAPS and booking of the illicit goods as evidence for criminal procedure and state warehouse for administrative process to unfold or criminal investigations and ensure proper handover.
• Conduct control delivery on high value goods to inland warehouses from the ports of entries whereby all duties and VAT have been set aside, and risk controlled.
• Provide support and liaise with other law enforcement agencies as and when required, within the mandate of the Acts administered by SARS focusing on activities within the illicit economy to obtain pertinent information and or evidence in terms of the relevant legislation.
• Complete statements for the illicit goods secured or detained for criminal case to be registered with the SAPS.
• Evaluate, collate, and analyse information received during the audit / investigation and draw conclusions as to the nature and scope of the identified non-compliance for further criminal prosecutions and/or forensic audits.
• As part of an investigation, legal tools (e.g. Mutual Administrative Assistance) is used to confirm or dispute evidence presented by the taxpayer / trader.
• Issue schedules for goods in contraventions to collect revenue due and penalties in terms of the Customs and Excise Act following the penalty guidelines.
• Prepare and submit evidence to testify in court of law when matters are placed on court roll and testify as and when it is required.
• Present the cases to the various committees as and when required, including but not limited to, Internal Administrative Appeals, National Appeals committee, preassessment committee, various debt committees and the objection and appeal allocation committees.
• Seize illicit goods and impose substantive penalties, ensure those illicit goods are disposed of and destructed before entering local markets.
• De-register and de-license non-compliant traders and repeated offenders
• Plan and conduct enforcement interventions/operations with other law enforcement agencies, roadblocks, premises search, borderline patrols, search, and seizure, visit to non-designated ports and informal crossings at the borderlines.
• Participate in simultaneous cross border operations e.g., Trans-Kalahari Corridor, etc.

Governance

• Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of specialisation and continuously identify and escalate risks.

People

• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.

 Finance

• Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.

Client

• Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
• Ensure own understanding and adherence to customer service delivery and provide specialist support to meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Assist with requests from both the NPA & SAPS in relation to the investigation in accordance with the MOU between SARS, NPA and SAPS.

Behavioural competencies

• Analytical Thinking
• Accountability
• Conceptual Ability
• Honesty and Integrity
• Respect
• Attention to detail
• Commitment to continuous learning
• Organisational Awareness
• Building Sustainability
• Fairness
• Expertise in Context  

Technical competencies

• Business Writing Skills  
• Criminal Investigation  
• Forensic Auditing  
• Fraud Auditing  
• Investigative Skills  
• Legal Knowledge and knowledge of ethics  
• Verbal Communication  

Compliance Competency

• GOC Confidential f
• Substantive Law 1  
• Adjective Law

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.

Specialist: Data Analytics (X2) 

Job Title:                        Specialist: Data Analytics (X2)

Position Reports to:    Senior Specialist: Data Analytics        

Division:                        Strategy Enab & Modernisation

Location:                       Head Office – Brooklyn

Advert Closing Date:  21 August 2025

About the Position

The Specialist: Data Analytics role requires a technically versatile individual with expertise across the entire data analytics value chain. The successful candidate must demonstrate strong working knowledge in Data Science, Data Engineering, and Data Analytics, with hands-on experience using tools and platforms such as Microsoft SQL Server and Apache Spark, as well as programming languages like Python and R. A solid understanding of the machine learning lifecycle – from data preparation through to model deployment and monitoring – is essential.

In addition, the role demands proficiency in graph database technologies (e.g., Neo4j, TigerGraph, Ultipa) or graph-specific libraries such as iGraph (R/Python), NetworkX (Python), and GraphX (Spark). Experience in graph modeling, querying, and analytics is highly desirable. The ideal candidate should be capable of performing across multiple roles within the data analytics spectrum, including Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, and Data Developer. Strong problem-solving skills are essential to effectively translate complex business challenges into data-driven solutions using advanced analytics techniques.

Job Purpose

The purpose of the Specialist: Data Analytics role is to analyse data and provide expert advice to achieve business objectives. This involves monitoring data integrity, identifying deficiencies, and recommending improvements. The role requires integrating business information, producing reports, and developing tactical solutions to enhance processes and systems. The specialist will also conduct research, benchmark best practices, and translate policies to ensure continuous improvement and effective decision-making.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

A relevant Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma (NQF 7), preferably in Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field AND 8–10 years of experience in a Data Analytics environment, of which 3–4 years at a junior specialist level, with demonstrable experience across multiple data roles (Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, Data Developer), and specific exposure to graph analytics.

# Alternative Qualification

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) with 15 years of relevant experience in a Data Analytics environment, including experience in graph analytics, of which 3–4 years at a junior specialist level, with demonstrable experience across multiple data roles (Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, Data Developer), and specific exposure to graph analytics.

# Preferred Qualification

A Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering.

Minimum Functional Requirements

• • Experience in Data Engineering / Business Data Intelligence / Data Science
  • Advanced (applied theory) technical expertise regarding data processes, data cleaning, analysis, reporting, data models, and database design and testing
  • Knowledge of and experience with reporting packages (SQL or equivalent, etc.), databases (SQL, etc.), and programming (SQL, R, Python, etc.)
  • Advanced (applied theory) knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analysing datasets (Excel, SPSS, SAS, R, etc.).
  • Advanced (applied theory) Data warehouse knowledge
  • Be advanced in the application of:
    • Basic Data Migration
    • Basic Data Visualization
    • Business Intelligence Methodologies
    • Database Knowledge
  • Advanced (applied theory) programming skills, i.e., SQL and/or Python, R, etc. 
  Microsoft skills (Advanced), i.e., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.

Job Outputs:

Process

• Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures, policies and practices.
• Conduct assessments and use information to advise, make recommendations and facilitate improvement.
• Constantly monitor the integrity and quality of data and processes to identify deficiencies and facilitate improvement.
• Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
• Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
• Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge and experience to identify and recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
• Integrate business information, compare, analyse and produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
• Note potential problems and obstacles, accumulate supporting data and initiate actions to prevent or overcome predicted problems as may be identified.
• Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes and systems across an internal value chain.
• Plan for value-added, continuous practice and system improvements to deliver on objectives to enhance tactical implementation and excellence.
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; best practice implementation solutions.
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice areas and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
• Research and support workable recommendations/solutions that meet business needs through information analysis.
• Review the effectiveness of related approaches and methodologies by conducting research and best practice benchmarking initiatives.
• Translate top-down policy, apply modification in relation to own practice area, and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.
• Undertake information gathering, research and analyse data within broad guidelines to produce accurate plans and/or recommendations for business issues.
• Undertake information gathering and research and analyse data within broad guidelines to produce accurate plans and/or recommendations for business issues.
• Acquire data from primary or secondary data sources and maintain databases, applying the knowledge of data extraction, transformation, and business modeling.
• Perform complex/advanced business analysis using various techniques, e.g. statistical analysis, explanatory and predictive modeling, and data mining.
• Design, develop and test complexadvanced  data analytics solutions like Reports, Dashboards, Analysis, Extracts, Models, etc.
• Identify, analyse and interpret trends and patterns in complex/advanced data sets, based on data findings.
• Ensure the availability of existing data analytics solutions (like reports, etc.) by maintaining them as well as improving them where shortcomings exist.

Governance

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

People

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

Finance

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

Client

• Develop and ensure implementation of a practice that builds service delivery excellence and encourages others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
• Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
• Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural competencies

• Accountability
• Adaptability
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Conceptual Ability
• Expertise In Context
• Organisational Awareness
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Fairness and Transparency
• Honesty and Integrity
• Organisational Awareness
• Problem Solving & Analysis
• Respect
• Trust

Technical competencies

• Business Knowledge (Ability to understand a business problem and how to solve with data)
• Data Analytics
• Data Collection and Analysis (Data Collection and Analysis, Machine Learning, Predictive Modelling, Data Visualisation, and Big Data Technologies.)
• Data Governance
• Date Integrity
• Efficiency improvement
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Information Management
• Knowledge Management
• Statistical and Mathematical Analysis
• System Thinking
• Reporting

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, a 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. 

Specialist: Audit (CIT)

Position Reports to:     Manager: Audit(Primary Sector)       

Division:                         Service & Delivery Large&Inter

Location:                        LBI: Woodmead/Durban/Cape Town

Advert Closing Date:   15 August 2025

About the Position

In an ever-changing environment, we have built a responsive and agile organisation to give effect to our strategic intent of achieving voluntary compliance. We invite you to be part of the special team that contributes to the collection of revenue, protect the economy and people of South Africa. We believe that your skills, commitment, and dedication will add value and make a difference to the organisation and country. Integrity is key to the organisation.

Job Purpose

To provide advice and guidance in the execution of audits and independently plan and conduct highly complex CIT audits, across multiple periods with multiple risks and understanding the risk implications across other tax types, in compliance with all legislative requirements.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

Relevant bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) AND 8-10 years’ Corporate CIT experience, of which 3-4 years’ at operational specialist level.

ALTERNATE:

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years’ Corporate CIT experience, of which 3–4 years’ at operational specialist level.

Job Outputs:

Process

• Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures and associated area’s practice. 
• Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
• Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
• Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge & experience to identify & recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
• Integrate business information, compare, analyse & produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies & inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
• Identify and resolve queries and problems timeously, apply discretion in line with process guidelines provided.
• Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes & systems across an internal value chain.
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; best practice implementation solutions.
• Translate top down policy in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice area and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
• To enable Investigative audit to achieve full scope audit case targets.
• To raise impactful/credible assessments in order to collect revenue.
• Detecting and deterring non-compliance and influence and enforce compliance with tax legislation by conducting effective, efficient, and quality audits identification of improvement opportunities.
• Conduct audits (plan, execute, finalize) of a high standard in which policies, standards, procedures, and legislation were correctly applied.

• Assist in the debt collection by providing information to ensure efficient and effective collection of all cases in which additional audit assessments were raised.
• Develop productive relationships with team members and stakeholders to drive collective performance
• Identify initiatives to impact on compliance levels and refer to Case selection
• Provide technical guidance and training to other team members
• Identify changes required to legislation to close loopholes

Governance

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

People

• Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
• Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.
• Enable a culture where information regarding successes, issues, trends and ideas are actively shared between team members.

Finance

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

Client

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

Behavioural competencies

• Accountability
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Building Sustainability
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Conceptual Ability
• Conceptual Thinking
• Drive for Results
• Expertise in Context
• Fairness and Transparency
• Honesty and Integrity
• Organisational Awareness
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Respect
• Trust

Technical competencies

• Business Knowledge
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Decisiveness
• Efficiency improvement
• Financial Accounting
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Planning and Organising
• Quality Orientation
• Reporting

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.

Specialist: Audit (VAT) 

Position Reports to:   Manager: Audit (Primary Sector)       

Division:                        Service & Delivery Large&Inter

Location:                       LBI: Woodmead/Durban/Cape Town

Advert Closing Date:  15 August 2025

About the Position

In an ever-changing environment, we have built a responsive and agile organisation to give effect to our strategic intent of achieving voluntary compliance. We invite you to be part of the special team that contributes to the collection of revenue, protect the economy and people of South Africa. We believe that your skills, commitment, and dedication will add value and make a difference to the organisation and country. Integrity is key to the organisation.

Job Purpose

To provide advice and guidance in the execution of audits and independently plan and conduct highly complex VAT audits, across multiple periods with multiple risks and understanding the risk implications across other tax types, in compliance with all legislative requirements.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

Relevant bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) AND 8-10 years’ Corporate VAT experience, of which 3-4 years at operational specialist level.

ALTERNATE:

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years’ Corporate VAT experience, of which 3 – 4 years at operational specialist level.

Job Outputs:

Process

• Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures and associated area’s practice. 
• Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
• Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
• Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge & experience to identify & recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
• Integrate business information, compare, analyse & produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies & inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
• Identify and resolve queries and problems timeously, apply discretion in line with process guidelines provided.
• Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes & systems across an internal value chain.
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; best practice implementation solutions.
• Translate top down policy in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice area and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
• To enable Investigative audit to achieve full scope audit case targets.
• To raise impactful/credible assessments in order to collect revenue.
• Detecting and deterring non-compliance and influence and enforce compliance with tax legislation by conducting effective, efficient, and quality audits identification of improvement opportunities.
• Conduct audits (plan, execute, finalize) of a high standard in which policies, standards, procedures, and legislation were correctly applied.

• Assist in the debt collection by providing information to ensure efficient and effective collection of all cases in which additional audit assessments were raised.
• Develop productive relationships with team members and stakeholders to drive collective performance
• Identify initiatives to impact on compliance levels and refer to Case selection
• Provide technical guidance and training to other team members
• Identify changes required to legislation to close loopholes

Governance

• Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies for own practice area to identify and manage risk exposure liability

People

• Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
• Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.
• Enable a culture where information regarding successes, issues, trends and ideas are actively shared between team members.

Finance

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

Client

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

Behavioural competencies

• Accountability
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Building Sustainability
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Conceptual Ability
• Conceptual Thinking
• Drive for Results
• Expertise in Context
• Fairness and Transparency
• Honesty and Integrity
• Organisational Awareness
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Respect
• Trust

Technical competencies

• Business Knowledge
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Decisiveness
• Efficiency improvement
• Financial Accounting
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Planning and Organising
• Quality Orientation
• Reporting

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.

Customs and Excise Administrator

Period:                                         One-year fixed term contract

Position Reports to:                   Operations Manager /Customs Manager      

Division:                                      Customs Border Ports of Entry

Locations:                                   Free State, Northern Cape, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu Natal, Limpopo, Head Office, Gauteng, Northwest

Advert Closing Date:                 13 August 2025

Job Purpose

To provide administrative service, through coordinating and facilitating Customs and Excise processes and provide necessary information to enable effective reporting and administration within respective business units, in accordance with applicable legislation, policies and set standards

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• NQF Level 4 (Matric) with Mathematics and or Accounting / or Advanced Certificate in Accounting/ or Audit.
• At least 1 years’ experience in customer service environment will be an added advantage.

Job Outputs:

• Communication of transactional outputs and queries in area of work.
• Deliver on contracted performance objectives according to set procedures and agreed service level agreements.
• Embrace change initiatives and positively contribute to the success thereof within area of accountability.
• Ensure quality of work content, minimise mistakes and continuously improve quality and standards.
• Identify problems, apply known solutions in line with procedures or guidelines and escalate unresolved problems.
• Plan and organise own work in an effective and efficient manner to reach agreed performance objectives.
• Report on transactional activity progression within set guidelines to provide timely information for decision making in area of accountability.
• Prepare, review, and submit documentation accurately and on time.
• Ensure compliance with all customs and excise regulations and policies.
• Keep accurate records of all transactions and correspondence.
• Assist with administrative tasks within the relevant unit.

Client

• Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
• Understand job service requirements in order to meet client expectations

Behavioural competencies

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

Technical competencies

• Administrative Support
• Business Knowledge
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Efficient Improvement
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Records and Achieve Management
• Reporting
• Service Delivery
• Standard operating procedure compliance
• Customs Systems Products

Additional Technical Competencies:

GOC Confidential – (a) sensitive information, the unlawful disclosure of which may be harmful to the security or national interest of the Republic or could prejudice the Republic in its international relations;(b) commercial information, the disclosure of which may cause financial loss to an entity or may prejudice an entity in its relations with its clients, competitors, contractors and suppliers. E.g. Taxpayer information

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. 

Tax Auditor III – Mining

Position Reports to:   Business Area Lead: LBI Sector          

Division:                        Service & Delivery Large&Inter

Location:                       Woodmead North Office Park

Advert Closing Date:  13 August 2025

About the Position

In an ever-changing environment, we have built a responsive and agile organisation to give effect to our strategic intent of achieving voluntary compliance. We invite you to be part of the special team that contributes to the collection of revenue, protect the economy and people of South Africa. We believe that your skills, commitment, and dedication will add value and make a difference to the organisation and country. Integrity is key to the organisation

Job Purpose

To independently plan and conduct complex audits across multiple CIT and direct tax types within multiple periods and multiple risks, understanding the risk implications across other tax types, in compliance with all legislative requirements.  

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required 

• Relevant Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) AND 5-7 years tax audit experience in Corporate Income Tax, specifically Mining Tax, Mining Royalties, corporate restructurings, and mergers & acquisitions transactions environment, of which 3-4 years at Functional specialist level, OR

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 10 years of Corporate Income Tax and Mining experience, of which 3-4 years at Functional specialist level

Minimum Functional Requirements

5-7 years’ tax experience in a similar environment, of which 2-3 years at Functional specialist level or 10 years related experience

Job Outputs:

Process

• Be observant and engage on possible violations of procedures and standards of conduct and escalate where necessary.
• Effectively utilise resources allocated to the job to perform contracted work outputs and report on and
• escalate any shortfalls.
• Plan and conduct multiple tax audits on a risk profile basis to ensure compliance to the relevant acts.
• Lead, plan and conduct full scope (integrated) audits to ensure compliance and report on findings and recommendations.
• Plan and organise own work tasks within area of work.
• Identify and resolve queries and problems timeously, apply discretion in line with process guidelines provided.
• Execute specialist input through investigation & opportunities within the product process including risk concern.
• Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process product and risk optimisation.
• Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
• Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
• Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects to solve emerging problems.
• Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements because of the change.
• Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities.
• Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
• Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation

Governance

• Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialization

People

• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
• Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.

Finance

• Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs

Client

• Plan, conduct and lead full scope (integrated) audits to ensure compliance and report on findings and recommendations.
• Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
• Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural competencies

• Fairness and Transparency
• Analytical Thinking
• Accountability
• Conceptual Ability
• Drive for Results
• Persuasion Ability
• Trust
• Respect
• Honesty and Integrity
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Organisational Awareness
• Building Sustainability

Technical competencies

• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Reporting
• Analysis and Interpretation of Financial
• Business Knowledge
• Audit Methodology
• Quality Orientation
• Customer Liaison
• Problem Analysis and Judgement
• Planning and Organising
• Business Acumen
• Risk Identification

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.  

Senior Systems Engineer 

Position Reports to:   Ops Manager: Systems Engineer       

Division:                        Enterprise Design – Enterprise

Location:                       Head Office Pretoria

Advert Closing Date:  12 August 2025

About the Position

SARS is looking for a highly skilled, experienced, Senior Systems Engineer who is results driven with strong Technical and Information Systems knowledge. Highly energetic and disciplined person with a passion for Technology and R&D to administer Microsoft SCCM/Intune/OSD platforms. S/he is an inspiring team member with ability to work with and contribute towards our higher purpose and service orientation. S/he will be responsible for the maintenance, support and implementation of the SARS SCCM/Intune infrastructure environment to deliver on end-to-end solutions for critical business functions.

Job Purpose

To provide the technical skills to support the optimal management and operation of all hardware/firmware/operating system/application server software updates and fixes in the various SARS production and non-production environments, whilst maintaining hardware/operating system/application server software, meeting service levels agreements through a Service Management System. We require a competent SCCM/Intune Engineer who has knowledge and experience in deploying, configuring and supporting SCCM infrastructure, application and package creation, software updates/WUFB, Windows10/11 OS deployment.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

Relevant National Diploma / Advance Certificate (NQF6) in Information Technology/ Computer Science and 3-4 years’ experience in Information Technology (IT) environment, of which 1 – 2 years is at knowledge worker level

OR

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND Relevant IT Qualification (s) / Certification (s), see below AND  3-4 years’ experience in Information Technology (IT) environment AND additional requirements specified in Min Functional requirements, where applicable, of which 1 – 2 years is at knowledge worker level

• Windows: Microsoft products (Microsoft SCCM, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Windows 11 or any other Microsoft certification)
• A+, MCSA, MCSE and related Operating System and Hardware certification

ALTERNATIVE #

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 4 years’ IT related experience, of which 1 – 2 years is at knowledge worker level

Minimum Functional Requirements

• Microsoft Windows Server
• Microsoft Windows Workstation
• IT Hardware knowledge
• SCCM
• Intune
• Azure

Job Outputs:

Process

• Administer and configure SCCM and Intune.
• Provide Technical Troubleshooting and resolution management in the SCCM/Intune space.
• Update training material, User guides and other tutorials.
• Participate in collaboration on the various subjects with peers, support teams and business users via the set collaboration channels.
• Do self-skilling, research and R&D to stay updated in the SCCM/Intune Technology Stack and share knowledge with the other team members.
• Participate and drive Initiatives assigned end to end.
• Gain knowledge and experience in related SCCM/Intune functions like MDM, OS Onboarding and Deploying, WVD, Driver Management, Software Packaging, BYOD, etc. and apply these in SARS.
• Understand dependency applications and how they are configured and deployed via best practice like Win11 OS and Device management and onboarding, etc.
• Accumulate information and provide reports with recommendations applicable to area of specialisation.
• Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
• Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
• Effectively plan and schedule own activities to continuously improve quality and service delivery in area of specialisation.
• Execute process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
• Use practical and applied knowledge and situational judgement to consider policy implications and to arrive at decisions/conclusions.
• Correctly apply applicable legislation, including amongst others policies, procedures, and SOPs in the delivery of work outputs.
• To performing high-level root-cause analysis for service interruption in all environments.
• To deploy new applications and enhancements to existing applications, software, and operating systems on all environments.
• To conduct hardware/firmware/operating system/application server software updates and fixes.
• To apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
• To ensures a stable performance environment for the business processing systems. 
• To accumulate information and provide reports with recommendations applicable to area of specialisation.
• To participate in various IT projects intended to continually improve/upgrade the system infrastructure, ensuring change management procedures and methodologies are implemented and followed.
• To be responsible for the maintenance, support and upgrades of in-house developed applications and 3rd Party Applications.
• Installing, configuring, testing and maintaining operating systems, software and system management tools. 
• Effectively plan and schedule own activities to continuously improve quality and service delivery in area of specialisation.
• To deploy new applications and enhancements to existing applications, software, and operating systems.
• To be responsible for the maintenance and support of technical infrastructure, hardware and system software components mostly in Non-Prod environments but also in production environments.
• Performing high-level root-cause analysis for service interruption.
• Configuring, debugging and supporting multiple infrastructure platforms and software.
• Performing installation, maintenance and support of system software/hardware and user support.

Governance

• Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of specialisation and continuously identify and escalate risks.

People

• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.

Finance

• Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.

Client

• Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
• Ensure own understanding and adherence to customer service delivery and provide specialist support to meet or exceed customer expectations.

Behavioural competencies

• Accountability
• Analytical Thinking  
• Attention to Detail 
• Adaptability
• Building Sustainability
• Commitment to Continuous Learning 
• Conceptual Ability 
• Customer Service 
• Fairness and Transparency
• Honesty and Integrity
• Organisational Awareness 
• Respect
• Trust

Technical competencies

• Computer Literacy 
• Functional Policies and Procedures 
• IT Knowledge
• Customer Relationship Management
• System Thinking
• Technical Expertise
• IT Project Management
• Knowledge of IT Governance and Business
• Verbal Communication

Compliance Competency

• 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.

Talent Pool: Diverse, Inclusive and Persons with Disability 

Our reimagined future is informed by our vision to build a smart, modern SARS with unquestionable integrity which takes advantage of technology to make it easy for taxpayers and traders to comply with their obligations. We are building a culture rooted in SARS’s Higher Purpose and values of service, transparency, and fairness. Become a pioneer by joining our talent community. Driven by the SARS Objective 4 – Develop a high performing, diverse, agile, engaged, and evolved workforce. SARS aspires to create a safe, diverse, equal, inclusive, conducive and Gender-Based Violence free environment for all to realise their full potential.

At SARS, we understand that our success is rooted in the unique contributions of every individual, particularly those who bring invaluable perspectives shaped by disabilities. We see diversity as essential to our purpose and excellence. Inclusion is not merely a “target”, but the foundation of our strength. Individuals with disabilities enrich our organisation with insights and experiences that inform meaningful change, inspire innovation, and contribute to our strategic intent to ensure an equal public service.  

Our inclusive culture is more than welcoming; it is empowering. We have built a workplace where every voice is valued and where people are encouraged to thrive. By joining our team, you become part of a pioneering organisation that respects and celebrates differences, creating pathways for personal and professional growth. With accessible workplaces, career-advancement opportunities, and a culture that champions transparency, fairness, and service, we offer a supportive environment designed for your success.

Why Join the SARS Talent Pool for Persons with Disabilities?

• Inclusive Culture: a workplace where everyone’s voice is not only heard but celebrated.
• Accessibility: our commitment includes accessible spaces and reasonable accommodation tailored for everyone ad per category of disabilities.
• Career Growth: opportunities for continuous learning and advancement and an opportunity to realise your full potential.
• Supportive Environment: resources and support to ensure your success at every step.
• Excellence in Service: join a team dedicated to transparent, fair, effective and efficient service for all.
• A smart and modern origination with unquestionable integrity that is trusted and admired by all.

Explore Your Future at SARS

SARS offers diverse opportunities across multiple fields, from Taxation to Data Analytics, Information Technology, Legal, and beyond. Your unique talents can make a lasting impact while advancing your career in the following functional areas:

• Taxation
• Customer Service
• Customs & Excise
• Audit
• Debt Management
• Investigations
• Legal: Litigation
• Engineering Design
• Human Resources
• Data Analytics
• Information Technology
• Marketing, Communications, & Media
• Quality Management
• Corporate Real Estate
• Governance, Risk, and Compliance
• Procurement
• Project Management
• Finance
• Relationship Management & Coordination
• Research & Economics

Ready to Join Us?

If you are passionate about making a difference and want to be part of an organisation that celebrates diversity in all its forms, we invite you to express your interest and join our dedicated talent pool.

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