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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.
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Introduction
At BDO, we believe in investing in our people to help them grow, both professionally and personally. The foundation of our business is strong relationship, with colleagues, clients and other stakeholders and we work hard every day to make this a reality. Our commitment is to create unlimited growth by giving our people continuous opportunities and our client's unparalleled support.
BDO’s global organisation extends across 167 countries and territories, with 91,054 people working out of 1,658 offices – and we’re all working towards one goal: to provide our clients with exceptional service. Our firms across the organisation cooperate closely and comply with consistent operating principles and quality standards.
Specification
- The Durban office of BDO Advisory Services has a vacancy for an Intermediate Bookkeeper 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
- Accounting Officer Engagements in terms of Close Corporations Act
- Ensuring that proper planning is performed before execution
- Ensuring BDO Standard Operating Procedures are always followed
- 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:
- Studying towards or completed a related commerce qualification
- 3-5 years’ experience in an accounting/similar organisation
- Detailed knowledge of Caseware Working papers
- 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)
The appointment will be made in terms of the firm’s Employment Equity Policy.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Job Closing Date
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Introduction
- BDO’s global organisation extends across 167 countries and territories, with 88,120 people working out of 1,617 offices – and we’re all working towards one goal: to provide our clients with exceptional service. Our firms across the organisation cooperate closely and comply with consistent operating principles and quality standards.
Specification
- BDO have a vacancy for a full time National Risk Officer, who will be reporting into the Head of Risk.
Job Description:
- Draft and negotiate contracts.
- Review existing contracts.
- Contract management.
- Ad hoc support.
Ensure compliance with various laws:
- Review various company practices and processes to ensure that the company's compliance, particularly pertaining to the company's specific business.
- Make recommendations on improving efficiencies.
- Work with various different committees to improve company structure, governance and compliance
Professional service delivery:
- Negotiate, draft, review and vet contracts to meet the company’s requirements and ensure that these are aligned with corporate governance precepts - disclosure, transparency, risk management, regulatory requirements etc.
- Provide strategic legal advice, negotiate legal agreements, and draft the relevant legal documents.
- Identify the impact of changes in legislation, regulations and codes of practice on internal legal processes and policies.
- Proactively review applicable legislation and case law and remain up to date with legal trends.
- Analyse company policies and, where applicable, provide solutions that will ensure compliance with legislation and business. imperatives.
Stakeholder relationship management:
- Interact with Group business units, other Group functions and external stakeholders on legal matters and disputes.
- Interact with the company's customers and suppliers and their Legal Advisors and Attorney.
Competencies:
- Well versed in Commercial Law
- Review and create contracts, agreements and other legal documents.
- Negotiate in-house and outside contracts.
- Analyse policies and practices for adherence to laws and regulations.
- Organization, project management skills and attention to detail
- High level of commitment to quality work product and organizational ethics, integrity, and compliance
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team environment
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate, both written and verbally
- Demonstrated decision making and problem-solving skills
- Detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines with minimal supervision
Requirements
- Qualifications and Requirements:
LLB Degree.
- Admitted Attorney.
- 3 to 5 years post qualification work experience as a Legal Advisor and Legal Risk Management.
- MS Office Suite at Advanced Level.
- Previous experience in audit, advisory and tax firm is beneficial.
The appointment will be made in terms of the firm’s Employment Equity Policy.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Job Closing Date
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Introduction
- At BDO, we believe in investing in our people to help them grow, both professionally and personally. The foundation of our business is strong relationship, with colleagues, clients and other stakeholders and we work hard every day to make this a reality. Our commitment is to create unlimited growth by giving our people continuous opportunities and our client's unparalleled support.
- BDO’s global organisation extends across 167 countries and territories, with 91,054 people working out of 1,658 offices – and we’re all working towards one goal: to provide our clients with exceptional service. Our firms across the organisation cooperate closely and comply with consistent operating principles and quality standards.
Specification
- BDO Cape Town has a vacancy for a Business Development Professional within the Business Services & Advisory business unit. The successful candidate will be reporting to the partner/s in BS&A in the Western Cape.
Competencies :
- Promoting BDO in particular Business Services & Advisory (BS&A)
- Chasing new opportunities within BDO – inter service line, existing BD teams, partners within the firm.
- Finding and managing new leads. Following through to proposals and winning proposals.
- Follow up and analysis of the reasons for losing proposals.
- Follow up with all ex leads for potential new work.
- Maintaining a marketing list for BSA.
- Ensuring that all contacts on marketing list assent to receiving BDO marketing material.
- Assisting with topics for articles for publishing to the BSA client community.
- Advising on any value adding marking/BD activities to attract and recruit new BSA clients.
- Be fully informed of the services provided by BDO.
- Network and maintain regular contact with referral points, such as legal firms, Chamber of commerce, Business interest groups,etc.
- Managing all RFQs
Attributes & Skills:
- Personality – outgoing, professional demeanor
- Have sales/new business development experience in a professional services environment.
- Have a working knowledge of accountancy
- Knowledge of the software applications available to the accounting profession would be an advantage.
- Must be able to network with business and industry type interest groups.
- Must be proficient with marketing and networking on social media platforms such as LinkedIn.
- Must be proficient in delivering presentations.
- Should have good negotiating skills.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Degree in Finance, Marketing and Business Management – advantageous
- 5 to 10 years working experience in a similar environment
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills
- Innate drive to succeed and take initiative
- Excellent organizational skills to meet goals and set priorities
The appointment will be made in terms of the firm’s Employment Equity Policy.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Job Closing Date
go to method of application »
Introduction
- At BDO, we believe in investing in our people to help them grow, both professionally and personally. The foundation of our business is strong relationship, with colleagues, clients and other stakeholders and we work hard every day to make this a reality. Our commitment is to create unlimited growth by giving our people continuous opportunities and our client's unparalleled support.
- BDO’s global organisation extends across 167 countries and territories, with 88,120 people working out of 1,617 offices – and we’re all working towards one goal: to provide our clients with exceptional service. Our firms across the organisation cooperate closely and comply with consistent operating principles and quality standards.
Specification
- The 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 Audit Manager will be responsible to the UK engagement manager for the day to day work contact, conduct of the audit work and, in particular, for ensuring that the fieldwork is executed within the required time frame communicated by the UK, further supports the Engagement Partner with clients' commercial management and business development initiatives.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
Business Development:
- Assist in generating new client leads by using different tools and platforms e.g. networking, client base analysis; diversifying from a current project
- Assist with new client research, presentation and pitch preparation
- Participate in special assignment as and when required
Finance - WIP
- Managing WIP and write offs
- Timeous and accurate billing of clients, using fee arrangement letters in liaison with the partner
- Timeous follow up on fee queries
- Assistance with Debtors when requested
- Negotiating budgets/fees and overuns for clients once fee base has been agreed with the partner
Operations and Processes:
Planning
- Timeously host the pre-audit meeting and ensure that the planning meeting is set up
- Ensure that the audit planning is signed off before commencement of the audit
- Prepare detailed time budgets, allocating the audit work to specific audit team members
- Communication of deadlines and budget to staff
- Assign staff to the audit engagement, determine the number of staff and the level of experience required, thereby ensuring that the project is adequately staffed
- Liaison with client and preparation of the schedule of audit requirements
Execution
- Oversee and ensure that all the project activities comply with the firm's policies and procedures
- Perform a review on all sections in the file
- On larger assignments perform full entity general review of lower risk subsidiaries
- Perform function of principal client contact and take full responsibility for the client relationship management and ensure that all queries are solved timeously
- 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 project timelines and ensure that allocated resources are efficiently used (review timesheets to ascertain this and to also detect problem areas for individuals
- Manage the client and ensure that the project is delivered within the scope agreed on
- Review the work-in-progress and discuss with Partner for action. Prepare the audit efficiency checklist
- Ultimate responsibility for bringing audit to completion, sign-off and archiving in conjunction with the Engagement Partner
- Review the draft financial statements and ensure that they are IFRS complaint
- Ensure that an appropriate audit report is drafted
- Ensure that matters for Partners attention and Overs/Unders schedules have been prepared and discussed with the Partner and that the Partner has signed off the schedule
- Ensure that the documents pertaining to audit finalisation / completion has been completed and reviewed (Overs/Unders, Management letter, Representation letter)
- Ensure that the post balance sheet events review work and the going concern review is completed up to the date of the signing of the audit report
- Prepare audit committee documents, attend and present at audit committees (with audit partner discussion)
- Attend and facilitate wrap-up meetings
- Negotiate overruns and budgets
- Provide low level tech support too team and department as a whole
- Provide adequate on the job training, counselling and evaluation
The appointment will be made in terms of the Firm's Employment Equity Policy.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Requirements
REQUIREMENTS:
CA(SA)
COMPETENCIES:
- Communication (Verbal and Written / Negotiation)
- Personal Development (Emotional Intelligence / Continuous Development)
- Relationship Management (Building successful teams)
- Growing the Business (Entrepreneurial spirit / Looking for Business)
- Client Focus (Planning, organising and control)
The appointment will be made in terms of the Firm's Employment Equity Policy.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Job Closing Date
go to method of application »
Introduction
- BDO’s global organisation extends across 167 countries and territories, with 88,120 people working out of 1,617 offices – and we’re all working towards one goal: to provide our clients with exceptional service. Our firms across the organisation cooperate closely and comply with consistent operating principles and quality standards.
- At BDO, we believe in investing in our people to help them grow, both professionally and personally. The foundation of our business is strong relationship, with colleagues, clients and other stakeholders and we work hard every day to make this a reality. Our commitment is to create unlimited growth by giving our people continuous opportunities.
- An opportunity exists in the firm for a dynamic individual to lead the P&C team Nationally. The P&C National Head will be accountable for the development of an employee-oriented company culture that emphasizes quality, continuous improvement, key employee retention and development, and high performance. She/he will also be responsible for the recruitment and ongoing development of a superior workforce.
Specification
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Development and Management of the People and Culture Function
- Leads the development and execution of the P&C strategic plan and initiatives to support the firm and business unit strategies.
- Develops and monitors an annual budget that includes P&C services, employee recognition, and benefits administration.
- Oversees and manages the work of reporting P&C staff. Encourages the ongoing development of the P&C staff.
- Establishes and maintains appropriate P&C policies, processes and systems for measuring necessary aspects of P&C throughout the firm.
- Identifies opportunities for improvement and resolves problems.
- Works with executive leadership to develop effective internal communications (between and among management and employees).
- Provides HR advice and counsel to Partners and Directors on HR issues and Implementation Strategies.
- Ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements
- Manages the preparation and maintenance of such reports as are necessary to carry out the functions of the department. Prepares periodic
- reports for management, as necessary or requested, to track strategic goal accomplishment.
Recruitment
- Oversees the standard recruiting and hiring practices and procedures necessary to recruit and hire a superior workforce.
- Interviews management and executive position candidates
Employee Relations
- Determines and recommends employee relations practices necessary to establish a positive employer-employee relationship and promote a
- high level of employee morale and motivation. Conducts periodic surveys to measure employee satisfaction and employee engagement.
Compensation and Benefits
- Establishes the firm salary structure, pay policies, and oversees the variable pay systems within the firm including bonuses and raises.
- Leads competitive market research to establish pay practices and pay bands that help to recruit and retain superior staff.
- Monitors all pay practices and systems for effectiveness and cost containment.
- Leads participation in at least one salary survey per year. Monitors best practices in compensation and benefits through research and up-to-
- date information on available products.
- Recommends changes in benefits offered, especially new benefits aimed at employee satisfaction and retention.
Organization Development
- Designs, directs, and manages a company-wide process of organization development that addresses issues such as succession planning,
- superior workforce development, key employee retention, organization design, and change management.
- Manages a process of organizational planning that evaluates company structure, job design, and personnel forecasting throughout the
- company. Evaluates plans and changes to plans. Makes recommendations to executive management.
- Identifies and monitors the organization's culture so that it supports the attainment of the company's goals and promotes employee satisfaction.
- Keeps the executive team informed of significant problems that jeopardize the achievement of company goals, and those that are not being
- addressed adequately at the line management level.
Training and Development
- Leads the implementation of the performance management process that includes performance development plans (PDPs) and employee development programs.
- Assists with the development of and monitors the spending of the firm-wide training budget. Maintains employee training records.
Employee Wellness
- Oversees employee safety, welfare, wellness, and health.
Requirements
Qualifications
- B degree in Human Resources Management, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration or relevant field
- Masters Degree in Business or Human Resources Management or a related field preferred.
Requirements
- 7-10 years of progressively more responsible positions in human resources, preferably in a similar industry in two different firms.
- Experience supervising and managing a professional staff.
- Demonstrated familiarity and skill with the tools of the trade within human resources including HRIS, the Microsoft Office suite of products,
- file management, and benefits administration.
- Experience in organization development and change management.
- Experience in and the ability to lead in an environment of constant change.
Job Competencies
- Excellent communication skills (Verbal and written).
- Excellent internal and external stakeholder relationship management.
- Entrepreneurial flair (Business Acumen and Cost Saving Strategies)
- Negotiation and Conflict Management skills.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and work well under pressure.
- Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
- Team player
BDO Core Competencies
- Relationships and Collaboration
- Exceptional Client Service
- Business Growth
- Engaging people
- Inclusive Agile Leadership
- Quality, Risk management and Operational transformation
The appointment will be made in terms of the firm’s Employment Equity Policy.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Job Closing Date
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