Remote Tax Practitioner - AI-Driven Compliance & Training

Overseas; Oos-Kaap; Remote; ZAR 797,000 - 1,196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

USD payments

Paid time off

Remote work

Long-term role

Job summary

Overseas is seeking a Tax Practitioner to manage the full tax compliance cycle for a simulated portfolio of small owner‑managed companies, their directors and shareholders, sole proprietors, and family trusts. You’ll document steps and decisions to train an AI tax system and help design AI workflows from day one.

You will work remotely, with hands-on SARS eFiling across multiple filing seasons, and you’ll collaborate closely with the founder and an AI partner on a cutting‑edge AI tax project

Qualifications

• BCom in Accounting or Taxation, National Diploma in Accounting, or equivalent.
• 1 to 3 years in a tax practice or an accounting practice with tax work, including at least two full filing seasons and provisional tax cycles.
• Hands-on SARS eFiling experience including registrations, ITR12, IRP6, ITR14, and EMP501 submissions, and responding to verification letters.
• Experience drafting objections or SARS audit responses for review by a senior.
• Working knowledge of the Income Tax Act and the Tax Administration Act including capital gains, provisional tax, and the dispute rules.

Responsibilities

• Prepare individual tax returns (ITR12) including capital gains, IRP5s, IT3 certificates, medical aid and retirement annuity certificates, travel logbooks, and rental schedules.
• Complete company tax returns (ITR14) from signed AFS and the tax computation including small business and assessed loss positions.
• Reconcile EMP201 payments and issue IRP5 and IT3(a) certificates; respond to verification letters.
• Draft objections and appeals, and track to outcome; respond to verifications and audits with supporting documents.
• Register clients for income tax, provisional tax, PAYE, SDL, UIF, and VAT; update SARS details as needed.

Skills

SARS eFiling experience

Excel

Detail-oriented

English writing clarity

Education

BCom in Accounting or Taxation

National Diploma in Accounting

Tools

Sage VIP

Sage Pastel Payroll

SimplePay

Xero

Job description

Overseas is seeking a Tax Practitioner to manage the full tax compliance cycle for a simulated portfolio of small owner‑managed companies, their directors and shareholders, sole proprietors, and family trusts. You’ll document steps and decisions to train an AI tax system and help design AI workflows from day one.

You will work remotely, with hands-on SARS eFiling across multiple filing seasons, and you’ll collaborate closely with the founder and an AI partner on a cutting‑edge AI tax project