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Description

• BDO Business Services Outsourcing has a vacancy for a Senior Accountant who will help in maintaining/managing portfolios of monthly and annual accounting clients. 

Competencies:

• Responsibility for portfolio of clients (Individuals, Trust, Companies and Close Corporations)
• Perform the following engagements Compilation Engagements in terms of ISRS 4410 Independent Review Engagements in terms of ISRE 2400 Accounting Officer Engagements in terms of Close Corporations Act
• Ensuring that proper planning is performed before execution
• Ensuring BDO SOPs are followed at all times 
• Reviewing working paper files performed by junior staff
• Proposing journals to client
• Communicating with clients and making engagement arrangements, discuss engagement results
• Accounting duties Preparation, processing and maintenance of accounting records for numerous Individuals, Trust, Companies and Close Corporations from source documents 
• Balance sheet reconciliations Preparation of audit files and finalization of accounts 
• Preparation of monthly management accounts
• Processing monthly general journals
• Monthly reconciliation of expenses 
• Drafting financial statements in terms of relevant accounting disclosure requirements (IFRS and IFRS for SMEs) using CaseWare
• Performing tax computations for companies, close corporations and trusts (including SBC's, special allowances (s12C, S12E, etc.))
• Preparation and submission of statutory returns (VAT 201, EMP 201, EMP501 and return of earnings
• Managing WIP and budgets on engagements 
• Updating manager and partner on progress of engagements 
• Mentoring junior staff both on the job and general
• Assist other staff members where needed 
• Attending to any other matters arising, such as tax queries etc in collaboration with other departments within the organisation
• Outsourced assignments when needed 
• Seek opportunities to grow department and client base
• Other duties as may be required in line with the position 

Requirements
Skills requirements:  

• BCom Financial Accounting and Tax as majors (preferred Hons. BCom accounting but not a requirement)  
• 3-5 years’ experience in an accounting/similar organisation
• Competed SAIPA or SAICA articles preferred 
• Working knowledge of most commonly used accounting packages (for reporting purposes and ad-hoc processing) 
• Detailed knowledge of CaseWare working papers 

Role requirements:

• Ability to lead a team 
• Work in a team and independently 
• Good communication skills, internal and external, both written and verbal 
• Good IT skills to grow the digitisation process within BDO
• Ability to travel 

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Primary Purpose of the Job

• A Microsoft Administrator role focuses on managing and optimizing Microsoft-centric infrastructure environments, with an emphasis on deploying and maintaining workflow automation tools like n8n instances & agents. This position requires expertise in hybrid cloud setups, including on-premises Nutanix clusters and public clouds such as Azure and AWS. The administrator will ensure seamless integration and support for API-driven connections that power interactive Large Language Model (LLM) agents and automated workflows. While workflows are primarily designed by development teams, the administrator acts as a key collaborator, providing infrastructure insights, optimisation and troubleshooting to development and business analyst teams to maintain reliable and scalable environments.

Main Duties of the Role

Key Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure Management: Administer and maintain NUTANIX, Azure, and Dell enterprise servers and BDO applications.
• Virtualisation & Cloud Services: Manage virtualized environments and optimise cloud solutions.
• Deploy and configure n8n agents across diverse environments, including Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure clusters, Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines or App Services, or AWS EC2 instances or Lambda functions, ensuring high availability, security, and performance optimization.
• Administer and monitor back-end to front-end API connections for LLM agents and workflows, including setup of RESTful APIs, webhooks, authentication mechanisms (e.g., OAuth, API keys), and integration with services like Azure API Management or AWS API Gateway.
• Collaborate with development teams to understand workflow requirements, provide infrastructure recommendations, and assist in troubleshooting deployment issues.
• Creation of workflows limited to ITSM, Infrastructure & Security automation activities.
• Work closely with business analyst & enablement teams to align infrastructure capabilities with business needs, such as scaling resources for LLM-driven interactive agents and ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR or POPIA in South Africa).
• Perform routine maintenance, updates, and patching of Microsoft-based systems (e.g., Windows Server, Active Directory, PowerShell scripting) integrated with cloud platforms, while monitoring for vulnerabilities in n8n and API ecosystems.
• Implement and manage monitoring tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch, or Nutanix Prism) to track system health, API performance, and workflow execution, generating reports for stakeholders.
• Ensure secure data flow between back-end services (e.g., databases, LLM models) and front-end interfaces, including configuration of firewalls, VPNs, and encryption protocols.
• Handle incident response and root cause analysis for infrastructure-related issues affecting LLM agents or workflows, coordinating with infrastructure management & cross-functional teams to minimize downtime and ensure efficient workflow utilisation & optimisation.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies in cloud administration, workflow automation, and AI infrastructure (self-hosted or cloud), recommending improvements to enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Document infrastructure configurations, deployment processes, and support procedures to facilitate knowledge transfer and compliance audits.

Requirements
Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills

Qualifications & Certifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) Core certification for managing Azure resources, VMs, networking, storage, and security; directly relevant for deploying n8n on Azure.
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator or AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner. AWS EC2, networking, monitoring, and deployment; supports n8n on AWS.
• Nutanix Certified Professional – Multi-cloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) or Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA) as a starting point.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Experience

• 3+ years of experience in ICT infrastructure administration with exposure to LLM agent setup & integration.
• Proven experience managing NUTANIX infrastructure (Hyperconverged infrastructure, Prism, Acropolis).
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure administration and cloud services.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft technologies: Windows Server, Active Directory, PowerShell scripting for automation.
• Cloud platform basics: Azure (VMs, App Services, API Management, Monitor) and/or AWS (EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch).
• Nutanix fundamentals: Prism Central/UI, VM management, storage, networking in hyperconverged clusters.
• Containerization & deployment: Docker basics (for n8n self-hosting), optional Kubernetes awareness (for scalable setups on AKS/EKS).
• API & integration: Configuring REST APIs, webhooks, OAuth/API keys; familiarity with tools like Postman for testing back-end to front-end connections.
• Monitoring & troubleshooting: Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch, Nutanix Prism for health/performance tracking.
• Security & compliance: Basic IAM, firewalls, encryption, and data privacy practices (e.g., for LLM workflows).
• Soft skills: Ability to collaborate with developers and business analysts, document processes, and troubleshoot infrastructure issues impacting workflows.

Competencies: Knowledge and Skills

Job Skills and Competencies

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Excellent communication skills to interact effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Behavioural Competencies

• Highly organised and able to prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to stay up to date with the latest technologies and industry trends.

BDO Core Competencies

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.

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Description

• Having just completed your articles, the Experienced Audit Senior, is responsible to the audit engagement manager for daily work contact, conduct of the audit work and for ensuring that the fieldwork is executed within the required time frame.        
• Completion of execution on sections
• Completion of analytical reviews on an overall entity basis as well as on specific sections
• Completion of planning and finalization (including SEC reporting documents)
• Manages time and is held accountable for productivity
• Provides frequent progress updates to the audit manager or partner
• Regular online training is required to ensure US legislation compliant

Requirements
Qualifications and experience

Minimum requirements:

• Completed 3-year SAICA training contract
• CTA (Completed)
• ITC (Completed)
• Full IFRS practical audit experience

Preferred requirements:

• Studying towards APC
• Independent review experience 

Competencies

• Ability to handle and manage stress
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work well under pressure
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills for internal and external stakeholder relationship management
• Flexible in terms of working hours when required
• Supervisory experience
• Must be able to work on your own
• Project management skills
• Quality and detail oriented
• Team player

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• BDO South Africa has a vacancy for an Audit Manager with extensive insurance expertise and experience within our Financial Services Division.
• The primary purpose of the role is to assist the Partners at BDO Financial Services with identifying, leading, and managing key accounts and implementing business development within the Insurance sector in South Africa, focusing on external audit and advisory services. 
• The Manager will also be given the responsibility to lead Insurance project engagements in both the audit (external and internal) and advisory areas of the Financial Services division, based out of Johannesburg. This role will involve taking responsibility for the planning, execution and delivery of engagements; leading project and audit teams to achieve this; and building and maintaining client relationships while delivering on this. 

In addition, the Manager will be expected to get involved with the day-to-day operations of the Financials Services business unit, which include (but are not limited to) functions such as: 

• Finance (budget and WIP monitoring and management), 
• Staff recruitment, 
• Staff training, 
• Counselling / mentoring audit trainees under the SAICA assessor program, 
• Coaching / mentoring junior managers,
• Audit quality,
• Risk management / client onboarding, and
• Assisting leadership of FS with proactively contributing to setting the FS strategy and then implementing the strategy plan in the Insurance sector, once approved. 

We are looking for candidates who would be:

• A go-getter looking for exciting career growth opportunities in a fast-growing business unit within a leading professional services firm. A self-starter that is able to project manage and run assignments and teams independently, with a passion for client relationships and mentoring young CA talent.
• Able to analyse and make decisions regarding complex accounting, auditing, and risk management matters, relating to the Insurance industry;
• Able to develop and review high quality working papers, audit files and reports, and then be able to present the results to senior level staff members at BDO and at clients (C-level staff and Audit / Risk Committee equivalents);
• Able to identify key areas of change and subjectivity affecting the Insurance industry in South Africa, research these areas and summarise internal views and consultations, with a view to providing thought leadership out to the FS market on Insurance;
• Able to collaborate with the existing FS team as part of a flat reporting structure; and to collaborate with other FS Managers, Senior Managers, Associate Directors and Partners across BDO Financial Services.

Requirements

• B. Com Honours; CA (SA) qualification
• A minimum of 2-3 years’ post-qualification experience;
• Specific experience in insurance external audit engagements at a professional services firm, and/or insurance work experience outside practice, but within the industry post articles.
• A sound knowledge of and exposure to the IASB accounting standards, audit standards (ISA’s) currently in issue, and a wide general knowledge of legislation and regulations that could affect financial reporting in the insurance industry;
• Deep knowledge and experience with the application of IFRS 17 and all the ISA’s currently in issuance

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• BDO South Africa has vacancy for an Financial Instruments Valuations Manager in our FS Advisory team.
• The Financial Instruments Valuations Manager will be responsible for project management, valuation of financial instruments, subject matter experts on engagements related to financial instruments and specialist advisory projects within FS. It will be the job of the Advisory Manager to provide support to the advisory team. The Financial Instruments Valuations Manager will also mentor, upskill and coach the existing team to ensure that we build a sustainable specialist FS advisory team.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reviews valuation of financial instruments and documentation/assigned scope of work;
• Understands the relevance of financial instruments and financial services in reviews of the testing and documentation;
• Manage the day-to-day activities of the Specialised Valuations Group along with the related valuation software of B-VAL and B-Listed;
• Take ownership of, and manages work assignments to completion within the allocated time frame and to an appropriate standard (quality), through:
• Proper planning before the assignment, appropriate coaching during the assignment, attention to quality of the deliverable and the supporting documentation, adequately completing provisions;
• Managing the WIP appropriately and within budget, where applicable, billing the engagement, and closing the engagement;
• Is an effective project manager and coaches other to be effective project managers;
• Agrees development plan with the partner at the start of the assignment;
• Coaches the team in the writing of Management Letter Points (MLPs) of an appropriate standard for weaknesses identified. Discusses with the client and obtains their comments;
• Reviews written documents to ensure that they are organised, well-written, referenced, and easy to follow;
• Establish effective working relationships directly with key clients, and broader BDO stakeholders;
• Understand what the company you are working on, does and how they make revenue;
• Bring industry insights and recommendations to the client during client discussions;
• Ensures value-added delivery to the client driving sustainability of client relationship and work allocation;
• Drives up-selling and cross-selling opportunities at the client;
• Assist with executing and supervising on FS advisory engagements;
• Actively participates in meetings with the key client stakeholders and internal senior stakeholders;
• Review project risks, processes, and controls;
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the client’s processes and methodologies, including the reviews of process flows related to financial instruments and market risk;
• Can work in, manage and coach teams and effectively communicate across different levels within the organisation. Is able to run multiple engagements concurrently;
• Mentor, coach, upskill and supervise junior team members;
• Has a focus on building the business and be able to identify potential leads to communicate to senior leaders;
• Run with the end-to-end proposal and business development process with the assistance of a senior leader;
• Coordinate and lead meetings with C-level client stakeholders;
• Able to lead initiatives from commencement to conclusion with coaching and mentoring. Understands when to request input or assistance;
• Support broader FS business initiatives and also expected to live the BDO values;and
• Ensure compliance with the engagement performance process

Requirements
Qualifications/Recognition of Prior Learning equivalent:

• Honours degree in Mathematical Sciences; or
• Honours degree in Accounting Sciences; or Equivalent

Work Experience and Knowledge

• Minimum 3 years’ experience specialised training in financial instrument fair valuations and hedge accounting
• Experience in Financial Services clients audit (external/internal)
• Proven experience in dealing with clients and management related to financial services

Technical Competencies

• Financial instruments valuations
• Financial accounting for financial instruments
• Financial instruments control environment understanding
• Audit (external/internal) experience

Behavioural Competencies

• Effective Communication Skills, both written and verbal.
• Problem-solving techniques and effective conflict management skills.
• Must have a customer first execution philosophy. Demonstrate awareness of business and industry dynamics. Ability to analyse technology trends and operational business issues and make informed decisions.
• Must demonstrate the ability to respond effectively to changing environments (expected and unexpected). Ability to evolve own ideas and solutions in response to changing circumstances.
• Must have an awareness and openness to diversity – promote inclusion and sharing of ideas and convey respect for different perspectives.
• Demonstrate the ability to use different problem-solving strategies and select the one that best meets the requirements of the situation. Keep the big picture of the problem in mind while focusing on its specifics.
• Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Demonstrate the ability to effectively interpret the needs of all stakeholders, respond to their needs, and manage expectations.
• Ability to collaborate with all stakeholders in the pursuit of common goals. Must have strong interpersonal skills to manage large teams with influence.
• Must be a proven leader, able to take charge and act assertively without guidance. Use business criteria and values to evaluate alternative courses of action. Make a timely choice based on the options and information available.
• Focus on desired results and business outcomes. Must be both a problem solver and a risk taker. 
• Define performance standards in terms of doing what is appropriate (and doing it well). Work to achieve goals despite barriers or difficulties. Must be able to engage, build and manage relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrate the ability to handle and resolve conflict situations to ensure ongoing goal achievement.
• Practical orientation and current knowledge in the areas of enterprise architecture design (including cloud architectures), platform and application design principles, data management standards and analytical methods, security principles, redundancy, data protection and recovery systems.

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The purpose of the role:

The role of the Manager: Cybersecurity includes contribution to technical insights relevant to client engagements and internal projects. Actively establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships.  Identify potential business opportunities for BDO within existing engagements and the market, execution and management of a team of specialists, senior consultants and consultants. Control engagement budget, WIP and manage debtors. The Manager: Cybersecurity will be responsible for the following key activities to achieve the main objectives:

• Managing Client Relationships
• Planning of cybersecurity, IT audit, licensing reviews and other specialised engagements
• Execution of Cybersecurity IT audit, licensing reviews and other specialised engagements 
• Managing the resources assigned to each project and control WIP
• Manage the day-to-day activities of any assignment (from planning, execution to reporting).
• Rolling out managed detection and response service to clients
• Manage team responsible for managed services  
• Performance management (Cyber Strategy and Planning, Testing and Verification, GRC, Security Risk Management and Incident Response, Cybersecurity Solutions)

Requirements:

To qualify for the role, you must have:

•  Minimum of  7 years experience (3 years in a management position)
•  Experience in assessing an implementing security and risk standards including ISO 2700X, NIST, ITIL, COBIT
•  Experience in security risk assessment and planning using different frameworks and tools
•  Experience in penetration testing on infrastructure, network, web applications, and source code review
•  Experience in cloud security benchmarking, risk assessment and cyber solutions
•  Manage security configurations reviews on operating systems, databases and network devices
•  Experience in cybersecurity awareness training, VAPT, MDR, SOC/SIEM, etc.
•  Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related training in Information Security
•  Industry certification (e.g., CISA, CISM, CompTIA Security+, CEH, CISSP)

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Description

• Having just completed your articles, the Experienced Audit Senior, is responsible to the audit engagement manager for daily work contact, conduct of the audit work and for ensuring that the fieldwork is executed within the required time frame.        
• Completion of execution on sections
• Completion of analytical reviews on an overall entity basis as well as on specific sections
• Completion of planning and finalization (including SEC reporting documents)
• Manages time and is held accountable for productivity
• Provides frequent progress updates to the audit manager or partner
• Regular online training is required to ensure US legislation compliant

Requirements
Qualifications and experience

Minimum requirements:

• Completed 3-year SAICA training contract
• CTA (Completed)
• ITC (Completed)
• Full IFRS practical audit experience

Preferred requirements:

• Studying towards APC
• Independent review experience 

Competencies

• Ability to handle and manage stress
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work well under pressure
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills for internal and external stakeholder relationship management
• Flexible in terms of working hours when required
• Supervisory experience
• Must be able to work on your own
• Project management skills
• Quality and detail oriented
• Team player

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Description

• The Research & Development (R&D) Manager will serve as a strategic advisor within the firm, leading initiatives that enhance tax methodologies, optimize data-driven decision-making, and support innovation in compliance and incentive strategies. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, business analysis, and leadership to drive projects that strengthen organizational efficiency and client outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Advisory & Leadership

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing insights on tax innovation, grant strategies, and incentive programs.
• Manage multi-level projects across departments, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and compliance objectives.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration to support business growth and audit excellence.

Research & Development Initiatives

• Review and evaluate R&D incentive client projects and assist with applications, supporting write-up, submissions, annual monitoring and reporting.
• Design and implementation of R&D initiatives focused on improving tax methodologies, compliance frameworks, and data integrity.
• Develop standards and processes to enhance communication and efficiency between clients, IT, tax, and business teams.
• Oversee data migration, transformation, and integration projects to ensure accuracy and timeliness in reporting.

Data & Analytics

• Collaborate with senior management to ensure data quality across multiple systems (SAP, SQL, ETL tools).
• Provide analytical insights to guide strategic initiatives, compliance improvements, and tax audit innovation.
• Draft and review technical reports, ensuring outputs align with funding, compliance, and audit objectives.

Project & Change Management

• Manage concurrent projects, ensuring delivery excellence, adherence to timelines, and compliance with change-management principles.
• Lead preparation of materials, presentations, and communication content for leadership and client meetings.

Training & Mentorship

• Facilitate training sessions for internal teams to enhance understanding of tax processes and compliance requirements.
• Mentor junior analysts and consultants to build organizational capacity in R&D and audit innovation.

Role Overview

Requirements
Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Analytics, or Information Technology.
• 7+ years of experience in IT consulting, business analysis, or data management within audit, tax, or compliance environments.
• Strong expertise in:
• Data tools: SQL, SAP, ETL, UATs
• Project tools: Jira, Visio
• Presentation tools: PowerPoint, Canva
• Data analysis & reporting: Excel
• Proven track record of managing complex projects and delivering strategic outcomes.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving
• Strong analytical and data management skills
• Project and change management expertise
• Ability to cultivate networks and foster collaboration
• High integrity and confidentiality in handling sensitive information

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Primary Purpose of the Job

• The Procurement Manager is responsible for leading the operational procurement function, ensuring compliance with policies, strong data governance, supplier administration, spend tracking and category oversight. The role includes supervising a team of Procurement Administrators, handling operational procurement processes, and implementing improvements where gaps or inefficiencies are identified.
• Although the role focuses on operational excellence, it also requires the ability to think critically, identify opportunities for improvement, redesign processes, and support the finance leadership team with higher level procurement insights. The role acts as the central coordinating point for procurement activities across the firm. Within the current scope of the business, the role will also require practical implementation of the procurement policy.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Operational Procurement Leadership

• Lead day to day procurement operations and ensure compliance with the Procurement Policy and Delegated Levels of Authority.
• Practical implementation of the newly approved procurement policy, including training the business on best practice and resolving system shortcomings.
• Oversee purchase order workflows, supplier onboarding, documentation accuracy, and procurement controls.
• Maintain all procurement ERP systems and ensure accurate records, vendor fields and data integrity.
• Maintain a clean, accurate and complete approved vendor list aligned to transformation requirements.
• Produce monthly spend reporting, payment behaviour tracking, and procurement related submissions to the Head of Finance

Process Improvement and Redesign

• Identify operational inefficiencies, process gaps or compliance risks.
• Propose and implement improvements to procurement workflows, templates, documentation processes and governance.
• Work with Finance, Risk and IT to refine procurement controls and streamline administrative activities.
• Champion continuous improvement culture across the procurement team.

Team Management and Oversight

• Supervise Procurement Administrators and ensure effective workload allocation, quality control and performance management.
• Provide coaching, guidance and basic training to support skills development and accurate execution.
• Step into hands‑on tasks where needed to support the team during peak workload or urgent requests.

Supplier and Category Oversight

• Oversee supplier onboarding, due diligence checks, annual reviews, and BBBEE documentation management.
• Maintain supplier categories and ensure governance across the supplier lifecycle. Ensure data accuracy for supplier categories and maintain supplier records to meet ISMS, Legal Risk and audit requirements.
• Support supplier performance meetings and ensure corrective actions are implemented and tracked.
• Facilitate supplier inactivation processes for dormant or non-compliant suppliers.
• Consolidate suppliers on national level to increase efficiency.
• Identify inefficient suppliers or categories to target for sourcing projects.

RFP and Sourcing Support

• Design, coordinate and oversee the administration of RFPs, RFQs, RFIs and ITTs processes including documentation distribution, evaluation collation and submission preparation.
• Support decision-making by preparing evaluation summaries and ensuring documentation quality. Compile evaluation pack for approval by the Head of Finance. Compile presentation for Board approval.
• Provide guidance on sourcing best practice and compliance and ensure all sourcing processes adhere to BDO thresholds, sourcing requirements and policy controls.
• Instil and enforce compliance with sourcing requirements in the Procurement policy within the firm.
• Develop sourcing strategies for major procurement categories.

Contract Governance and Compliance

• Compile and oversee the contract repository, ensuring completeness and accuracy, in cooperation with the Risk department.
• Track and manage contract renewals, expiries, MSAs, SLAs, and compliance with legal requirements.
• Support Risk and Legal on the use and rollout of electronic contract management tools such as Phinity.

Reporting and Strategic Support

• Consolidate monthly procurement reporting including spend analysis by category as well as savings for CFO and Head of Finance, ensuring accuracy and insights based on operational trends.
• Highlight risks, recurring issues or improvement opportunities.
• Provide strategic support, such as spend analysis and recommendations on sourcing projects to improve profitability and efficiency.

Insurance and Administrative Support

• Assist with the annual insurance renewal process, preparation of schedules, and coordination with Finance, IT and Risk.
• Oversee insurance records, processes and documentation, including claims and queries.
• Ensure audit readiness across all procurement records.
• Respond to or acknowledge queries from the business within a 24 hour period, ensuring resolution within a reasonable period based on priority.

BBBEE

• Maintain Level 1 BBBEE status by managing the preferential procurement score for the BDO Group scorecard and sourcing from vendors with preferred status as per BDO Policy.
• Responsible for extracting data and calculating the TMPS calculations and uploading it onto the BEE123 electronic system.
• Keep records of BBBEE certificates and manage the team in sourcing revised certificates for expired or invalid certificates.
• Manage the procurement section of the annual BBBEE verification process

Requirements
Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years procurement experience, with strong operational and administrative capability.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, or business administration.
• CIPS membership preferred.
• Experience in leading or supervising a small procurement team.
• Strong working understanding of ERP systems (e.g. Maconomy) and document governance.
• Exposure to process redesign, workflow improvements or system enhancements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, is essential.
• Knowledge of preparing and reviewing contracts and negotiation of favourable terms. Experience in using digital contract lifecycle management tools (e.g. Phinity) is preferred.
• Knowledge of BBBEE procurement requirements and compliance processes is preferred.

Competencies: Knowledge and Skills

Job Competencies

• Strong administration, documentation and compliance discipline
• Process improvement mindset
• Supervisory capability and team coaching and coordination
• Stakeholder communication and management skills
• Ability to think critically and provide higher level analysis
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently within policy frameworks
• Excellent time management and ability to prioritise multiple tasks.
• Ability to interpret and follow policy requirements.
• Ability to identify risk in processes and implement improvements.
• Negotiation skills to ensure favourable terms for the business.
• Problem solving orientation with proactive follow up

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Primary Purpose of the Job

• The Help Desk Analyst is the first point of contact for user who call the IT Help Desk. Providing the highest level of customer service, the Help Desk Analyst answers incoming calls, documents all incidents, and requests information in the service management system. The Help Desk Analyst uses a knowledge base tool along with their expertise to provide support in a timely manner.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Understanding of BDOs business pressures and the desire to ensure that tickets raised are effectively and efficiently managed and resolved to ensure staff are not impeded in their delivery of services to clients and BDO through.
• Managing and prioritising incoming requests to the Help Desk, via different channels, and ensure timely and effective resolution of end user issues.
• Effectively monitor the status of incidents reported, escalating, and updating the team as necessary to ensure interruptions to service are resolved in a timely and efficient manner to agreed SLA’s.
• Manage resolution of hardware and software related requests and incidents.
• Handle and communicate unexpected application and infrastructure outages using IT tools and effective communicating with end users.
• Interfaces with users of technology, employing a high degree of tact and diplomacy, and efficiency to promote a positive image of the department.
• Ensures that daily, weekly, and monthly statistics, status reports, and graphical reporting aids are completed and continually modified to meet the needs of the ICT department.
• Track and analyse trends in Help Desk requests to anticipate potential problems and provide and document proactive resolutions to management.
• Identify, recommend, and participate in the development of end user training programs to increase computer literacy and self-sufficiency.
• Leverage Help Hesk best practices and process frameworks, such as ITIL, to drive continual process improvement.
• Promote automation, self-service tools, and the knowledge base as mechanisms to improve end-user satisfaction and reduce costs.
• Resolve all first line support tickets and escalate to second line and third line support.

Requirements
Qualifications

• Higher Certificate in Information Technology
• Matric
• ITIL Certification(s) is beneficial.

Experience

• At least 1-year relevant experience IT Support.

Job Skills and Competencies

• Required experience in IT Support management.
• Ability to contribute to a high- performing, motivated workgroup by applying interpersonal and collaboration skills to achieve project goals and realise value.
• Experience in working with large teams.
• Desire to work in an information system environment.
• Knowledge of Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) system preferably Service Now
• Good problem-solving skills
• Knowledge in using TeamViewer.
• Active Directory administration

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Purpose of the role:

• As a Finance Transformation Consultant Senior Manager: Finance Transformation within our Finance Transformation division, you will report to the Lead of Finance Transformation Services (FTS).
• Your focus will be on the management and delivery of client engagements, as well as sales and practice development. You will focus on working with our leading clients and their executive teams to design and define innovative business solutions to respond to transition from the current to the future business state. You will collaborate with partners across the firm and across geographies to ensure a holistic and cross-functional, transformative approach.

Main duties & responsibilities:

• Contributing to the growth in partnerships with key technology partners.
• Ability to use Power BI, a visualization tool to build dashboards

Additional Duties:

Project Delivery and Management

• Lead project planning sessions to set project goals and objectives, determine timelines, define tasks, and outline resources necessary to successfully complete the project
• Monitor the progress of projects, including addressing issues that may arise and ensuring project deliverables are completed on time
• Use an appropriate tracking tool to coordinate different elements of the project
• Organise regular status and review meetings as necessary, including generating and distributing meeting minutes
• Gather resources, identify potential constraints based on activities and timeframes, and define solutions to manage any constraints
• Design a risk management plan to minimize foreseeable disruptions to the project
• Oversee all incoming and outgoing project documentation, including managing contracts
• Manage a portfolio and resources to ensure stakeholder engagement through project plans, schedules, project tracking, budget and resource allocation, Gantt charts, and workload analysis
• Report regularly to management and relevant stakeholders on the progress of the project, challenges, resolutions, and alterations
• Conduct project reviews, including creating detailed reports for Advisory Leadership and the FTS Lead, and identifying areas for future improvement

Quality Management

• Ensure that projects are delivered within the agreed timelines and in accordance with agreed quality standards
• Consider and recommend enhancements for project performance and processes and initiate remedial action where defects are evident
• Business Case Development
• Provide input into the product vision and roadmap for FTS by aligning to FTS’s overall strategy, commercial business unit requirements and key opportunities.
• Direct Accountability for Lead Generation.

Product Development Oversight

• Participate in the conceptual solution design process to make recommendations to enhance solutions that solve complex business problems.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as a liaison between key stakeholders such internally and externally to ensure that business development and project management requirements are being met 

Budget Management

• Manage own client account/s within approved budget and profitability targets
• Guide and assist other staff on how to manage their client accounts with regards to approved budget

Business Case Development

• Provide input into the product vision and roadmap for FTS by aligning to FTS’s overall strategy, commercial business unit requirements and key opportunities

Requirements:

• Education: A bachelor’s degree in a finance. A Master’s degree or accounting qualifications are not a hard requirement but will be looked upon favourably, namely:
• BCom Accounting Sciences degree, or
• BCom Hons CTA, or
• Qualified CA(SA)
• Financial acumen: Ability to review financial datasets and glean actionable insight and patterns.
• Accounting: History of understanding and applying knowledge of
• Company financial statements and accounting principles into commercial functions.
• Forecasting, planning, and budgeting: Comfortable with the forecasting process and demonstrable ability to comprehend the inter-relationships between income statements and balance sheet items.
• Communication skills: A proven track record of translating financial performance and goals into written strategies and gameplans for targeting new businesses.
• Judgment: Sufficient statistical nous to test null hypotheses, derive trends, and discard causational relationships.
• Gravitas: Owning decisions and having the confidence to decisively convey opinion to senior stakeholders.
• Ability to work on multiple projects to tight timescales.
• Communication skills: A proven track record of translating financial performance and goals into written strategies and gameplans for targeting new businesses.
• Judgment: Sufficient statistical nous to test null hypotheses, derive trends, and discard causational relationships.
• Gravitas: Owning decisions and having the confidence to decisively convey opinion to senior stakeholders.
• Ability to work on multiple projects to tight timescales.

Work Experience:

• Proven expertise in implementing EPM projects.
• 1-2 years management experience

Additional Work Experience Required:

• Experience in a managerial capacity, either within the Finance organisation or as part of a Consultancy
• Exceptional communication skills (both written and verbal) with a focus on the ability to influence and drive change through complex organisations
• Strong troubleshooting/problem-solving skills
• Strong meeting facilitation/presentation skills
• Strong client relationship skills and team development skills
• A track record in implementing project plans, either as a consultant or within a finance function.
• Solid understanding of financial principles
• Experience in business development would be advantageous

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Purpose of this role:

• To provide expert advocacy and assistance to client Boards, ensuring their Compliance and Governance and ensuring that client companies and Boards are compliant in terms of the relevant laws and regulations, supporting the promotion of business in order to achieve annual targets to support the organisation’s strategic objectives

Main Duties and Responsibilities
Functional Management:

• Ensure compliance for clients of the provisions of Companies Act and rules made thereunder and other statutes and bylaws of the company
• Provide expert advocacy to clients on King IV best corporate governance practice
• Monitor changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment and take appropriate action for clients
• Sort and file various documents and/or returns as required for clients under the provisions of the Companies Law
• Coordinate and facilitate accurate and timeous administration of client company records and registers including the lodgement of all documents with the CIPC and the maintenance and updating of the company’s registers
• Maintain books and registers of client companies as required under the provisions of the Companies Act
• Ensure that legal requirements of the allotment, issuance and transfer of share certificates have been complied with for clients
• Maintain relevant statutory books as and when required for clients
• Consult and liaise with external regulators and advisers, such as CIPC, Auditors and the Master of the High Court for clients
• Coordinate and deal with all correspondence between client companies and their Board, Shareholders and other 3rd parties
• Prepare board resolutions, taking minutes, lodging required forms and annual returns with CIPC for clients
• Prepare and organise agendas and papers for client company Board meetings, committees and annual general meetings (AGM’s)
• Ensure the distribution of client annual meeting work plans and meeting packs
• Advise and attend client meetings to ensure that the legal requirements are fulfilled and provide such information as required
• Prepare and follow-up on matters arising from the client meetings attended
• Prepare Board Evaluation Questionnaires tailored for specific clients
• Draft client Board Evaluation Reports for circulation
• Analyse and prepare client Focus Area Reports based on the Board Evaluation Outcome
• Review and draft Committee Charters as required for clients
• Prepare proposals to new prospective clients
• Prepare and follow up on engagements letters
• Analyse and respond timeously to emails from clients and relevant stakeholders
• Prepare Billing Sheet Schedule and Invoices as required
• Provide support and advocacy to Consultant: Board Support to ensure knowledge transfer
• Prepare and respond to Know Your Client Questionnaires
• Prepare and respond to Know Your Client Questionnaires

Risk and Compliance Management:

• Adhere to all relevant laws, policies and Standard Operating Procedures throughout the organisation
• Assist in identifying and adhering to fraud controls, risk prevention principles, sound governance and compliance processes, and tools to identify and manage risks
• Support and provide evidence to all internal and external audit requirements
• Maintain and enforce all related Service Level Agreements to minimise business risk and ensure business continuity
• Stakeholder Management
• Identify and mitigate internal systems and procedural barriers to enhance excellent customer service
• Build and maintain effective internal and external stakeholder relationships for the purpose of expectations management, knowledge sharing and integration, and to manage Statucor’s reputation
• Represent and participate in the organisation’s committees and tasks teams when required
• Implement timeous communication on progress and challenges in achieving the tactical work plans to impacted stakeholders
• Drive and manage the stakeholder communications with the selected stakeholders

Requirements
Qualifications/Recognition of Prior Learning equivalent

• 10 year's experience
• Registered with Chartered Governance Institute of South Africa would be advantageous

Work Experience

• Preference will be given to applicants with consulting Experience at board level 
• 2-5 Years as an assistant company secretary or company secretary
• Experience with Trust Property Control Act advantageous

Knowledge

• Relevant legislation and regulatory frameworks
• JSE Listing Requirements advantageous
• Board Governance and Compliance knowledge
• Company Secretarial protocols
• Business Acumen

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Purpose of the role: 

• A Data Capturer is responsible for accurately inputting, managing, and verifying high-volume information into databases, spreadsheets, or systems from various sources, such as invoices, surveys, or records.

Responsibilities:

• Data Entry: Input and update information from physical and digital documents into systems (e.g., databases, Excel).
• Verification & Accuracy: Review data for accuracy, completeness, and consistency to identify and fix errors.
• Reporting: Generate and submit daily, weekly, or monthly data reports.
• Data Maintenance: File, manage, and back up data to ensure security and accessibility.
• System Administration: Maintain records of data entry activities and ensure data confidentiality. 

Requirements: 

• Education: A Grade 12 Matric Certificate is standard, with a focus on Mathematics or English.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel) and data entry software.
• Competencies: High attention to detail, strong typing speed (often 35+ words per minute), and strong organizational skills.
• Experience: Previous experience (1–2 years).

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Purpose of the role:

• Main tasks will include performing detailed requirements analysis, documenting processes, process mining, data analysis and visualisation. To succeed in this role, you should have a natural analytical way of thinking and be able to explain difficult concepts to non-technical users.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Business Processes and Data Analysis 

• Evaluating business processes, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions.
• Performing requirements analysis by gathering and interpreting requirements from key stakeholders in line with frameworks
• Extraction and analysis of Financial Data including identifying incorrect or incomplete data to assess performance of processes relative to optimal process
• Extract data from various sources and analyse it. (Experience using process mining tools advantageous.)

Business Requirements Documents

• Independently write requirements in the form of agile stories that:Directly support primary objectives of the project
• Are appropriate in size for development 
• Include clear and specific acceptance criteria
• Consider dependencies impact on other projects and initiatives.

Business Process Optimisation

• Participate in the solution design process to make recommendations to create and enhance processes with solutions that are innovative and sustainable (related to people, process and technology.) 
• Work closely with business partners to ensure development activities are in alignment with business objectives.
• Proactively recommend business process and performance improvements based on new features/functions delivered in cloud-based versions of standard systems
• Implementing transition to optimised business processes

Project Management, Client Engagement and Reporting

• Work with Project Team to manage projects, develop project plans, and monitor performance. This includes:
• Managing competing resources and priorities
• Support the change management team in implementing plans
• Prioritizing own tasks based on business needs and requirements.
• Monitoring deliverables and ensuring timely completion of project tasks
• Compile detailed report of project progress and outcomes. Visualise data using graphs, charts and other visual elements in the reports using tools such as Power BI.
• Conducting stakeholder engagements and workshop facilitation to derive contributions to key outputs and approval for deliverables

Requirements:

Qualifications/Recognition of Prior Learning equivalent

• Degree in Statistics, Computer Science, IT or Commerce or Diploma and 6 years relevant experience

Work Experience

• 2/3 Years’ Financial Analyst and/or Business Analyst experience

Knowledge

• Demonstrated Proficiency in Understanding and implementing business workflows and processes
• Ability to align business requirements with strategic objectives of the client
• Ability to interpret data, visualise it and document facts

Technical Competencies

• Proficiency in systems analysis, process mapping, requirements elicitation, and data analysis and visualisation
• Excellent analytical and Problem-Solving Skills

Behavioural Competencies

• Internally motivated, ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Proactive, self-starter with initiative to find ways to improve solutions, systems and processes
• Proven communication skills with both internal team members and external business stakeholders, ability to influence and build relationships at all levels
   

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• The ACCA Assistant Manager forms part of the team overseeing the ACCA trainees, working on audit engagements for BDO UK. They are responsible for ensuring that audit working papers completed by the ACCA trainees are reviewed and at the required quality standard prior to the work being reviewed by the BDO UK audit team. The Assistant Manager is also involved with the day-to-day operations of the division, including the completion of skills reviews on LTS and monitoring of feedback. They report to the Manager of the division for daily work contact.

Requirements
Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide regular updates to the division management team
• Build and manage relationships with UK Managers
• Oversee and review work performed by ACCA trainees ensuring compliance with standards, audit quality and firm methodology
• Provide on the job training and coaching to trainees
• Provide guidance on technical audit and accounting matters
• Formulate training interventions and sessions to improve audit quality and trainee development
• Monitor trainees’ progress and development needs 
• Assist with time management and productivity of trainees 
• Provide trainees with constructive feedback on a timely basis 
• Track trainees’ feedback
• Track trainee compliance with training requirements
• Member of firm’s Learning & Development faculty – to provide training to trainees and experienced hires
• Ensure the review notes given to trainees are clear and provide sufficient detail to ensure proper understanding of errors and issues noted 
• Manage review timelines to ensure UK deadlines and timing requirements are met 
• Responsible for the daily training and development of the trainees through knowledge and skills sharing 
• Regular one-on-one meetings with allocated trainees
• Supporting trainees in their career growth
• Applying firm policies consistently and fairly
• Ensuring trainees understand firm culture and expectations
• Preparing for internal and external meetings including preparing meeting material
• Involvement with recruitment (Talent) including campus visits and assessment centres

 Qualifications and minimum requirements

• Newly qualified CA(SA) registered or eligible to register with SAICA
• Full experience with accounting and auditing standards

Competencies

• Ability to handle and manage stress
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work well under pressure
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to operate as part of a team 
• Sound supervisory experience 
• Ability to carry out complex written and oral instructions 
• Ability to plan and organize the work of others 
• Strong project management skills
• Quality and detail-oriented
• Excellent interpersonal skills for internal and external stakeholder relationship management
• Flexible in terms of working hours, when required