Active Jobs at BDO South Africa

Description

• The team actively manages a varied and dynamic range of engagement types, including annual accounting, compilations, and Independent Reviews. All parts of the BDO Annual work team use their skills, insight, and integrity to handle the appointed engagements to enable BDO to deliver sustainable growth. 
• Develops and maintains the client relationship through communication, listening and responsiveness
• Ability to work in a team and independently
• Good communication skills, internal and external, both written and verbal
• Ability to travel in and around the greater Johannesburg (own transport or public)
• Assures quality and efficiency in engagement processes.
• Execute planned assignments as part of a team on each engagement:
• Annual write-up of accounting records utilising the firms preferred software tool, i.e. Xero, SAGE Online, Pastel Partner
• Compilation Engagements in terms of ISRS 4410
• Independent Review Engagements in terms of ISRE 2400
• Accounting Officer Engagements in terms of Close Corporations Act
• Proposing journals to client (via Senior / Manager)
• Drafting AFS per IFRS and IFRS for SMEs (Intermediate level)
• Performing basic tax computations for companies, close corporations and trusts (including SBC’s, special allowances (s12C, s12E, etc)
• Managing own WIP and budgets on engagements with the assistance of the Senior / Manager
• Updating Senior and manager on progress of engagements
• Assist other staff members where needed
• Other duties as may be required in line with the position.
• Implement and follow standard operating procedures and quality process manuals to ensure engagements meet the required standards. Provide feedback on areas of improvement
• Identify cross-selling opportunities of other BDO services to current clients and reporting to management
• Mentors junior staff and leads team in own area of expertise through on the job training and support.
• Delivers clear and coherent messages to Management on quantitative issues and reviews
• Attends required training
• Recommend areas of training and development to senior staff

Requirements
Qualifications, Recognition of Prior Learning, Work Experience, and Knowledge

Qualifications/Recognition of Prior Learning equivalent

Minimum:

• B.Com Accounting Degree

Advantageous:

• Hons. B.Com (Accounting or CTA)

Work Experience

• 1 - 2 years’ experience

Knowledge

An understanding of:

• IFRS
• IFRS for SME’s
• ISRE 2400 (Revised)
• ISRS 4410
• Close Corporations Act
• Companies Act
• Trust Property Control Act
• Income Tax Act
• Value Added Tax Act

Other legislative and compliance requirements

• Detailed knowledge of Caseware Working Papers
• Microsoft Office Suite of Applications
• Accounting software, i.e. Xero, Pastel
• Competencies: Technical & Behavioural

Technical Competencies

• Analytical skills
• Financial and accounting skills
• Financial analysis & reporting
• Financial information compilation
• Financial information interpretation
• Financial systems knowledge
• Tax

Behavioural Competencies

• Ability to handle and manage stress
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Management and leadership skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Excellent planning and organisational skills

BDO Core Competencies

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

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Description

• BDO Business Services Outsourcing Services has vacancies for an Intermediate Accountant who will help in maintaining/managing portfolios of monthly and annual accounting clients.

Competencies:

Perform the following annual engagements:

• Annual write-up of accounting records utilising the firms preferred software tool, i.e., Xero, SAGE Online, Pastel Partner
• Compilation Engagements in terms of ISRS 4410
• Accounting Officer Engagements in terms of Close Corporations Act
• Ensuring that proper planning is performed before execution
• Ensuring BDO SOP’s are followed at all times
• Proposing journals to client (via Senior / Manager)
• Communicating with clients and making engagement arrangements, discuss engagement results
• Drafting AFS per IFRS and IFRS for SMEs preferably on Caseware
• Performing tax computations for companies, close corporations and trusts (including SBC’s, special allowances (s12C, s12E, etc)
• Monthly accounting - processing accounting transactions and reconciliations to Balance Sheet, preparation of management accounts and calculation and reconciling of VAT and PAYE
• Managing own WIP and budgets on engagements
• Updating Manager and Partner on progress of engagements
• Mentoring junior staff both on the job and generally
• Assist other staff members where needed
• Outsourced projects when needed
• Other duties as may be required in line with the position

Requirements:

• BCom Financial Accounting
• Ability to work in a team and independently 
• Good communication skills, internal and external, both written and verbal
• Working knowledge of most commonly used accounting packages (for reporting purposes and ad-hoc processing)

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Description
Primary Purpose of the Job

This role will be a key member of the Compliance Team that supports BDO South Africa in building a resilient and successful business, by:

• Designing and facilitating effective and efficient compliance processes with clearly defined roles and responsibilities, that enable business to deliver exceptional client service
• Being a trusted advisor to business, advising on regulations, policies and procedures and enhancing skills through focused training and awareness programmes
• Implementing monitoring processes, providing value-add reporting and ensuring remedial action is taken for identified non-compliance
• Entrenching a strong culture in the firm that is about more than pure compliance, but also about promoting a message that everyone has a role to play in protecting the firm against risk.
• The team is responsible for the “Relevant Ethical Requirements (including Independence)” and “Acceptance and Continuance of Client Relationships and Specific Engagements” components of ISQM1.
• The Compliance Practitioner role will report into the Associate Director: Compliance and will be responsible for designing, implementing and monitoring effective and efficient processes to ensure compliance with policies relating to the above components.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with the design and implementation of projects and initiatives, policies and processes, systems/ tools relating to Acceptance and Continuance of Client Relationships.
• Responsible for processing efficient and effective compliance related activities.
• Participate in communications with the Digital Solutions team to ensure effective and efficient automation solutions in relation to Acceptance and Continuance of Client Relationships (including Conflict of Interest and Independence checks).
• Provide training, advice and support to partners, directors and professionals on client acceptance and re-acceptance procedures and systems.
• Management and oversight of the firm’s inbound independence and conflict check process from other BDO member firms and where required, assistance with other aspects as it relates to independence and conflict check processes.
• Responsible for local checks in response to all Global independence confirmations.
• Identification and communication of potential improvements as it relates to independence and conflict check management processes.
• Compilation of efficiency indicators as it relates to the firm’s independence and conflict check management system.
• Identification of non-assurance services provided by and to Global restricted entities which includes the submission of relevant non-assurance threat assessment forms and follow ups in relation thereto.
• Involvement with the firm’s Reportable Irregularity processes, including follow up on further reporting and attending to the submission of communications to relevant regulators.
• Prepare reporting for Governance Bodies and Committees of Reportable Irregularities and management of queries logged on the firm’s implemented platform.
• Stakeholder management and engagement, where required in relation to duties to be performed.

Requirements
Qualifications/Recognition of Prior Learning equivalent

• A qualification in Compliance, Risk, Finance or Audit

Work Experience

• 5 years of experience in similar risk management, independence and/or compliance roles.
• Experience within a professional services/audit firm would be advantageous.
• Design and implementation of policies and processes for regulatory compliance and risk mitigation.
• Training design and presentation
• Project management experience
• Business analysis experience relating to technology solutions.

Knowledge

• Intermediate Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Written and spoken English language skills

Technical Competencies

• Efficient processing of compliance related tasks
• Progress reporting and Project Management.
• Design and review controls to mitigate identified risks.
• Attention to detail 

Behavioural Competencies

• Good interpersonal and organisational skills
• Strong spoken and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with team members
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement 

BDO Core Competencies

• Relationships and Collaboration
• Exceptional Client Services
• Engaging people
• Quality, Risk management and Operational performance

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Description
Compliance

• Ensure compliance of the provisions of the Companies Act and rules made thereunder and other statutes and byelaws of companies
• Advise, liaise and correspond with clients, consultants and vendors regarding compliance checklist processes
• Monitor changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment and take appropriate action for clients
• Coordinate and facilitate accurate and timeous administration of client company records and registers including the preparation and lodgement of all documents with the CIPC and the maintenance and updating of the company’s registers
• Sort and file various documents and/or returns as required under the provisions of the Companies Act for clients
• Maintain books and registers of client companies as required under the provisions of the Companies Act
• Consult and liaise with external regulators and advisers, such as CIPC, Auditors and the Master of the High Court
• Coordinate and deal with all correspondence between client companies and their shareholders
• Ensure that information is updated on the relevant system

Requirements
Experience:

• 3 – 5 years experience in Cosec and cosec software is all you require

Requirements:

• Strong minute taking skills.
• Good command of Afrikaans business written and verbal language skills, as this is a role servicing Afrikaans-speaking clients.

Job Skills and Competencies:

• Good understanding of the Companies Act 71 of 2008, MOI, King IV, JSE requirements
• Ability to work independently and under pressure
• Excellent planning skills
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Attention to detail
• Persistence and ability to take own initiative
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Professionalism
• Must be able to build a relationship with clients and collegues
• Must be flexible to attend to unplanned meetings
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent transcription, writing and word processing skills
• Ability to take detailed minutes
• Ability to work in a self-supervisory, multi-task environment, within clear timelines
• Experience taking and producing minutes in a timely fashion
• Typing speed of approximately 65 words per minute
• Administrative ability and experience
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks.