Careers at BDO South Africa

Description

• The Pension Fund Senior’s role is to execute risk-based audits in accordance with the firm’s audit methodology. The candidate would be reporting to an Audit Manager and would be responsible for conducting an audit from planning through to completion.  The Pension Fund Senior would be responsible for the audit team and will help supervise, motivate and develop the team of junior audit staff.  This role is required to review the work of junior personnel, as well as developing their skills and providing training and support.

Key responsibilities:

A Pension Fund Senior will be expected to carry out any or all of the following tasks:

• Identify risk matters to the business
• Schedule, plan and complete risk-based audits
• Report and present findings to the business, making recommendations for solutions and improvements to policies/procedures
• Understand the commercial objectives of the business and the impact made by the audit
• Liaise with client
• Ensure the business complies with all relevant internal requirements, industry regulations and government legislation
• Lead, manage and develop the team of junior auditors
• Assist with other audit matters and projects
• Audit execution

Requirements

• B.Com Accounting Degree or equivalent
• Previous experience on pension fund audits
• Ability to work in a team and independently
• Good communication skills, internal and external, both written and verbal
   

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Description
Graduate Recruitment

• Manage and implement the attraction and selection of graduates for traineeships/ internships
• Marketing and profiling the firm and maintaining a strong brand presence among students via presentations and career exhibitions
• Implementation of the national graduate recruitment strategy
• Work through university samples, identifying academically sound students with agility and maintaining market share
• Maintain relationships with key personnel across all universities 

University Recruitment

• Maintain CTA (B-Com Accounting Honours) market share for KZN region and secure 5-year pipeline
• Manage 2-year pipeline directly, Honours and 3rd Year Students with guidance to the intern on the recruitment of 1st and 2nd year students
• Maintain ACI targets
• Manage bursary spend
• Conduct Open Days
• Assess competitor actions and develop strategic counter actions in an effort to remain dominant in the commerce field
• Present Training and Bursary Contract offers to successful candidates
• Contract maintenance via structured programme of group and individual counselling sessions
• Schedule academic support and interventions in an effort to assist current graduates
• Identify opportunities that will differentiate the firm from competitors
• Adherence to policies and guidelines
• Manage recruitment system
• Vac work coordination
• Conduct social events with signed student to maintain the relationship 

School Recruitment

• Marketing and profiling the firm to school students via presentations, career expos and career days
• Maintaining and establishing relationships with school personnel in an effort of targeting and identifying potential candidates for Learnership Contracts, bursaries and vacation work
• Facilitating job shadowing
• Reporting
• Completion and Submission of any National / regional reports for EE or bursary spend
• Assistance with trend analysis with regards to recruitment strategies
• Training Contract Management
• Admin Day - Arrangements and Setup
• Admin Team Allocation
• First Year Probation Monitoring and End of Probation Meetings
• Bi- Annual ANA/PDS tracking - ensuring all completed in a timely manner
• Collating SAICA / IRBA/ Board Courses and Fees Statements - ensuring payment done in line with policy
• Liaising with National Training Office Admin on TCMS changes / updates
• Updating Study Leave on ESS and informing audit admin of exam dates
• Ensuring managers attend the necessary assessor / reviewer courses
• Experienced Hire
• Approval Forms are drafted and signed for the recruitment process; together with benchmarking (Bands - A - CU)
• Shortlist and Interview
• Welcome new joiner on day 1
• Employee Relations
• Adhere to local and international legislations.
• Identify risks to the business and HR.
• Ensure business follow correct processes when dealing with employees matters.
• Ensure policies are consistently followed by business.
• Payroll and Employee Administration
• Process monthly payroll inputs accurately and within required deadlines.
• Ensure all payroll changes including new joiners, terminations, salary amendments, allowances, deductions, overtime, and leave adjustments are submitted timeously.
• Liaise with payroll service providers and finance teams to resolve payroll queries and discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR system updates.
• Ensure compliance with payroll policies, tax legislation, and internal controls.
• Leave Management
• Manage and monitor employee leave records on the HR system.
• Ensure leave applications are processed and approved in line with company policy.
• Conduct regular leave audits and follow up on excessive leave balances or non-compliance.
• Provide guidance to employees and managers regarding leave policies and procedures.
• Prepare leave reports for management as required. 

Probation Monitoring

• Coordinate and monitor probation periods for new employees.
• Ensure probation review meetings are scheduled and completed within required timelines.
• Follow up with managers on probation assessments and confirmations of employment.
• Maintain accurate probation tracking records and provide reminders to relevant stakeholders.
• Escalate overdue probation reviews where necessary.

Requirements
Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills

Qualifications

• HR Relevant Qualification (postgraduate qualification preferred)

Experience

• 3- 5 years’ experience in HR 

Competencies: Knowledge and Skills

Behavioural Competencies

• Problem-solving and decision-making aptitude
• Strong ethics and reliability
• Excellent communication and interpersonal 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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Primary purpose of this role:

• BDO Cape Town / Johannesburg is recruiting for an energetic ambitious senior actuarial analyst or consulting actuary to support and drive the provision of actuarial audit support to our Audit Teams in the discharge of their professional audit duties as well as to help us grow our advisory business.
• This is an entrepreneurial opportunity to become part of a growing team and participate in / lead the expansion of the actuarial offering.  Future growth and development opportunities are highly attractive in tandem with the lofty ambitions for the unit.
• The primary focus for the initial phase has been delivery of actuarial audit support on a portfolio of existing clients including several blue-chip names. We are now embarking on the next phase to grow the advisory offering.  Depending on the candidate’s interests and experience, the role will offer opportunity to broaden expertise through a range of interesting projects, several outside traditional actuarial fields, working with the BDO Audit and Advisory Teams who provide services across South Africa.
• The firm’s service offering and client portfolios provide an exciting and challenging environment. This is a unique prospect in an established team within a dynamic successful growing firm, with the actuarial opportunity set largely untapped. We seek candidates who are energised by operating in a professional atmosphere using their actuarial training and experience to deliver quality actuarial audit support whilst participating in all aspects of the establishment of a broader actuarial offering within South Africa and beyond.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Day-to-day responsibilities will include any number of activities such as, but not limited to:

• Actuarial audit support to a portfolio of clients across insurance (general and life), retirement funding and medical scheme industries
• Reviews of technical provisions / IAS 19 liabilities / IFRS 17 liabilities including report drafting
• Leadership of IFRS 17 engagements including transition aspects, working with all three measurement models, assisting clients understand impacts of various policy decisions, actuarial audits, etc.
• Actuarial modelling and valuation work from a variety of perspectives including liabilities, remediation, due diligence, audit, reinsurance, capital optimisation, dashboards, special projects,etc.
• Actuarial function assessments, assisting insurance and other clients to transform and enhance actuarial and risk management processes including model reviews, operating structures, etc
• Resource planning 
• Research, data collection, analysis and, production of actionable recommendations
• Professional engagement with internal and external stakeholders including clients and suppliers
• Operational activities underpinning establishment of the actuarial business unit
• Business development initiatives, proposal writing, thought leadership collateral.

Requirements:

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

Qualifications:

• Nearly qualified or qualified actuary

Work Experience:

• Quality experience in audit support environment is a key requirement
• This experience can encompass insurance (general and life), retirement funds, medical schemes and any wider areas

Knowledge:

• Relevant actuarial skills gained within audit environment or consultancy. Knowledge of IFRS17, capital and solvency calculations, ORSA, reserving, reinsurance advantageous
• Familiarity with and practical experience in assignments under relevant audit standards, professional guidance and legislation including, but not limited to:
• International Financial Reporting Standard 17 (IFRS 17)
• Solvency Assessment and Management (SAM)
• International Standard on Auditing 540 (ISA 540)
• International Accounting Standard 19 (IAS 19)
• International Financial Reporting Standard 13 (IFRS 13)
• Knowledge of relevant analytics platforms advantageous (Prophet, SQL, Python, SAS, Power BI, MATLAB)

Competencies: Technical & Behavioural:

Technical:

• Business writing skills including drafting and reviewing actuarial reports, proposals and client correspondence
• Outstanding communication skills (written and oral), ability to credibly engage clients and senior colleagues
• Ability to take on projects (familiar as well as new) and structure task allocations around critical goals
• Ability to prepare client recommendations utilising industry knowledge, tools and technology
• Confident and credible taking the lead in client interactions, undertaking research, building market profile

Structured

Behavioural:

• Likable.
• Proactive, self-driven, entrepreneurial.
• Attention to detail, organised.
• Hard-working with demonstrated ability in problem solving and managing multiple complex tasks.
• Demonstrable track record of delivering to a portfolio of clients / stakeholders.
• Ability to work constructively in a small team of high output professionals.
• Intellectual curiosity.
• Professional agility to undertake new and untried approaches, broaden areas of actuarial service delivery.
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Primary purpose of the role:

• BDO Cape Town / Johannesburg is recruiting for an energetic ambitious actuarial analyst to support and drive the provision of actuarial audit support to our Audit Teams in the discharge of their professional audit duties as well as to help us grow our advisory business.
• This is an entrepreneurial opportunity to become part of a growing team and participate in / lead the expansion of the actuarial offering.  Future growth and development opportunities are highly attractive in tandem with the lofty ambitions for the unit.
• The primary focus for the initial phase has been delivery of actuarial audit support on a portfolio of existing clients including several blue-chip names. We are now embarking on the next phase to grow the advisory offering.  Depending on the candidate’s interests and experience, the role will offer opportunity to broaden expertise through a range of interesting projects, several outside traditional actuarial fields, working with the BDO Audit and Advisory Teams who provide services across South Africa.
• The firm’s service offering and client portfolios provide an exciting and challenging environment. This is a unique prospect in an established team within a dynamic successful growing firm, with the actuarial opportunity set largely untapped. We seek candidates who are energised by operating in a professional atmosphere using their actuarial training and experience to deliver quality actuarial audit support whilst participating in all aspects of the establishment of a broader actuarial offering within South Africa and beyond.

Main duties and responsibilities: 

Day-to-day responsibilities will include any number of activities such as, but not limited to:

• Actuarial audit support to a portfolio of clients across insurance (general and life), retirement funding, medical scheme, banking and other industries
• Input to technical work including report drafting
• Involvement in technical engagements
• Varied actuarial modelling and valuation work including liabilities, remediation, due diligence, reinsurance, capital optimisation, dashboards, special projects, etc.
• Research, data collection, analysis, internal proposals
• Engagement with internal and external stakeholders 
• Operational activities underpinning establishment of the actuarial business unit
• Business development initiatives, proposal writing, collateral compilation
• Coding, spreadsheet development, efficient deployment of technology for internal processes
• Internal process development for the actuarial services business unit.

Requirements:

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

Qualifications:

• Actuarial graduate with exemptions for several actuarial exams

Work Experience:

• As this is a graduate level role, no specific prior work experience is required. However, 1-3 years of relevant work experience may be advantageous and considered.

Candidates with job shadowing / vacation work / etc. experience and who demonstrate drive will receive preference.

Competencies: Technical & Behavioural:

Technical:

• Advanced computer literacy / familiarity with generally used applications / coding skills
• Business writing skills including reports, proposals, correspondence
• Outstanding communication skills (written and oral), ability to credibly engage clients and senior colleagues
• Ability to take on projects (familiar as well as new) and structure task allocations around critical goals
• Ability to prepare recommendations utilising industry knowledge, tools and technology
• Confident and credible, taking the lead in unstructured interactions, undertaking research, engaging colleagues

Structured
Behavioural:

• Likeable
• Proactive, self-driven
• Openness to acquiring new skills
• Track record of hard work
• Attention to detail, organised
• Hard-working with demonstrated ability in problem solving and managing multiple complex tasks
• Intellectual curiosity and personal flexibility to undertake new and untried approaches
• Leadership traits would be an advantage.

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Purpose of the role:

• The primary purpose of this role is to lead and manage the finance and administrative function for the BDO Digital division by ensuring effective financial planning, budgeting, reporting, compliance, internal controls, and operational support to enable sound financial management and support strategic business objectives.

Main Duties & Responsibilities :

• Design, develop and update financial, procurement and administrative policies and procedures
• Ensure that the finance and administration unit complies with laid down policies, procedures and regulations
• Co-ordinate the annual audit and follow-up on recommendations and action points raised by auditors
• Organise the preparation, approval, and execution of budget and ensure adequate budget control practices
• Develop and maintain sound reporting systems to facilitate effective financial management and strong internal control mechanisms
• Ensure an effective internal control system is maintained and adheres to statutory and fiscal requirements
• Reviewing the regulations, mechanisms and procedures to assess the adequacy of the reporting requirements to enable sufficient monitoring, whether project procedures and mechanisms could be simplified without increasing fiduciary risk, the adequacy of the built-in safeguards, identifying potential weaknesses and loopholes
• Review, analyse and ensure that service line financial records, accounts and reporting is accurate and adjust where required.
• Carry out supervision work to ensure that projects financial management systems are functioning appropriately, including the periodic review of project financial management reports for financial performance with special attention to value for money issues
• Analyse financial and operating data and prepare management reports, periodic and annual financial statements of project accounts
• Liaise with sub-service heads and other stakeholders on their department requirements, processes and reporting.
• Assist sub-service heads with administrative and financial processes.

Requirements:

Qualifications/Recognition of Prior Learning equivalent:

• Honours Degree / master’s degree in commerce, finance or business administration from a recognized academic institution; a bachelor’s degree with at least ten years of relevant experience will be considered
• Computer skills and familiarity with accounting software is essential
• Experience in supporting project partners in the design and implementation of financial management systems, including financial and management reports
• Experience in coordinating budgeting processes and managing budgets and monitoring and supervising administrative processes
• Good oral and written communication skills

Work Experience:

• At least seven years’ experience in financial and administrative management

Technical Competencies:

• has high level of technical knowledge related to the job
• excellent analytical skills
• computer proficiency in the standard packages (word processing, e-mail and internet use)

Behavioural Competencies:

• Analytical thinking
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Flexibility with time management
• Ability to multi task and work under pressure
• Curiosity and continuous learning mindset

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Primary Purpose of the Job:

• The Personal Assistant is required to provide extensive support inclusive but not limited to admin, secretarial and functional support to the C Suite Executives. The individual will be responsible for the day-to-day operational running of the Offices of the C Suite Executives.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

General C Suite Office Management:

• To support the C Suite Executives by providing professional and confidential administrative & secretarial services
• Initiate, establish, implement, maintain and monitor administration systems and procedures for the C Suite Executives
• Act as a gate keeper to the C Suite Executives and ensure adequate resolution of general queries or issues
• Manage and maintain Executive schedules, including scheduling of meetings, conferences, making of appointments and effective diary management
• Manage leave for Executives and direct reports
• Process and prepare all payment requests, administer company credit card, expense claims and other payments
• Responsible for national travel coordination function.
• Attend to any other ad-hoc activities required by the Executives

Communication Management:

• Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Undertake research and prepare monthly reports, presentations, corporate submissions and other correspondence for Executives
• Prioritise correspondence (emails, letters, memoranda and documents) and present to Executives each day for signature (where required)
• Maintain awareness of all issues being handled by the Executives in order to understand priorities and enable quick responses
• Discuss the work schedule daily to check priorities, ensure that Execs are aware of appointments for the day and schedule/reschedule according to changes that may occur
• Screen calls and emails, respond to basic enquiries and attend to meeting requests 
• Ensure that correspondence is timeously dealt with 
• Coordinate and provide the following support to Executives:
• preparing presentations
• collation of reports
• drafting memorandums

EXCO:

• Coordinate all internal meetings and feedback sessions from work stream leaders
• Take responsibility for arranging and organising all logistic requirements for these meetings/sessions
• Attend to any outstanding actions resulting from meetings arranged and/or attended
• Exchange and obtain information for senior management and external clients/suppliers
• Track and compile inputs, comments and decisions received after meetings
• Project coordinator for activities and actions resulting from EXCO meetings
• Ensure all the actions from previous EXCO meeting are communicated to all and progress on/ completion of deliverables is followed up and documented
• Facilitate the creation and distribution of the EXCO Agenda and supporting documents
• Actively monitor and report on EXCO deliverables allowing for timely anticipation of completion of agenda items for following meetings

Board meetings:

• Take full responsibility for arranging and coordinating the logistics for these meetings
• Manage all travel, flights, accommodation, venue and transport arrangements
• Liaise with external travel agents for both local and international travel
• Compile detailed itinerary for Executives
• Compile all board/information/investor packs for these meetings. 

Requirements
Qualifications:

• National Diploma - Administration and Office Support or other relevant Secretarial/Executive Assistant qualification

Requirements:

• 8+ years’ experience as a Personal Assistant working with Executives in a professional services firm
• A mature individual who appreciates the dynamics of and confidentiality required when working with C Suite Executives 

Technical Competencies:

• Advanced MS office (particularly Excel and PowerPoint)
• Database Management
• Record keeping
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritise and work under pressure
• Problem solving and analytical thinking skills
• Highly organised, detail oriented and able to multitask
• A team player with well-developed interpersonal skills