Job Vacancies at BDO South Africa

Description
Para Planner, Financial Planning 

• BDO Wealth Advisers (www.bdowealth.co.za) has an opportunity for a Para Planner to join the BDO Financial Planning team, in our Johannesburg office. This appointment is for a full time, permanent position.  

What this position offers: 

• The opportunity to work with senior Financial Planners throughout the 6-step Financial Planning Process, client interactions & meetings. 
• The opportunity to become part of an existing Financial Planning team and align with the firm’s policies, processes and compliance ethos. 
• Exposure to client-related events and training programs.
• Additional project work and associated functions to further expand your knowledge & skills within the profession and corporate world. 

Requirements
Minimum Requirements to apply:

• Certified Financial Planner® professional 
• At least 3 years’ work experience within a Financial Planning practice. 
• Experience in working with Elite Wealth’s financial planning software would be an advantage.
• Excellent MS Office 365 skills.

Required Skills & Measurement of Performance:

• A successful candidate will possess an ambition to contribute to and support our Financial Planning team and will understand what it takes to carve a career within this demanding profession.
• Good knowledge of the Financial Planning Industry, financial products and financial planning concepts, as well as investments, tax and general financial analysis. 
• Bi-annual management appraisal related to performance; progress & knowledge gained.
• Ability to manage the workload and requirements as laid down or requested via the allocated Financial Planners. 
• A work ethic that ensures accuracy of work produced and adherence to stipulated turnaround times and attention to detail. 

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Description

• BDO Business Services Outsourcing Services has vacancies for an Intermediate 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
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