Financial Services Advisory (FSA) – Graduate Programme 2025 (JHB Illovo) at BDO South Africa

ABOUT THE GRADUATE PROGRAM:

• The Financial Services Advisory (FSA) graduate program is designed for graduates seeking to operate (and disrupt) as technologists within the Financial Services industry. The program entails extensive exposure to blue-chip clients and their management (both locally and globally) emerging trends in the technology space along with their governance and management, and a wealth of industry-leading insights and knowledge.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Unrivalled learning opportunity. We perform advisory services, which means every project is different, providing you with fresh challenges and the opportunity to expand your professional network.
• Exciting career growth prospects with remuneration to match the prospects of collaborating with professionals who are leaders in their field. The opportunity to explore less traditional actuarial fields and be more involved in leading edge projects.
• Extensive exposure to a broad range of risk work, providing the opportunity to build and strengthen a broad range od risk management skills.
• A large team of professionals to support business and professional growth and provide project resources
• Be a permanent member of our team from day one!
• The global BDO network provides opportunities to travel and access international best practices.
• Competitive policies for further studies and study leave.

Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS

• University graduate or in their final year of study in: (BCom / BSc / BBSc) or post-graduate degree, specialising in any of the following relevant fields:
• Information Systems/ Informatics;
• Information Technology;
• Actuarial Science;
• Computer/Data Science/Analytics;
• Mathematical Sciences/Statistics;
• (Applied/Financial) Mathematics;
• Quantitative Risk Management;
• (Applied) Statistics; or
• The intention to pursue a professional qualification (CFA / FRM / PRM / FIA / FASSA) is advantageous.

Additional skills that would be advantageous:

• Computer Literacy: Office 360 tools.
• Experience in C#, Python, R, or SAS.
• Internal audit.