Trust Compliance Officer

Our client, an investment management company, is seeking a Trust Compliance Officer. This role provides tax compliance support being responsible for trust tax and related tax compliance support for the Investment advisors within business. The suitable candidate will have prior trust tax experience with a minimum 3-5 years experience.

Responsibilities:

• Completion of ITR12T return, including submission to SARS, and calculations of tax payments and ensuring execution of same
• Completion of e-filing responsibilities on behalf of trust, including IT3(T) Tax submissions
• Raise objections to assessments, and attend to enquiries raised by SARS
• Request and remit payments and attend to client refunds from SARS
• Provide an advisory service on tax matters in relations to income tax for trusts
• Make recommendations on tax planning and provide feedback to Trust Officers/ clients
• Liaison with internal and external clients, and support departments as needed
• Client liaison: timeous response to attending to and resolving all queries; regular and ongoing feedback relating to progress and confirmation of finalisation of matters to internal and external clients

Requirements:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience
• Registered tax practitioner, or tax technician, with own tax practitioner or technician code
• Experience in trust tax matters, including understanding of AFS, and trust compliance requirements
• Computer literacy: MS Office suite and Excel at an intermediate level, as well as relevant tax package knowledge and previous experience

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