Tax Administrator

Origin Financial Holdings; George; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Origin Financial Holdings in George, South Africa is seeking a detail-oriented Tax Administrator to provide administrative and compliance support to the Tax Department. You will assist with tax returns, SARS registrations, and client follow-ups, ensuring accurate records and timely submissions in line with SARS requirements.

Responsibilities include maintaining client tax records, deadline tracking, document management, and helping with queries from clients and senior staff.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 / Matric.
• Certificate, diploma, or studies towards a qualification in taxation, accounting, bookkeeping, or financial administration would be advantageous.
• Basic knowledge of SARS eFiling is advantageous.
• Experience working with GreatSoft.
• Computer literacy, including Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word.

Responsibilities

• Provide tax administration and client support for individuals, companies, trusts, and other client entities.
• Maintain accurate client tax records, update client information, and follow up on outstanding documents and information.
• Assist with the preparation, checking, and submission support of income tax and provisional tax returns where required.
• Assist with SARS registrations, profile updates, correspondence, verifications, reviews, audits, and related queries.
• Monitor tax deadlines, compliance schedules, outstanding submissions, payments, and SARS responses.
• Escalate complex tax matters, approaching deadlines, or compliance risks to the relevant senior team member.
• Maintain organised electronic and/or physical tax files, including returns, assessments, correspondence, payment confirmations, and supporting documents.
• Support internal tax department administration and perform additional tax administration tasks as requested by management.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Communication skills

Deadline management

Data entry

Education

Grade 12 / Matric

Tax/Accounting qualification advantageous

Tools

GreatSoft

Microsoft Excel

Job description

George, South Africa | Posted on 09/02/2026

We are seeking adetail-oriented Tax Administrator to provide administrative and compliancesupport to the Tax Department. The role will assist with preparing, submitting, tracking, and following up ontax-related matters for clients,ensuring accurate records, timeous submissions, and effective communication inline with internal procedures and SARS requirements.

The successfulcandidate will support the Tax and Accounting Department by assisting with taxreturns, SARS registrations and queries, client follow-ups, documentmanagement, compliance tracking, and general departmental administration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide tax administration and client support forindividuals, companies, trusts, and other client entities.
• Maintain accurate client tax records, update clientinformation, and follow up on outstanding documents and information.
• Assist with the preparation, checking, and submission supportof income tax and provisional tax returns where required.
• Assist with SARS registrations, profile updates,correspondence, verifications, reviews, audits, and related queries.
• Monitor tax deadlines, compliance schedules, outstandingsubmissions, payments, and SARS responses.
• Escalate complex tax matters, approaching deadlines, orcompliance risks to the relevant senior team member.
• Maintain organised electronic and/or physical tax files,including returns, assessments, correspondence, payment confirmations, andsupporting documents.
• Support internal tax department administration and performadditional tax administration tasks as requested by management.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications/Certifications:

• Grade 12 / Matric.
• Certificate, diploma, or studies towards a qualification intaxation, accounting, bookkeeping, or financial administration would beadvantageous.
• Basic knowledge of SARS eFiling is advantageous.
• Experience working with Greatsoft
  
• Computer literacy, including Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word.

MinimumExperience:

• 1 to 3 years’ experience in tax administration, accountingadministration, or a similar administrative role.
• Experience working on SARS eFiling
• Experience with GreatSoft
• Experience handling client documentation, deadline tracking, filing,and follow-ups.
• Experience in an accounting, audit, tax, or professional servicesenvironment would be beneficial.

Knowledge , Skills and Attributes :

• Knowledge of tax administration processes and SARS compliancerequirements would be beneficial.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and follow-up.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to monitor deadlines, prioritise tasks, and work underpressure during peak tax periods.
• Professional handling of confidential client tax and financialinformation.
• Reliable, organised, accountable, and able to provide accurateadministrative support to the tax team.