CHIEF INVESTIGATIONS SPECIALIST CUSTOMS & EXCISE – REVENUE ASSURANCE DIVISION-LEVEL 6 – Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) 511 views

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Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the following posts within the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) – an equal opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities
⦁ Recommends investigations to be undertaken
⦁ Develops, initiates for revenue enhancement projects to meet set targets.
⦁ Reviews submissions made to legal in response to court appeal cases.
⦁ Recommends the carrying out of raids on cases under investigation
⦁ Recommends case finalisation
⦁ Approves and recommends waivers of penalties and interest
⦁ Approves all payment plans between 3 months and six months
⦁ Recommends all garnishee and asset attachment orders in collection of debts
⦁ Analyses revenue collections/performance on cases under investigations against targets daily and recommends actions to be taken to the Regional Manager.
⦁ Implements measures to meet set targets.
⦁ Reviews reports on revenue collections.
⦁ Recommends all cases for prosecutions.
⦁ Reviews the revenue collection strategy and monitors sectional performance through reports.
⦁ Manages the sectional integrity action plan.
⦁ Provides input into the management system.
⦁ Manages collectively the divisional risk.
⦁ Monitors that Investigations are carried out and revenue recovered on identified risk areas.
⦁ Implements approved initiatives to expand the revenue base
⦁ Administers risk management and implements business continuity plan.
⦁ Heads a special customs projects team on post importations and Tax evasion
⦁ Allocates special cases to the project team and manages the cases to finality.
⦁ Accountable to meeting and surpassing production targets within quality turnaround time and productivity norms
⦁ Any other duties as may be assigned.

Job Skills and Competencies
⦁ Self-starter with ability to work under pressure and beyond stipulated hours.
⦁ Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
⦁ Good communication and people skills.
⦁ Unquestionable integrity.

Qualifications and Experience
⦁ A degree in Accounting/Economics/Business Studies/ Finance/Fiscal Studies/Commerce/law / Social Science.
⦁ At least five (5) years’ work experience in a Customs & Excise or Revenue Assurance environment in at a supervisory level is a prerequisite.
⦁ Thorough knowledge of Domestic Taxes and Customs legislation and procedures.
⦁ An MBA/MSc is an added advantage.
⦁ Knowledge of TaRMS and ASYCUDA is a prerequisite.