Pensions Fund Clerk at BDO South Africa

The Pensions Clerk is responsible to the audit senior for carrying out the work allocated to them, keeping audit senior informed of progress and any problems or difficulties with that work and ensuring that work is documented and concluded in accordance with the Firms policies and procedures. Keeping accurate time records and performing work allocated with integrity & ethics

Competencies:

• Effective and timeously communicating all relevant matters to the manager in charge.
• Any problems to be immediately attended to and timeously resolved.
• Ensure that all outstanding work/issues are followed up timeously.
• Ensure adherence to the compass audit plan.
• Timeously signing off of audit plan.
• Accurately/timeous recording of overs/unders upon identification for management letters.
• Completion of audit within specified deadlines.
• Adequately performing audit work as required (review notes on which sections were allocated and completed and comment accurately on results).
• On last day of allocated audit time, issuing a list of outstanding items with required detail which pertains to your section's that needs to be followed-up by yourself and ensure communication on the matter i.e. bank confirmation letters, debtors confirmations, legal letters, etc.
• Ensure work is reviewed three days prior to the completion of project.
• Where appropriate - supervise the work performed by less experienced assistants.

Requirements

• B.Com Accounting Degree or equivalent
• CTA (Completed or Studying Towards)
• Ability to work in a team and independently (Ability to speak Afrikaans will be advantageous)
• Good communication skills, internal and external, both written and verbal