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Description

BDO is looking for a junior accountant to work in the Business Services and Advisory Department. 

 Job specifications: 

• Responsibility for portfolio of clients (individuals, trust companies and cc's) 
• 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 SOP's are followed at all times   
• 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 individual companies, cc and trusts from source documents  
• Balance sheet reconciliations  
• Preparation of audit files and finalization of accounts  
• Preparation of monthly management accounts

Requirements:

• BCom Financial Accounting
• Working knowledge of most commonly used accounting packages (for reporting purposes and ad-hoc processing) 
• Detailed knowledge of Caseware working papers   

Competencies:

• Good communication skills, internal and external, both written and verbal 

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Description

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

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)

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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:

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
• 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 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
• 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

• B.Com 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)
• Detailed knowledge of Caseware Working papers