26 Tax Advisor jobs in Johannesburg
Cross Border Tax Advisor (Sandton)
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The successful candidate will join Investec's Tax & Fiduciary Advisory team, a specialist, high-performance unit within Investec Private Bank and Investec Wealth & Investment International.
The team provides high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, and business owners with bespoke, intergenerational tax and estate planning solutions — both domestically and cross border.
The scope of work includes tax-efficient structuring, exchange control planning, global estate and succession strategies, and fiduciary advice. The team is a technical centre of excellence, known for simplifying complexity and delivering solutions that align with the personal, professional, and commercial interests of our clients.
The team works closely with Investec Private Bankers, Wealth Managers, and internal partners across the business as part of a private client strategy and the team is also well-connected to a network of top-tier external legal, tax, and fiduciary professionals.
This is a team for individuals who value excellence, curiosity, collaboration, and integrity. The culture is supportive, client-centric, and intellectually rigorous — with a focus on deep relationships, continuous learning, and creating long-term value. We pride ourselves on maintaining a consistent house view, peer-reviewed output, and a proactive, “sniper approach” to delivery.
If you are energised by meaningful client work, technical depth, and the opportunity to help shape industry-leading private client solutions, we encourage you to apply.
Key responsibilities
As a Cross-Border Tax Advisor, you will deliver high-quality tax advice across both South African and international contexts. You will play a leadership role in structuring engagements, contributing to internal technical development, and maintaining the highest standard of tax output.
Your responsibilities will include:
•Delivering domestic and cross-border tax advice to high-net-worth individuals, families, and business owners.
•Preparing and signing technical memoranda, planning reports, and tax opinions.
•Liaising with clients, family offices, legal advisors, and external tax experts.
•Providing technical mentorship.
•Leading client engagements with HNW and UHNW individuals, families, family offices, and corporates.
•Contributing to the team's thought leadership through training, technical updates, and written insights.
•Liaising with the Technical Committee and contributing to internal technical training, toolkits, articles and newsletters.
•Identifying structuring opportunities aligned with Investec's broader client strategy, including entrenching the client and relationship deepening.
Experience, skills and capability
•LLB, BAcc, BCom Law, Chartered Accountant or equivalent qualification.
•Postgraduate diploma in tax or international tax law is essential.
•Experience in corporate tax or restructuring is advantageous but not essential.
•Minimum 10 years' experience in tax advisory with demonstrable exposure to international private client work.
•Proven ability to sign off complex tax advice and assume technical responsibility for structuring output.
•Strong working knowledge of SA tax, global tax frameworks and double taxation agreements.
•Experience working with high-net-worth individuals, multi-jurisdictional families, and/or family office structures.
•Excellent drafting, research, and analytical skills.
•Client-focused, with the ability to balance precision with practical execution.
•Confident presenter and advisor, comfortable engaging with both clients and peers.
•Comfortable operating in a high-accountability, relationship-driven environment.
Investec Culture
At Investec we look for intelligent, energetic people filled with passion, integrity and curiosity. We value individuals who in turn value our culture that is, a flexible attitude comfortable to live with ambiguity and willing to challenge the status quo. Diversity, talent and leadership are respected in pursuit of the growth of our business. People who can manage themselves and build strong relationships in order to get things done, will perform in out of the ordinary ways in our environment.
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Tax Compliance Consultant
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Job Purpose
To provide tax advice and tax compliance services to a wide range of clients who operate in all sectors. To continually assist and ensure that the Clients receive excellent tax compliance service and thus build and maintain relationships that support the PKF Octagon culture and values. Quality, accuracy and Client service is of paramount importance and is a specific requirement of this position.
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Date posted:
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Location:
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Job Purpose
To provide tax advice and tax compliance services to a wide range of clients who operate in all sectors. To continually assist and ensure that the Clients receive excellent tax compliance service and thus build and maintain relationships that support the PKF Octagon culture and values. Quality, accuracy and Client service is of paramount importance and is a specific requirement of this position.
Main Responsibilities And Accountabilities
The successful applicant will be required to handle (but is not limited to) the following:
- Prepare Objections for submission to SARS and submit to SARS as required by the Client and Partners. To liaise directly with the relevant Partner before the submission is made to SARS.
- Attend to Objections from start to finish ensuring quality of service and accuracy of output and acting in the best interests of the Client.
- Ensure ongoing follow up and tracking with SARS on all tax related matters, including the objections and submission, on behalf of the Client.
- Take the IT registrations, Tax Clearance, Tax Applications and Objections to SARS and ensure they are properly received.
- To accurately process and log all information on GreatSoft.
- Perform the role of a Client liaison on all tax related matters, ensuring the Client relationship is maintained and excellent services provided.
- Provide continuous and accurate feedback to the relevant Client and Partners.
- Attend to the accurate completion of all tax returns.
- Provide feedback to Partners on the progress of tax returns that you are working on for them.
- Must have at least 5 years of experience in a Tax Compliance role at an Audit and Accounting firm.
- Matric and completed a relevant tax related degree or diploma
- Must know the latest industry and tax rules and legislation.
- Must be computer literate, must know specifically GreatSoft and SARS e-filing.
- Able to apply one’s mind to tax issues.
- Able to interpret information to ensure the maximum benefit to the firm and clients.
- Constantly kept abreast of changes in the industry and able to interpret these changes to the benefit of the firm and clients.
- Accountable, responsible, delivery orientated.
- Strive to constantly add value.
- Able to plan work flow methodically.
- Able to work well under pressure.
- Ensure professional and positive attitude at all times.
- Display excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).
- Self-motivated, driven and determined.
- Team player.
- Ensures attention to detail and quality of output.
- Seniority level Mid-Senior level
- Employment type Full-time
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Tax Compliance Officer
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Attention all tax compliance professionals! Our client, based in Cape Town Claremont, is currently seeking an experienced Tax Compliance Officer to join their team. The ideal candidate should have prior experience as a Tax Practitioner or Compliance Officer, with a strong understanding of tax laws and regulations. As a Tax Compliance Officer, you will be responsible for ensuring the company's compliance with all tax-related obligations. If you possess a keen eye for detail, strong analytical skills, and are proficient in tax software and applications, then we want to hear from you!
We require a candidate with :
- Bcom Specializing in Tax + SAIT.
- Minimum 4 Years Experience
- Based in Cape-Town
Tax Compliance Officer
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Position: Tax Compliance Officer
Office location: Johannesburg (Bedfordview)
Job Description:
- Preparation and compilation of SARS Tax Clearance documents
- Assistance with verifying Tax Compliance of clients
- Relationship management with external Tax Practitioner on SARS Tax Clearance submissions
- Working within a tax and exchange control team to efficiently deal directly with client queries
- Keeping the system (CRM) up to date with client progress and approvals
- Relationship management with affiliates
- Preparation and compilation of Emigration documents
- Liaising with the various teams at our banking partners to ensure SARS TCC's and emigration processes are in place for clients to trade
Education, experience and skills:
- A Bachelor's Degree (at minimum)
- Work experience of at least 1 year within Fiduciary Services / banking / Exchange Control department
- Extremely comfortable with being client facing
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, e-filing and Salesforce (advantageous)
- General office administration
- FAIS RE5 (within the first 3 months, if not already obtained)
- SAIT registration
Remuneration: Salary package offers a basic salary and will join the company incentive structure. The package includes a standard Medical Aid contribution and Death and Disability covered by the company.
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Shift Pursuit is partnering with an audit, accounting and tax firm in Johannesburg. We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Tax Compliance Officer to join their team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in individual tax and be confident in handling a variety of SARS-related matters.
Requirements:
- Tax-related certification (essential)
- Own vehicle and valid driver’s license (essential)
- Fluent in Afrikaans
Key Performance Areas:
- Completion and submission of individual tax returns
- Calculation and submission of provisional tax returns
- Application for Tax Clearance Certificates
- Performing accurate tax calculations
- Lodging objections against incorrect assessments
- Managing SARS queries and correspondence
- Responding to client emails in a timely and professional manner
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Cross Border Tax and Fiduciary Advisor (Sandton)
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The successful candidate will join Investec's Tax & Fiduciary Advisory team, a specialist, high-performance unit within Investec Private Bank and Investec Wealth & Investment International.
The team provides high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, and business owners with bespoke, intergenerational tax and estate planning solutions — both domestically and cross border.
The scope of work includes tax-efficient structuring, exchange control planning, global estate and succession strategies, and fiduciary advice. The team is a technical centre of excellence, known for simplifying complexity and delivering solutions that align with the personal, professional, and commercial interests of our clients.
The team works closely with Investec Private Bankers, Wealth Managers, and internal partners across the business as part of a private client strategy and the team is also well-connected to a network of top-tier external legal, tax, and fiduciary professionals.
This is a team for individuals who value excellence, curiosity, collaboration, and integrity. The culture is supportive, client-centric, and intellectually rigorous — with a focus on deep relationships, continuous learning, and creating long-term value. We pride ourselves on maintaining a consistent house view, peer-reviewed output, and a proactive, “sniper approach” to delivery.
If you are energised by meaningful client work, technical depth, and the opportunity to help shape industry-leading private client solutions, we encourage you to apply.
Key responsibilities
As a Cross-Border Tax & Fiduciary Advisor, you will work under the guidance of senior advisors, supporting the delivery of high-quality tax, estate, and fiduciary solutions to Investec's high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients. This is a development-focused role, offering meaningful exposure to complex, cross-border matters and the opportunity to grow into a full advisory capacity over time.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Assisting senior advisors in preparing client-facing proposals, reports, and structuring memorandums.
• Conducting technical research on South African and international tax laws, exchange control regulations, and fiduciary planning structures.
• Supporting the drafting and review of estate planning documents including wills, trust deeds, loan agreements, and related legal instruments.
• Preparing first-draft exchange control applications and assisting with submissions.
• Coordinating implementation tasks under the supervision of senior team members, including facilitation with external advisors.
• Attending client meetings, capturing meeting notes, and managing follow-up actions.
• Liaising with internal support areas and Investec product houses (e.g., Private Bank, Life, Wealth, Exchange Control) to facilitate client deliverables.
• Tracking legislative and regulatory updates and contributing summaries for internal knowledge sharing.
• Assisting in the drafting of internal newsletters, thought pieces, or technical content under guidance.
• Helping maintain internal technical toolkits and client file systems.
• Providing logistical and technical support for internal training sessions and presentations.
• Building relationships with internal stakeholders to support client delivery and collaboration.
This is a development-focused role, offering meaningful exposure to complex cross-border matters, with a clear pathway to growing into a full advisory capacity:
• Identify structuring opportunities that support client acquisition, retention, and cross-sell strategies.
• Understand and apply current tax and trust legislation, both domestic and offshore.
• Build confidence in navigating global tax trends and their relevance to private clients.
Experience, skills and capability
• Bachelor's degree (LLB, BCom Law, BCom Accounting or equivalent) with tax-related subjects.
• Postgraduate diploma in tax or CFP designation is an advantage (not mandatory).
• 0–5 years of relevant experience in tax, legal, accounting, or fiduciary environments (including articles or internships).
• Accounting graduates or junior CAs(SA) with an interest in private client advisory are welcome to apply.
• Law graduates or admitted attorneys with an interest in tax, estate planning, and structuring are equally encouraged to apply.
• Proactive and intellectually curious, with a strong willingness to learn and grow into a full advisory role.
• Sound legal and/or tax research and analytical skills.
• Clear, concise writing and drafting ability.
• Excellent time management; comfortable managing multiple deadlines under pressure.
• Collaborative, solutions-oriented team player with high attention to detail.
• Passionate about private client work, with a desire to develop deep expertise in tax, estate, and fiduciary planning.
Investec Culture
At Investec we look for intelligent, energetic people filled with passion, integrity and curiosity. We value individuals who in turn value our culture that is, a flexible attitude comfortable to live with ambiguity and willing to challenge the status quo. Diversity, talent and leadership are respected in pursuit of the growth of our business. People who can manage themselves and build strong relationships in order to get things done, will perform in out of the ordinary ways in our environment.
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Tax and Compliance Co-Ordinator
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SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of 99,500 dedicated professionals. With over 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance, and sustainability.
Job DescriptionPrimary Responsibilities
Responsible to Support Tax manager in the collection and Reconciliation of tax related information to ensure reporting to tax authorities and meeting all tax deadlines are met. The role will focus on ensuring that all tax related statutory and compliance reporting requirements are met and delivered in a timely manner. Assist in Tax role to compile VAT reconciliations and other Tax account reconciliations and assist hub with allocations, tax certificate and customs. Data collections and similar tasks.
Specific Responsibilities
- Collaboration with FSSC and business operations
- Support the taxation department within Finance function.
- Maintain and prepare reconciliations required for VAT, WHT and Customs
- Filing and maintaining documents and records
- Support compliance under Direct Taxes
- Support compliance under Indirect Taxes
- Work in coordination with direct manager and finance team, understand the ERP, both accounting and tax reporting tools
- Assist in external and internal audits.
- Be compliant to all SGS QHSE and HR policies and procedures.
- Participate in ICOFR submissions where required.
- At all times, comply with SGS Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct.
- Any other ad hoc assignment
Ensuring compliance under Direct Taxes
Assist with Monthly General Ledger reviews on accounts that require high scrutiny and information gathering (examples such as travel accounts, minor equipment accounts etc.) - Monthly.
- Withholding Tax
- Responsible for accurate and timely reconciliations on monthly basis. Responsible to reconcile the Tax receivable accounts with tax certificates and ensure all WHT certificates are collected from the business/collections teams and filed with register for Tax return purposes.
Ensure compliance under Indirect tax.
- VAT
- Responsible for accurate and timely reconciliations on monthly basis Including Revenue Recon and GL reconciliations.
- Collecting Vat exemptions, Vat support documents and returns and filing in Tax SharePoint Site
- Customs VAT and Duties
- Ensuring proper record keeping for excise & customs matters
- Responsible collection all documents and filing in Tax share point site.
Other
- Support on any specific assignment that may be provided from time to time.
Process Support
- Support direct and indirect tax compliance including but not limited to:
- Tax return preparations (VAT, WHT and specific GL accounts for CIT)
- Document gathering
- Work with the business and direct manager and support process around data collection and accurate and timely reporting.
Education
- Grade 12 (Matric)
Experience
- 3-5 years accounting experience
- Experience on various ERP finance systems
- Must have VAT knowledge and experience with reconciliations and SARS Returns with regards to reconciling for return submission. Must have knowledge on the main rules for VAT in terms of rules for Output and Input VAT.to enable reconciliations.
- Exceptional administrative and filing skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of stakeholders Teamwork and collaboration.
- Business partnering focus.
Required Skills
- Accounting packages (Oracle and advantage)
- Proficient on MS Office applications, especially Excel, Word, and SharePoint
- Initiative and proactivity.
- Able to work without supervision.
- Excellent Communication and people skills
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Accuracy
- Commitment
- Honesty and integrity
- Logical thinking
- Self-disciplined and organized.
- Team player