SARS Specialist Vacancies 2022 – Careers24 SARS Specialist Jobs @ www.sars.gov.za

Job Specification…

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.
• Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes & systems across an internal value chain.
• Plan for value-added, continuous practice & 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.
• 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 Specialised audit to achieve in-depth 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
• Conduct audits (plan, execute, finalize) of a high standard in which policies, standards, procedures, and legislation were correctly applied
• Timely completion of audits and disputes aligned to the SARS service charter
• 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
• Provide technical guidance and training to other team members
• Identify initiatives to impact on compliance levels and refer to Case selection
• Identify changes required to legislation to close loopholes
• Appears as a specialist witness in court and attend to court proceedings as and when required.
• Provide end-to-end query resolution advice on complex audits conducted by the team.
• Conduct research into local & international practices & trends in order to identify best practice & the most practical business solutions & options.

Minimum Requirements…

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

Relevant Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) AND 8-10 years’ Audit experience, of which 3-4 years ideally at operational specialist level

ALTERNATIVELY

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years Audit experience

Job Specification…

Process:

• Engage in research initiatives, analyse trends and produce quantitative and qualitative information to inform business decisions.
• Research and support workable recommendations or solutions that meet business needs through information analysis.
• Provide high quality and responsive research consultancy to the business unit and produce reports and plans.
• Scan the policy environment to identify and exploit opportunities for joint work where supportive of the objectives of the business unit and its networks.
• Request and analyse information to gather ideas, plans options and provide recommendations to enhance plans and or policies.
• Plan for handling work outputs, pull together interdependent activities & specify priorities, standards & procedures to ensure tactical implementation.
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, policies and procedures, and execute the implementation of change and innovation initiated by the organisation.
• Act as the bottom-line drivers of tactical implementation within the context of business unit excellence and performance improvement.
• Direct, control, coordinate and optimise budgeted resources to meet specific objectives and deliver agreed results and productivity requirements.
• Ensure the development and implementation of a practice in alignment with operational policy and procedural frameworks.
• Implement tactical strategy and delivery plans through the development of operational activities, ensuring the achievement of operational targets.
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; implementing best practice solutions.
• Provide periodic reports on performance against plan & progress on short-term initiatives & use to realign tactical plan and objectives appropriately.
• Use the insights gained through integrated business reports to measure success & realign tactical strategy implementation objectives appropriately.
• Timeously communicate top down policy and associated single practice area modification, objective achievement progress and critical success factors to impacted stakeholders.

People:

• Develop & implement appropriate people capacity plans in line with delivery & efficiency targets, on budget & in partnership with specialised area.
• Create a positive work climate & culture to energise employees & give meaning to work, minimise work disruption and maximise employee productivity.
• Translate performance expectations into specific metrics and goals to identify and provide effective services, solve problems and achieve objectives.
• Plan & implement enhanced organisational efficiency by identifying and addressing development requirements & providing tools for people resources.

Finance:

• Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of accountability.
• Draw up a budget aligned to tactical delivery plans, monitor planned vs. actual, minimise expenditure and report on cost efficiency.

Client:

• Build strong relationships and implement service level agreements that promote SARS with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage an integrated service excellence culture, which builds rewarding relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
• Develop and ensure implementation of practices which builds service delivery excellence and encourages others to provide exceptional client service.

Behavioural competencies:

• Developing Others
• Fairness and Transparency
• Championing the mandate
• Accountability
• Conceptual Thinking
• Influencing Others
• Mobilising Teams
• Driving for Excellence
• Leveraging Diversity
• Accurate Understanding
• Honesty & Integrity
• Trust
• Respect
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Building Sustainability

Compliance:

• GOC Confidential

Technical competencies:

• IT Strategy & Planning
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Managerial Budgeting
• Tax Knowledge
• Research, Evaluate, Follow Through
• Effective Business Communication
• Problem Analysis and Judgement
• Planning, Management and Measurement
• Decisiveness
• Business Acumen
• Economic Research

Minimum Requirements…

Minimum Requirements:

Education and Experience

Relevant Bachelor’s Degree/ Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) and 8-10 years’ experience in Market Research/Development Economics/Behavioural Science; of which 3-4 years ideally at operational specialist level

                                                                                                                                                   ALTERNATIVE

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15years’ experience in Market Research/Development Economics/Behavioural Science; of which 3-4 years ideally at operational specialist level

Job Specification…

Process

• Perform high complex tasks during the implementation and support of various SAP modules to enhance the business functionality and overall performance, while maintaining customer satisfaction.
• Carry out high complex assignments requiring the development of new or improved procedure.
• Analyse requirements, perform configuration enhancements, and testing in various SAP Modules such as Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, Revenue Management, Governance, Application Lifecycle Management, cloud solutions, etc.
• Analyse the current business processes and scenarios of the client and recommend/develop solutions to meet the clients need.
• Support the successful implementation of SAP applications, providing functional expertise, presentation, and advise on SAP products to clients.
• Perform in-depth analysis of the current business processes and scenarios of the client then recommend or configure solutions to meet the client’s needs according to industry best practices.
• Acts as liaison with client for troubleshooting: investigate, analyse, and solve SAP related application problems and map client business requirements, processes and objectives and develop necessary product modifications to satisfy clients’ needs.
• Incident Resolution for severity 2 and 3 issues and assist with Business escalations for issues raised.
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of the organization and adhere to all organizational standards.
• Provide guidance and leadership to  junior resource within area of work/expertise.
• Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations & discrepancies.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and SARS role players to achieve predefined objectives.
• 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.
• 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 in order to solve emerging problems.
• Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
• Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
• 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.

Governance

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

People

• Maintain professional interaction and ensure ethical dealings with stakeholders at all times.
• Integrate new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your role.
• Drive own performance & provide specialist support & advice to achieve specified objectives against required targets, deadlines and quality standards.
• Integrate new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities and apply in the execution of your job. Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
• 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.
• Adhere to specified standards, policies and procedures (SOPs) to prevent wastage on resources and escalate associated risks.

Client

• 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.
• Ensure client satisfaction by delivering a service that is consistent, seamless and error free.

• Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external customers.

Minimum Requirements…

Minimum Requirements:

Relevant National Diploma / Advance Certificate (NQF6) and at least 5 years’ experience in relevant  SAP environment (PSCD/FICA/TRM), of which a minimum of  2 years is ideally at knowledge worker level

OR

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND Relevant IT Qualification (s) / Certification (s), AND at least 8 years’ experience in a similar environment AND additional requirements specified in Min Functional requirements, where applicable.

ALTERNATIVELY

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND Relevant IT Qualification (s) / Certification (s), AND at least 8 years’ experience in a similar environment AND additional requirements specified in Min Functional requirements, where applicable.

Job Specification…

Process

• 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.
• 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 in order to solve emerging problems.
• Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
• Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
• Execute specialist input through investigation &opportunities within the product process including risk concern.
• Analyse and review legislative changes and practically translate these pieces of legislation for scoping consumption.
• Provide process solution support to institutionalise process initiatives .
• Design, model and document Process Solutions Specifications.
• Apply and utilise systems in a manner that ensures efficient and effective service delivery, optimised quality, financial accuracy and calculation.
• Contribute to the successful implementation of change initiatives by providing support in area of work.
• Apply processes to improve data validation across service delivery systems in line with operational targets.
• Ensure that business requirements are clearly identified, prioritized and satisfied by appropriate technical and or business process solutions.

Governance

• Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation.
• Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations & discrepancies.

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.
• Enable a culture where information regarding successes, issues, trends and ideas are actively shared between team members.

 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.
• Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Accountability
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Conceptual Ability & Competence
• Problem Solving & Analysis

Minimum Requirements…

Minimum Requirements:

 Relevant Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7): Industrial Engineering AND 8-10 years’ experience in a similar environment, of which 3-4 years must be at operational specialist level

OR

Bachelor’s Degree/Advanced Diploma (NQF7): Informatics, Business Analysis or Business Analytics AND 8-10 years’ experience in a similar environment, of which 3-4 years must be at operational specialist level OR

OR

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 year’s related experience, of which 3-4 years must be at operational specialist level

Job Specification…

Process

• Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures and associated area’s practice.
• 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.
• Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes & systems across an internal value chain.
• Plan for value-added, continuous practice & 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 area and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
• Translate top down policy in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.
• Perform complex tasks and guidance during implementation, maintenance and support of various SAP modules to enhance business functionality and overall performance, while maintaining customer satisfaction.
• Responsible for successful implementation of SAP, providing in-depth functional knowledge, and advices on SAP products to clients.
• Perform in-depth analysis of the current business processes and scenarios of the client then recommend or configure solutions to meet the client’s needs.
• Analyse and Review requirements , perform configuration and testing in various SAP Modules, such as Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, Security, Revenue Management, Governance and Application Lifecycle Management, Cloud Solutions, etc.
• Close communication with functional teams /designers, understand the requirements from provided functional designs and transform these requirements into the technical designs.
• Provide expert knowledge of industry best practices and recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, policies and procedures, and execute the implementation of change and innovation initiated by the organisation.
• Acts as liaison with client for troubleshooting: investigate, analyse, and solve critical SAP functional and application problems and map client business requirements, processes and objectives; develop necessary product modifications to satisfy clients’ needs.
• Plan maintenance of current system solutions for various SAP Modules, such as Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, Security, Revenue Management, Governance and Application Lifecycle Management, Cloud Solutions, etc.
• Contribute to high productivity and motivation of working team with the use of your communication skills and cooperation; reach and realize project aims and outputs
• Review documentation for approval of all work tasks (definition) based on BRS and ensure adherence to SAP Support SDLC
• Incident Resolution for Severity 1 and 2 issues and assist with Business escalations for issues raised
• Plan, Design work classes and plan production release deployments
• Take accountability for delivery of contracted work outputs within agreed parameters, quality standards and client service targets.
• Engage in hands‐on, in‐depth analysis, troubleshooting, reviews and designs of the software, including technical reviews and analysis of source code.
• Ensure proper testing has been completed and proper documentation exists to support new/modified applications in production and address any documentation gaps.
• Ensure the development and implementation of a practice in alignment with operational policy and procedural frameworks.
• Implement tactical strategy and delivery plans through the development of operational activities, ensuring the achievement of operational targets.
• Plan for handling work outputs, pull together interdependent activities & specify priorities, standards & procedures to ensure tactical implementation
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, policies and procedures, and execute the implementation of change and innovation initiated by the organisation.
• Timeously communicate top down policy and associated single practice area modification, objective achievement progress and critical success factors to impacted stakeholders.
• Skills and knowledge in performing data analysis to troubleshoot
• Ability to translate and refine customer reporting requests into actionable objectives, including identifying criteria, fields, grouping, summary options, time frames and other components required to build a successful report or dashboard
• Strong inter‐personal communication skills, including facilitating group discussions and presenting to business and technology leaders
• Understanding of SAP tables and data structures desired

Minimum Requirements…

Education and experience

Relevant Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) Fields: Information Technology, Computer Science, B‐Com, Finance, Management and Engineering AND at least 5 – 7years’ experience in SAP environment, of which a minimum of 2-3 years ideally, at Senior Technical Specialist

OR

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND Relevant SAP Certification (s), •            SAP ABAP, SAP BRF: SAP PI (BO), SAP WF training, and 5 – 7 years’ experience in a SAP environment

#Alternative

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 10 plus years related experience in a SAP environment

Job Specification…

Job Objectives

Process

• Formulation of standards, principles, policies, frameworks, catalogues for solutions to be deployed within the enterprise service management space in accordance to the industry practices.
• Scrutinize toolset capability and configuration to implement within boundaries and restrictions of the toolset and the frameworks.
• Consult with SARS top management and users internal and external to the EA business area for information gathering.
• Analyse complex service management processes, resolve and present complex information in a simplified and structured manner.
• Define high level solution architecture design improvements for implementation in the service monitoring environment.
• Develop position papers for ESM environment solutions, and obtain approval via the governance structures.
• Performance in the definition of the business speciation’s for RFPs.
• Perform evaluation of tenders for given solutions within the ESM domain
• Consult with SARS top management and users internal and external to the EA business area for information gathering
• To define current State ESM Architecture Landscapes
• To define Future State ESM Architecture Landscapes, and drive application rationalisation
• To develop roadmaps for the realisation of Future State Application Architectures and to do a recommendation to the stakeholder

Governance

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

People

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

Finance

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

Client

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

Behavioural Competencies

• Fairness and Transparency
• Analytical Thinking
• Accountability
• Conceptual Ability
• Honesty and Integrity
• Trust
• Respect
• Honesty and Integrity
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Attention to Detail
• Analytical Thinking
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Building Sustainability

Compliance Competencies

• GOC Confidential
• Enterprise Architecture (IT)

Minimum Requirements…

Job Specification…

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

Minimum Requirements…

Job Specification…

Job specific Attributes

External Awareness
Analytical Thinking
Accountability
Conceptual Ability
Organisational Awareness
Problem Solving and Analysis
Attention to Detail
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Building Sustainability
Functional Policies and Procedures
Compliance Inspection
Reporting
Customs Knowledge
Legislative and regulatory compliance
Policy analysis
Creative and Innovative Thinking
Business Knowledge
Efficiency improvement
Prioritisation

Minimum Requirements…