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Working for 21 years. Learned and grown extensively over the past 10 years.

Moved into a newly created role recently. The role is not 100 percent defined yet. Really looking forward in starting the new challenge. Currently acting Manager for Indirect taxes team VAT/PAYE. Managing a team of 9 team members. Daily roles support to office users, maintaining of current systems. Actively assisting and guiding new systems and legislative changes. We are the link between the business owners and technology. Enjoy the different challenges you face daily getting fixes prioritised and implemented. Enjoy problem solving of difficult daily issues. Very good and trusting relationship eith team. Drive for results, value work ethics and diversity. Most challenges will be the different diversities of team as a whole.

Pros: No promotion very difficult
Cons: You tend to stagnate, and you starting to become a day to worker.

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Learn Different industry

1. Managing of a complex diary on daily basis and prioritizing of meetings. Text messages were sent in the afternoon daily regarding to the calendar for the following day for the GE to be prepared regard to his meetings. Pre reads are also prepared as well regard to all meetings for that particular day 2. The GE would stand in on behalf of the Chief Officer (his boss) regard to EXCO and Steercom meetings and I would have to block his diary pertaining to that so that he can be able to work in that regard. 3. Managing of emails:- I scrutinize and forward emails that needs all the GE’s 4 Senior Managers for attention and handling and need to make follow ups regard to those emails. I brief the GE regard to all his emails during breaks for urgent ones and afternoon daily regard to all his incoming emails.

Pros: Opportunities
Cons: going extra mile

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Excellent learning curve

I have recently been seconded as an analyst in business systems division. I enjoy having to work and gain relevant experience. I learn new things everyday-supporting business especially with business solitions. The environment at work is a good and healthy one. I have great relations with superiors and co-workers

Pros: Good experience for career development.
Cons: A lot of sacrificing

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Motivated individual

I am commitment oriented individual who enjoys being part of the team, as well as leading a successful and productive team. I am motivated self-starter and a team builder with an aptitude for learning new skills ideas and concepts quickly, and to develop innovative and creative solutions to problems. I have ability to evaluate, review and test computer system capabilities and business solutions, workflow and scheduling limitations. I am able to work well on my own initiative and can demonstrate the high levels of motivation required to meet the tightest of deadlines, even under significant pressure, I possess a strong ability to perform effectively.

Pros: good organisation to work for
Cons: good organisation to work for

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Good learning experience

A normal 8 hour job with occasional time pressure to produce results. Mostly self driven. Excellent people who are always willing to help and willing to involve me in special projects. Great exposure to tax legislation and administration. The most challenging aspects for an aspiring chartered accountant are only in operations and Investigative audit.

Pros: Exposure to the business at large and not only one aspect
Cons: Not enough challenging

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Team player, analytical thinker, hardworker

I am a motivated enterprising person seeking an exciting and rewarding position in a dynamic and challenging work place. I have solid work ethics and desire to learn, active team Leader, collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary staffs. My strengths include Analytical thinking; excellent communication, intra/interpersonal abilities. I realize the need for good interaction at all levels. I am always interested in expanding my skills. I am also highly productive and result driven in team and individual projects, have strong research and time management skills, dedicated to delivering innovate solutions far beyond those currently. I am bright, hard worker; firm and confident that I will be suitable for the opened position.

Pros: Promotion
Cons: target drivan

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SARS as a employer

as a tax specialist within the audit division i was granted the opportunity to work with the best professionels within the tax faternity and was exposed to a vast array of industries and companies. What enjoy most that every audit was new and a excellent learning curve, each and every company or industry is unique and everytime i have to addopt to the new environment and challenges. i was exposed as an e.g. to the arms deal, the Fidentia scandal, the fishing & wine industry, the construction industry, the oil industry and in my last years i conduct various investigations in to the tender fraud within the private and public sector. within the specialist audit divisions we work and operate in small teams consisting of professional staff members each with their own unique set of skills and experience. SARS was a great organisation to work for but unfortunually it has also become a victim of state capturing.

Pros: exposure to so many learning opportunities
Cons: politics

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Management level

I enjoy working at my company; my job schedule for the day is very tight but I have a very good working relationship with all my bosses; they trust me with what I do; my boss deligate most of his duties to me with the purpose of grooming me to become highly skilled; I have a very good relationship with my fellow colleagues as well. The only challenge is that I'm not getting any recognition in terms on getting appointed in the next level job this in my view is due to the fact that my manager rely too much on me and he has highlighted that on my last one on one meeting that I've had with him; my character and behaviou makea the manager to old on to me knowing that if I have to leave it will be a loss of valuable resource

Pros: Great opportunity for promotion
Cons: Meeting tight deadlines

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Knowledge sharing

I am a professional working well with collegues as a team. We are a team of mixed skills , I enjoy mentoring and coaching others. I have been doing auditing for more than 15yrs.

Pros: I like studying
Cons: We are a team of qualified professionals

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Great place to have started my journey in terms of career

I am currently part of a tax compliance risk unit, we identify risk in four areas i.e. registration, filing, declaration as well as payments. That involves a lot of financial information analysis, from Annual financial statements to the use of third party data. Financial analysis involves analytical review procedures, inspection of support documentation by different taxpayers and evaluation of accounting procedures used to prepare the financials. The working environment is great as we work in teams in an open plan environment. The managers are approachable and are willing to assist with projects initiated by their subordinates. I have learnt to take initiative since we are encouraged to think broad and come up with more relevant ways to deal with compliance.

Pros: Great place to learn about tax
Cons: Development is limited

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