Team Member: Taxpayer Compliance | The South African Revenue Service

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Job Location : Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth

Deadline : January 30, 2026

About the Role

This high-RPM role manages taxpayer data and ensures 100% compliance with national tax legislation and SARS auditing standards. Utilizing Oracle for financial integration and specialized data logging tools, the team member minimizes operational risk in revenue collection. Their expertise leverages data-driven diagnostics to identify non-compliance and ensures the technical reliability of the national fiscal infrastructure.

Job Purpose

  • To maintain records of existing taxpayers register new taxpayers, code and subsequently deregister taxpayer on SARS core system in order to enhance taxpayer services.

Education and Experience

  • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 2 years’ experience in a similar environment

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

  • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 2 years’ experience in a similar environment

Minimum Functional Requirements

Job Outputs:

Process

  • Provide accurate identification of potential risk and escalate issues as required.
  • Ensure that all basic queries are resolved timeously, in line with provided procedures and guidelines and escalate unresolved issues.
  • Keep up to date records of completed work.
  • Apply and utilise systems in a manner that ensures accurate processing of information that contributes to efficient and effective completion of tasks.
  • Communication of transactional outputs and queries in area of work.
  • 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.
  • 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, quick turnaround, prioritise, minimise mistakes and continuously improve quality, service and standards.

Governance

  • Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations & discrepancies.
  • Comply with and adhere to identified governance and compliance standards and escalate problems for investigation and resolution.

People

  • Participate and contribute to a culture where information and ideas are freely shared between team members.
  • Be open and receptive to possible work changes.
  • Drive own performance and development in order to achieve and improve on work outputs in line with required response time, quality and service delivery standards.
  • Continuously assess own performance, seek timely and clear feedback and request training where appropriate.

Finance

  • Adhere to specified policies, standards, legislation and procedures to prevent wastage on resources, unauthorised expenditure and wasteful expenditure and report violations.

Client

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

Behavioural competencies

  • Fairness and Transparency
  • Accountability
  • Honesty & Integrity
  • Trust
  • Respect
  • Working with Others
  • Teamwork and Cooperation
  • Self Development
  • People Skills
  • Organizational Awareness

Technical competencies

  • Functional Policies and Procedures
  • Tax Knowledge
  • Administration
  • Standard Operating Procedure Compliance
  • SARS Systems Products
  • Service Delivery
  • Administrative Support
  • Events, Meetings or Task Coordination
  • Records & Archive Management
  • Plan & Conduct Meetings
     

Career Growth & Education

A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Law, or Finance is required, with growth supported by pursuing a Post-Graduate Diploma in Tax or specialized auditing certifications. Career growth leads toward Compliance Manager or Specialist Auditor roles within the national and international public sectors. Participating in specialized bootcamps in forensic accounting and data science provides a pathway to senior leadership in global tax governance organizations.

Salary & Financial Insight

Monthly salaries range from R28,000 to R52,000, plus public sector benefits and a government pension. Strategic financial planning should involve a focus on building a robust retirement strategy and exploring tax-efficient investment vehicles to build long-term capital.

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