Tax Assistant

About the position

Tax Assistant

Cape Town

R240k neg

 

Excellent career opportunity with a leading financial advisory firm. Reporting to the Tax Manager, you will be responsible for assisting the Tax Manager and Director to ensure that the company and its clients comply.

 

Key Performance Areas

• Administrative Functions:
  • Actioning income tax registrations for Individuals, Trusts Companies.
  • Actioning VAT registrations and attending to any SARS related queries in this regard
  • Responsible for managing the tax administration for a portfolio of individual, trust and corporate tax clients.
  • Registering new clients on SARS efiling for Income Tax, VAT and or Requesting profiles.
  • Maintain client registered details on Greatsoft and e-filing.
  • Manage the SARS correspondence
  • Account Maintenance for all tax types
  • Sending of requests to clients for information necessary for the completion of various tax returns
• Compliance Functions:
  • Manage the submission of the 1st and 2nd provisional tax calculations on Greatsoft and or SARS e-filing
  • Manage the submission of the annual ITR tax returns for individuals, trusts and corporate clients via Greatsoft and oManage the submission of VAT201 returns via SARS efiling.
  • Checking of income tax assessments.
  • Ensuring timely and accurate monthly and annual filing of returns to SARS.
• General Functions:
  • Setting up and attending SARS Appointments where required
  • Assist with SARS and general tax queries.
  • Dealing with client queries and requests
  • Timeous reporting to Account and Tax Managers, Director

Qualifications and Experience

• BCom Accounting, or similar degree
• 2-3 years tax experience
• 2-5 years experience in SARS e-filing and GreatSoft

Desired Skills:

• CaseWare
• GreatSoft
• Xero

About The Employer:

Leading financial advisory firm.