Corporate Finance Trainee at BDO South Africa

Specification    

The Corporate Finance Trainee 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.

• Building trust and relationships
• Fostering Collaborative Teamwork.
• Approachability, persuading and influencing.
• Proactive in all that we do
• Fostering active communication (verbal and written)
• Continuously adding value
• Excellent presenter
• Have a Commercial and Innovative Digital Mind-set
• Aligning career aspirations with the strategies, goals and objectives of the team and firm
• Innovative and willing to share ideas for new ways of working.
• Ability to work with all levels within an organisation

Job Description

Transaction Advisory (50%)

•  Execution of due diligence projects including working paper and report template preparation
•  Production of comprehensive due diligence reports which indicate, inter alia key due diligence findings and recommendations to the client, which are in compliance with best practice and BDO standards
•  Contribute to professional and collaborative client relationships
•  Maintain active communication with managers, partners and clients ensuring the management of expectations and client satisfaction. Proactively identify, document and communicate any changes to the scope of work

M&A (50%)

•  Liaise with partners in the Port Elizabeth office to identify M&A deals
•  Work with our other regional M&A teams on the execution of their Port Elizabeth based jobs
•  Prepare information memorandums and teaser documents in compliance with best practice and BDO standards
•  Assist in the preparation of valuation workings and reports of privately held businesses and projects using various valuation techniques.
•  Identification of potential buyers by leveraging the BDO network, desktop research, client contacts, and own network

Requirements    
Qualifications:

• BCOM-Economics, Statistics
• Fresh out of University

Competencies:

• Ability to build strong and effective relationships with internal and external clients ensuring a professional and quality service that meets required expectations and needs
• Have a clear interest in a broad range of business, strategy and finance topics
• Stays up to date with market conditions and developments
• Excellent communication and report writing
• Ability to identifying new business opportunities
• Ability to work as part of a team and build a successful team
• 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
• Have a strong record of leadership in a work setting
• Ability to prepare detailed reports with the appropriate levels of literacy.

The appointment will be made in terms of the firm’s Employment Equity Policy.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Job Closing Date    

• 22/09/2021