SARS and SAICA sign MOU to help capacitate revenue collector

As part of its process of ensuring that it has the requisite skills to fulfil its mandate, SARS has reached out to the SAICA to assist with recruiting specialists with tax and forensic experience to help capacitate the organisation by mobilising resources from within the SAICA’s Chartered Accountancy membership base.

The collaboration will assist SARS in meeting the demand for skills in areas such as Specialist Auditing, Transfer Pricing, Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, Illicit Economy and High Wealth Individuals. According the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), SAICA will assist SARS in identifying and recruiting talent based on experience, qualifications and career trajectory in the following areas:

1. 1. Trainees: Students who have completed their under- and post-graduate university studies who would train towards qualifying as CAs(SA) at SARS;
2. 2. Recently qualified candidates: Young professionals who have recently qualified as CAs(SA) and who have a keen interest in tax and related disciplines will have the opportunity to start their careers with the revenue collector;
3. 3. Experienced candidates: Experienced CAs(SA) with specialist expertise in tax and related disciplines will have the opportunity to lead/assist teams and investigations at SARS.

SAICA will work with SARS to promote the various SARS employment opportunities to its members to assist with SARS’ capacitation exercise as it looks towards building a capable state through a more robust and effective revenue collector. In addition, SAICA is committed to its members’ continued development through its ongoing professional development opportunities.

SARS’ Media Contact: Anton Fisher at SARS Media.

Or SAICA’s Media Contact: Karin Jacobsen at ***@saica.co.za.

SAICA, South Africa’s pre-eminent accountancy body, is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading accounting institutes. The Institute provides a wide range of support services to more than 46 000 members and associates who are chartered accountants [CAs(SA)], as well as associate general accountants (AGAs(SA)) and accounting technicians (ATs(SA)), who hold positions as CEOs, MDs, board directors, business owners, chief financial officers, auditors and leaders in every sphere of commerce and industry, and who play a significant role in the nation’s highly dynamic business sector and economic development. Chartered Accountants are highly valued for their versatile skill set and creative lateral thinking, that's why the top 100 Global Brands all employ Chartered Accountants*.

*Source: CAW, 2020 – Interbrand, Best Global Brands 2019