South African Revenue Service (SARS)
Position Reports to: Specialist: Finance & Tax Modernisation
Division: Enterprise Service & Support
Location: Woodmead North Office Park
Advert Closing Date: 23 January 2026
About the Position
This position seeks an accounting professional skilled in problem solving and building best practices to help develop a modern SARS. As an accountant, you will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial taxpayer records and ensuring compliance with the relevant tax legislation, regulations and accounting standards. You will be required to prepare, review and analyse financial accounts, to reconcile accounts and to support audits. The position will serve as a bridge between Account Maintenance, Operations and Finance.
Job Purpose
To provide accounting support by coordinating and managing accounting functions, conduct proper account reconciliations, to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the accounting practices in SARS.
Education and Experience
Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
Relevant Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) AND 5-7 years’ experience in a Finance, Accounting or similar environment, of which 2-3 years at a technically skilled level ie resolving financial and accounting queries and generate accounting reports.
#Alternative
Senior Certificate (NQF 4) with 10 years related experience in Finance and accounting, of which 2 – 3 years at a technically skilled level ie resolving financial and accounting queries and generate accounting reports
Note: The alternative qualifications and experience refer to the internal minimum requirements (internal staff of SARS).
Minimum Functions Required
- Maintain financial records (tax returns and assessments, payments, interest and penalties, journals and refunds) within the sub ledger and report on exceptions.
- Performs independent reconciliations and can investigate and resolve routine and more complex discrepancies. Provide guidance to others.
- Ability to analyse sub-ledger accounts/ transactional listings/ Statement of Account and identify discrepancies and misalignment with other systems/ 3rd party information, analyse and formulate solutions.
- Monitor the system and accounts to identify defects, and ensuring the fixes are properly tested and implemented