SARS Graduate Programme


Advertiser: SARS
Location: Bloemfontein

Job Purpose:
To be trained in practical workplace taxation and auditing; and to gain exposure to perform entry level tax audits. This will be a 24 month development Programme.

Person requirements:
- Computer literate - MS Office
- Sound academy record
- Above average communication skills (written and verbal)
- Innovative mindset
- Self-starter with detail orientation
- Commitment
- Passion for taxation, accounting and auditing
- South African citizen

Degree requirements:
- B Comm Hons (Taxation or Accounting)
- Accounting at a minimum 3rdyear level
- B Comm Hons completed before December 2014
- B Com Hons competed at a SAICA accredited South African University

Experience:
Recently qualified university graduates with less than 18 months formal work experience

The ideal candidate will have the following competencies:

Ability:
- be discreet when dealing with client information
- ensure that the requirements of SARS are met
- understand age analysis of accounts
- understand general ledger structures

Experience:
- age analysis of accounts
- banking and banking reconciliations
- data collection and analysis
- general ledger entries

Knowledge:
- community programs and projects

Closing date: 26 June 2014

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Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.