Auditor: Compliance Audit Level 3 (8 months Contract) needed at The South African Revenue Service

Job Purpose

• To conduct standard limited scope audits or verification on a risk profile basis to ensure compliance.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma in Finance/ Accounting/Tax/Audit (NQF7) AND 5-7 years’ Tax Audit experience, of which 2-3 years at functional Audit level.

ALTERNATE

• Senior Certificate (NQF4) AND 10 years’ experience in Tax Audits

Minimum Functional Requirements

Job Outputs:

Process

• Be informed on related acts, legislation and regulations that might impact on own work.
• Be observant and engage on possible violations of regulation, policies, SOPs and standards of conduct and escalate where necessary.
• Conduct standard (limited scope) audits to ensure compliance with the relevant acts.
• Plan and organise own work tasks within are of work.
• Prepare and present submissions to interest and penalty committee.
• Take accountability for delivery of contracted work outputs within agreed parameters, quality standards and client service targets.
• 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.
• Correctly apply applicable legislation, including amongst other policies, procedures, and SOPs in the delivery of work outputs.
• 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 because of the change.
• Use practical and applied knowledge and situational judgement to consider policy implications and to arrive at decisions/conclusions.

Governance

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

People

• Develop productive working relationships with team members, Ops manager and key role players in the business to support contracted work outputs.
• 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

• Fairness and Transparency
• Analytical thinking
• Accountability
• Conceptual ability
• Organisational awareness
• Trust
• Respect
• Attention to detail
• Commitment to continuous learning
• Building Sustainability
• Honesty and Integrity
• Teamwork

Technical competencies

• Reporting
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Financial Accounting
• Operational Audit
• Business Knowledge
• Efficiency improvement

Compliance Competency

• Security Clearance: GOC Confidential