Job Purpose

• To represent SARS during Legal ADR process, to do presentations to the internal governance committees as well the drafting of legal agreements.  In addition, to provide expertise, advice, and support to develop operational implementation plans and / or associated service delivery processes, by providing a full suite of services of the unit, prepare solutions to new precedents for consideration, and contribute to the resolution of complex issues facing the unit, to continuously enhance service delivery.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• LLB, Admitted Attorney and 8-10 years’ experience in a tax law / legal environment, of which 3-4 years at an operational specialist level in litigation

Minimum Functional Requirements

• B. Law (LLB), Admitted Attorney and 8-10 years’ experience in a tax law/ legal environment, of which 3-4 years at an operational specialist level  in litigation

Job Outputs:

Process

• Identify tax and customs loopholes and potential risk and recommend legal interventions in an effort to close the tax gap.
• Finalise legal matters by identifying facts, accessing relevant sources, analysis, application, advice and implementation of the course of action.
• 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.