Corporate Finance Executive at BDO South Africa

The Corporate Finance Executive will be joining the Financial Due Diligence team who will assist in providing deal related services, principally from a financial and accounting perspective to both financial and strategic buyers and vendors. The successful candidate will also be involved with JSE advisory services from time to time. Executives with experience in an Assurance environment will be preferred. Significant growth opportunities exist within the department, with the ability to gain exposure to other Corporate Finance service lines should the successful candidate prove him or herself during the first two years.

Transaction Services: our transaction services division comprises mainly due diligence services and JSE advisory services. A due diligence is a crucial part of an acquisition process, providing the buyer of the relevant business with increased peace of mind through an independent assessment of the risk and opportunities of the proposed transaction and quality of the underlying business.
JSE advisory services are required when JSE-listed companies, or companies seeking JSE listings requires professional services in terms of corporate actions. This involves making use of the JSE listings requirements as well as IFRS.
Acquisition due diligence: A BDO corporate finance due diligence adds value to the transaction process by focusing on the key matters and the quality of the business, such as those likely to affect the price, cause post-acquisition difficulties and/or require deal renegotiation. We take pride in giving clients impartial and sound advice and in ensuring that we uncover the issues and work with our clients in understanding the implications for them. We base the scope of our due diligence process on the client's specific requirements, recognising that a due diligence is not a "one size fits all" service.

Requirements    
Qualifications:

• CA (SA) qualification or near qualification; and strong academic results and professional competency preferred

Experience:

• 0- 2 years

Competencies:

• Commercial orientation;
• Excellent communication / interpersonal skills;
• Excellent report writing skills;
• Knowledge and innovation;
• Influencing skills / leadership potential;
• Entrepreneurial flair;
• Problem solving potential and decision making skills;
• Organisation skills;
• Energy and drive;
• A strong command of English (both oral and written);
• Excellent planning and organising abilities;
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve internal reporting deadlines;
• Have a strong commitment to excellence and personal and professional growth;
• Have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and an aptitude for analytics;
• Ability to carrying out basic financial modelling, then developing and presenting results;
• Contribute to competitive bid proposals and formal presentations; and
• Ability to prepare due diligence reports using templates and executive summaries.

Job Closing Date: 23rd, March 2022