Senior Tax Practitioner

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Tax Practitioner to join our expanding professional services team in Cape Town. You will manage a diverse portfolio of tax compliance and advisory matters, working closely with accounting colleagues and providing specialist guidance to our clients.

Key responsibilities

• Manage tax compliance for individuals, companies, trusts, and deceased estates.
• Prepare, review, and submit income tax, provisional tax, and dividends tax returns.
• Handle SARS verifications, audits, objections, disputes and requests for reasons.
• Manage tax registrations and deregistrations across all tax types.
• Attend to tax directives, voluntary disclosure applications and complex SARS queries.
• Maintain and administer SARS eFiling portfolios and taxpayer profiles.
• Provide expert tax advice and support to clients.
• Collaborate with accounting staff to deliver integrated accounting and tax services.
• Assist colleagues with technical tax queries and compliance matters.
• Liaise directly with SARS to resolve taxpayer issues efficiently.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a dedicated tax role.
• Registered Tax Practitioner with SARS.
• Fluent in Afrikaans and English.
• Proven experience managing taxes for individuals, trusts, and corporate entities.
• Ability to perform tax calculations independently from start to finish.
• Extensive knowledge of SARS processes and eFiling.
• Strong understanding of South African tax legislation and compliance requirements.
• Experience dealing directly with SARS on complex matters.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving and organisational skills.
• Active SAIT or SAICA membership and a degree in Finance, Accounting, Tax or a related field.

Required skills

• SARS eFiling
• Tax compliance
• Income tax return preparation
• Provisional tax calculations
• Dividends tax calculations
• Tax registrations and deregistrations
• Tax directives handling
• Voluntary disclosure applications
• Complex SARS query resolution
• Tax advisory