Senior Analyst - Financial Services Technology at BDO South Africa

 Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of, and complete/ensure work assignments are completed within the allocated time frame and to an appropriate standard (quality), including gaining an understanding of the client and its business, documenting its processes and methodologies (using narrative and flow diagrams).
• Starts to develop project management skills through formal training and coaching from manager/senior manager/AD/partner.
• Start to track any delays and overruns and raises these at the relevant partner catch-ups and client meetings. Get immediate and timely agreement from the client to overruns.
• Ensure that written documents to ensure that they are organised, well-written, referenced and easy to follow.
• Develops effective working relationships directly with key clients and broader BDO stakeholders.
• Coordinate and lead meetings with client stakeholders and internal senior stakeholders in the absence of the manager/partner.
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the client’s processes and methodologies, including the reviews of process flows.
• Understands the relevance of application controls workings and reviews the testing and documentation.
• Leads the client meetings.
• Reviews of process flows.
• Have the ability to start to manage teams and effectively communicate across different levels within the organisation, including both the FST, audit and client teams.
• Mentor, coach, upskill and supervise all team members.
• Start having a focus on building the business and be able to identify potential leads

Requirements    
Qualifications:

• Bcom Internal Audit, Bcom Information Systems/Informatics
• Bsc Computer Science
• BA Information Management
• The Ideal candidate should be studying toward or wanting to study toward a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) qualification

Experience and Knowledge:

• 2 to 4 years of IT Audit Experience
• Knowledge of General IT Controls, Application Controls, Data Analytics, ISAE 3402 reviews, Business process analysis

Technical Competencies:

• General IT Controls, Application Controls, Data Analytics, ISAE 3402 reviews, Business process analysis

Behavioral Competencies:

• Effective Communication Skills, both written and verbal.
• Problem-solving techniques and effective conflict management skills.
• People management skills
• Mentoring and coaching skills

BDO Core Competencies:

• Relationships and Collaboration
• Exceptional Client Service
• Business Growth
• Engaging people
• Leadership
• Quality, Risk management and Operational performance

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

Job Closing Date:8th, March 2022