Current Vacancies at BDO South Africa

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.

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

BDO South Africa has a vacancy for a Senior Audit Manager in our External Audit Division at our Cape Town office. 

• The Senior Audit Manager oversees and ensures that the project runs efficiently and profitably from inception to sign off, by managing all the relevant stakeholders in accordance with the Firm’s policies and procedures. The Senior Audit Manager further supports the Engagement Partner with clients' commercial management and business development initiatives. 

Reporting to the Audit Partner you will inter alia be responsible for: 

• Business Development 
• Negotiating budgets/fees and overruns for clients once fee base has been agreed with the   partner 
• Managing WIP, write offs, fee queries and debtors 
• Ensure Timeous and accurate billing of clients 
• Accurate and Timeous planning of audits. 
• Management and the Execution of audits. 
• Managing staff movements on and off the job and timeously communicate to all relevant parties. 
• Manage and control staff allocations on audit project. 
• Ensure completion and finalisation of audits 
• Building effective relationships with clients and staff. 
• Ensure Exceptional Client Service. 
• Decide on audit appropriateness of audit opinion by resolving issues which might impact on the audit opinion and ensuring that these are brought to the attention of the engagement partner and documentation thereof. 
• Manage the client and ensure that the project is delivered within the scope agreed on 
• Mentoring trainees 
• Timeous completion of performance reviews

Qualifications and Experience:

• CA(SA) 
• A minimum of 4 years post article management experience with long term audit ambitions – partner/director 

Competencies:

• Strong Technical Ability 
• Extremely high level of attention to detail and analytical and problem-solving abilities. 
• Ability to communicate effectively - Verbally and Written
• Ability to relate to clients at executive level
• Ability to apply sound professional judgment.
• Demonstrate a commitment to self-development and growth through research and attending courses relevant to role.
• Promote teamwork within the Audit Teams
• Strong Planning, organising and control skills

Requirements
Qualifications and Experience:

• CA(SA) 
• A minimum of 4 years post article management experience with long term audit ambitions – partner/director 

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Description

• BDO has a vacancy for a Junior Manager: Audit Technical Training position.

Reporting to the Audit Technical Training Team Leader, you will inter alia be responsible for:

• Delivery of high-quality accounting, audit, and soft skills training courses either online or face-to-face.
• Designing course content based on needs assessments whilst addressing all four learning styles.
• Updating course content to incorporate changes in accounting standards, auditing standards, legislation, audit methodology and quality findings.
• Addressing trainee queries relating to audit methodology in training sessions as well as on an ad-hoc basis outside of training.
• Facilitating the training feedback process and providing post course support.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with audit staff ensuring their needs and expectations are met.
• Improving systems, processes and procedures for the department.
• Supporting the Head of Technical Audit Standards with projects.
• Delivery of training and assessment of residual competencies.
• Travelling regionally and within Africa will be required (based on Covid protocols).
• Managing the coordination function of training, including maintaining the training calendar and training manual
• Assisting with the maintenance of the Learner Management System where needed
• Assist with the digitalisation of courses when needed, i.e. eLearning creation and updates, reviews or maintenance of existing courses
• Preparing/Reviewing communications, as well as reports to be sent out to relevant stakeholders where needed

Qualifications and Experience:

• CA (SA)
• One year post audit articles experience, minimum
• Excellent knowledge of International Auditing Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Exposure to IFRS for SME’s (desirable)
• SAICA Assessor certificate (desirable)
• Advanced Excel skills (preferable)
• Some formal training or coaching experience (preferable)
• Experience with online training delivery platforms (MS Teams, etc.) (desirable)
• Exposure to the creation of eLearnings, using relevant software to do so (Articulate, etc.) (desirable)
• Experience working with a learner management system (LMS365, etc.) (desirable)

Competencies:

• A passion for learning and development of audit staff.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Confident and decisive with excellent planning and organizing abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve reporting deadlines.
• High levels of interpersonal, presentation and communication skills.

The successful candidate should be able to align their values with the BDO values.

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

• CA (SA)
• One year post audit articles experience, minimum
• Excellent knowledge of International Auditing Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Exposure to IFRS for SME’s (desirable)
• SAICA Assessor certificate (desirable)
• Advanced Excel skills (preferable)
• Some formal training or coaching experience (preferable)
• Experience with online training delivery platforms (MS Teams, etc.) (desirable)
• Exposure to the creation of eLearnings, using relevant software to do so (Articulate, etc.) (desirable)
• Experience working with a learner management system (LMS365, etc.) (desirable)

Competencies:

• A passion for learning and development of audit staff.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Confident and decisive with excellent planning and organizing abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve reporting deadlines.
• High levels of interpersonal, presentation and communication skills.