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  • Posted: Jan 29, 2025
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    BDO helps a diverse range of clients with different needs. This is especially true of our Advisory Practice, which provides transaction, risk, wealth advisory, company secretarial, and HR services to clients navigating a range of challenges, changes, and opportunities. Our professionals are from a variety of multidisciplinary backgrounds, allowing us to del...
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    IS Audit Trainee (JHB Illovo)

    JOB DESCRIPTION:

    • BDO South Africa is seeking an IS Audit Trainee to join BDO South Africa. This role is an exciting opportunity, requiring a proactive approach to identifying and testing key information technology controls related to financial reporting. The goal is to develop innovative audit solutions tailored to the specific information technology risks faced by businesses.

    RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Conduct general information technology controls testing.
    • Perform application controls testing.
    • Analyse information systems data to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of transaction processing.
    • Develop a thorough understanding of clients' businesses, identifying risks and controls.
    • Provide technical support to financial teams’ auditors when computer-assisted audit techniques (CAATS) are required.
    • Familiarity with or willingness to learn data analysis using tools like IDEA.
    • Learn about information technology risk management, information technology governance concepts, and best practice frameworks.
    • Prepare audit plans and gather evidence through interviews and validation.
    • Engage with clients during audits.
    • Document work and findings in accordance with the BDO audit and risk management process.
    • Keep the management team and clients informed of potential audit delays and escalate issues as needed.
    • Validate all information technology audit findings before drafting the information technology audit report.
    • Participate in meetings with clients and the audit team.
    • Provide feedback to the information technology management team when required.
    • Adhere to the firm’s Employment Equity Policy.

    Requirements

    QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

    • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, informatics, internal auditing, or equivalent.
    • Honours in the above fields is advantageous.
    • Knowledge of COBIT, ITIL, ISO27001-2, and other models is a plus.
    • Desire to pursue or currently studying for a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) qualification.

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    Junior Manager - Financial Services Advisory (Gauteng)

    Description

    • BDO South Africa has vacancy for an Advisory Junior Manager in our FS Advisory team.
    • The Junior Manager will be responsible for project management, valuation of financial instruments, and specialist advisory projects within FS. It will be the job of the Advisory Junior Manager to provide support to the advisory team. The Advisory Junior 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:

    • 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.
    • 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;
    • 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.
    • 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
    • Audit(external/internal) experience

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    Financial Planner (Gauteng)

    Description
    What this position offers:

    • The chance to join an established national Financial Planning team and align with the firm’s policies, processes, and compliance standards as an FPI Approved Financial Planning Practice.
    • BDO Wealth has categorized our client services into two areas: Financial Advice and Financial Planning. This role will focus on providing ongoing support and advice to an established client base within the Advice segment, specifically catering to BDO Wealth's single-need or simplified advice clients.
    • Providing advice on investments, retirement planning, long-term insurance, and tax strategies, and reviewing and adjusting plans as needed.
    • Opportunities to participate in client-focused events and training programs, along with networking prospects to expand the existing client base through referrals and the acquisition of new clients.
    • An opportunity to learn from more senior financial planners through weekly team meetings and discussions, fostering professional growth and development.
    • This position services an established client base and offers a competitive base salary, with no commission structure. In addition, there is the potential to earn an annual performance-based bonus, recognizing your contributions and achievements over the course of the year.

    Minimum Requirements to apply:

    • A relevant tertiary qualification in Financial Planning, completion of RE5 exams, and appropriate Class of Business accreditation for Investments, Pension Fund Benefits and Long-Term Insurance.
    • Certified Financial Planner Professional, or currently working towards this designation is preferred.
    • A minimum of 1-3 years of experience as a Representative on the licence of a Financial Planning practice, specifically the following licence categories:
    • Long-Term Insurance A, B1, B1-A, B2, B2-A & C, Retail Pension Benefits, Pension Fund Benefits, Participatory Interest in Collective Investment Schemes. (1.1; 1.3; 1.4; 1.5; 1.7; 1.14, 1.20, 1.21, 1.22)
    • Proficiency in using Elite Wealth or similar financial planning software is essential.
    • Strong skills in MS Office 365.

    Requirements
    Required Skills & Measurement of Performance:

    • The ideal candidate will be driven to contribute to and support our existing Advice clients, with a clear understanding of what it takes to build a successful career in this challenging profession.
    • Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills, along with expertise in financial products, regulations, and client relationship management.
    • Experience with financial software and a client-centric approach are also important.
    • Bi-annual management appraisal related to performance, progress & knowledge gained.
    • Strong ability to manage workload and a diligent work ethic, ensuring high accuracy in tasks and adherence to specified turnaround times, with a keen attention to detail. General
    • If you meet the above requirements and are eager to contribute to a dynamic team while advancing your career in financial planning, we encourage you to apply. BDO Wealth offers a supportive environment where you can continue to grow professionally and make a meaningful impact on our clients’ financial well-being.

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    Manager: Internal Monitoring (JHB Illovo)

    Description

    • BDO has a vacancy for a Manager in our Monitoring and Remediation Division.
    • The primary purpose of the role is the operation of monitoring and remediation activities in the firm’s system of quality management (SoQM) by performing reviews to conclude on the operating effectiveness of the firm’s SoQM. This role will be reporting tthe Associate Director and all other relevant Directors in Monitoring and Remediation division.

    Principle Outcomes

    • Assisting with the monitoring and remediation activities in the firm’s system of quality management, which includes:
    • Planning (SoQM plan, design of test procedures, and evidence gathering)
    • Execution and
    • Reporting.
    • Performing monitoring and remediation reviews on the following components of SoQM:
    • The firm’s risk assessment process
    • Governance and leadership
    • Relevant ethical requirements
    • Engagement performance
    • Information and communication; and
    • Acceptance and continuance of client relationships and specific engagements
    • Resources
    • The monitoring and remediation process.
    • Performing Theme-based inspections as prescribed by the firm.
    • Attending relevant BDGlobal calls relating tSoQM.
    • Information and Communication:
    • Keeping the Monitoring and Remediation SharePoint site up tdate.
    • Contributing tthe Quality newsletter

    Professional administration:

    • Ongoing SoQM evidence gathering.
    • Maintenance of the library of findings for EIP and theme-based inspections.
    • Monitoring SoQM plan, dashboards and time tracker.
    • Monitoring of SoQM recommendations, issues, findings, and deficiencies.

    Requirements

    • Degree + Post Articles (5 years minimum)
    • Experienced in external audit, mixed between external audit and quality management functions
    • Nrequirement for CA (SA)
    • Career manager
    • Understanding of compliance with the CPC, legal and regulatory framework, professional standards, and evidence gathering/compilation
    • Managing information on the time tracker, the library of findings and other professional administration
    • Knowledge of ISQC 1/ISQM 1 (although extensive training with be provided)
    • Full time employment
    • Based in Johannesburg

    Summary of duties:

    • SoQM Monitoring
    • SoQM Professional Administration
    • EIP Professional Administration
    • Statistical analysis of data
    • Maintenance of bundles of evidence

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