Job Vacancies at BDO South Africa

Description

BDO Cape Town has a vacancy for a Mergers and Acquisition Consultant within the Corporate Tax Consulting business unit in the Tax Department. The incumbent will be reporting to Corporate Tax Consulting Leadership. You will inter alia be responsible for:

• Assisting BDO to achieve its financial targets driving the BDO brand, business development, technical tax competence and client service in line with BDO values
• Assisting in development of client presentation / discussion documentation
• Interpreting and applying theoretical knowledge to a practical business solution by utilising a sound knowledge of income tax and corporate law
• Actively builds business relationships that generate leads
• Working on a range of buy-side / sell-side transactions
• Transaction structuring
• Drafting technically correct opinions and reports for review and reviewing tax opinions and advise to be provided to clients and the audit department
• Gathering information from different sources by using effective research tools
• Evaluating shareholding structures and related company documentation to understand implications for envisaged transactions
• Assisting with research and preparation of proposals and fee quotes
• Identifying income tax issues arising at clients and use various tools and techniques to provide advice and recommendations on how to solve them
• Adapting to a changing work environment and accommodate changing client demands
• Liaising with audit partners and audit staff with regards to tax issues
• Visiting clients to remediate tax issues and assist clients with SARS audit and queries
• Managing and maintaining client relationships
• Preparing and managing budgets, debtors and monthly invoices and administrative tasks related to practice management
• Producing accurate work and client deliverables to a high technical standard while coaching and mentoring junior staff
• Managing and developing subordinates in the corporate tax consulting team
• Quality control of technical deliverables

Requirements

Qualifications:

• B Honours Business Science / Finance Postgraduate qualification in Business Science / BCom / relevant financial degree
• CA(SA) Advantageous  
• CFA Advantageous

Experience:

• 3 – 6 years’ experience in Corporate Tax and technical advisory
• Managerial experience
• Tax structuring and mergers and acquisition experience
• Commercial experience advantageous
• Experience working with and interpreting financial accounting records

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Primary Purpose of the Job

The successful candidate will work closely with the marketing and communication teams to develop a wide range of design materials - across web, digital design and print to support the business objectives.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Design Creation: Develop high-quality design concepts, graphics, and layouts for various marketing collateral, including brochures, presentations, infographics, reports, digital banners, social media assets, and website elements.
• Branding and Visual Identity/Brand Management: Ensure consistency in brand identity across all design materials. Collaborate with the marketing team to maintain and evolve our brand guidelines and visual style.
• Stakeholder Project Support: Translate briefs into effective design solutions that meet stakeholder goals and align with our brand standards.
• Creative Input: Contribute innovative ideas and concepts to enhance our design capabilities. Stay updated on design trends, industry best practices, and emerging technologies to continually improve the quality of our design output.
• Design Production: Execute designs from concept to final deliverable, ensuring accuracy, attention to detail, and adherence to project timelines.
• Prepare files for both digital and print distribution.
• Collaboration and Feedback: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, communications, and agencies, to understand design needs and provide design expertise. Incorporate feedback and revisions into final designs.
• Quality Assurance: Conduct thorough reviews of design materials to ensure they meet our quality standards and are error-free.
• Maintain consistency and accuracy in design elements, typography, and colour schemes.
• Tools and Software: Utilise design software (such as Adobe Creative Suite) and other relevant tools to create and edit designs. Stay proficient in the latest design software and technology advancements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communications, or a related field is preferred

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of professional design experience, preferably in the financial services industry or related field. A strong portfolio demonstrating a range of design projects is required
• Own car and driver’s license

Job Competencies

• Design Skills: Proficiency in graphic design principles, layout, typography, colour theory, and visual storytelling. Ability to create designs that effectively communicate complex information in a clear and visually appealing manner. Should be comfortable working across design fields namely web, digital design, and print.
• Software Proficiency: Expertise in industry-standard design software, including Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Premiere Rush). Familiarity with web design tools and prototyping software is a plus.
• Brand Awareness: Understanding of branding and the ability to create designs that align with a company's visual identity and brand guidelines.
• Time Management: Excellent organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and maintaining attention to detail.
• Communication and Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, understand project requirements, and incorporate feedback into design iterations.
• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities. Ability to adapt to changing project scopes and requirements

BDO Core Competencies

• Relationships and Collaboration
• Exceptional Client Service
• Business Growth
• Engaging people
• Quality, Risk management and Operational transformation
• Actively demonstrate support of BDO Values and Clarity Charter

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Responsibilities

• Ensure that all payroll changes received from HR are captured on Sage timeously.
• Full payroll function from onboarding to off boarding of the employee life cycle on payroll
• Monthly salary report to be sent to National Payroll Manager for checking and FM sign off, these must be accompanied by the monthly variance report applicable to that dept.
• Ensure that salary transfers reach staff bank accounts on 28th of every month, should the 28th fall on a weekend or public holiday then payment must be made on the Friday before
• Uploading salaries and other payments on Nedbank business
• Cash requirement reports to be sent at least 2 days prior to the salaries transfer due date.
• Reconciling 3rd party payments including garnishee
• Reconciliation of Medical Aid, Provident Fund and Group Life/PHI before payment
• Timeous handling of all payrolls, queries from management and staff
• Distribution of Payslips
• Manual payments when and if necessary
• Investigating salary journal queries raised
• Ad-hoc reports as required by management.
• Assisting management with their queries and projects
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures

Skills

• EMP 201 for submission to SARS
• SARS annual and interim reports to be submitted on time as required by SARS
• IRP5's for all staff
• Reporting for external audits
• COIDA annual report
• UIF registration for new staff

Experience required

• Grade 12 with Payroll Certificate / Diploma in bookkeeping      
• 5 years’ experience in payroll  
• Payroll packages Sage 300 People essential
• Advanced Excel skills
• Knowledge of Tax legislation
• Microsoft Excel - Advance User

Competency

• Communication
• Personal Development
• Relationship Management
• Growing the business
• Client focus

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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

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Description

BDO has a vacancy for a Corporate Tax Consulting Manager/ Senior Manager within the Corporate Tax Consulting business unit in the Tax Department. The incumbent will be reporting to the National Corporate Tax Consulting Directors. You will inter alia be responsible for:

• Assisting BDO to achieve its financial targets driving the BDO brand, business development, technical tax competence and client service in line with BDO values.
• Interpreting and applying theoretical knowledge to a practical business solution by utilising a sound knowledge of income tax and corporate law.
• Preparing and/or reviewing income tax and deferred tax computations.
• Reviewing tax computations for the audit department.
• Drafting technically correct opinions and reports for review and reviewing tax opinions and advise to be provided to clients and the audit department.
• Gathering information from different sources by using effective research tools.
• Assisting with the research and preparation of proposals.
• Identifying income tax issues arising at clients and use various tools and techniques to provide suggestions on how to solve them.
• Adapting to a changing work environment and accommodate changing client demands.
• Liaising with audit partners and audit staff with regards to tax issues.
• Liaising with SARS.
• Visiting clients to remediate tax issues and assist clients with SARS audit and queries.
• Managing and maintaining client relationships.
• Preparing and managing budgets, debtors and monthly invoices.
• Producing accurate work and client deliverables to a high technical standard while coaching and mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications:

• BCom Accounting
• BCom Honours in Accounting or Taxation
• M.Com, or Hdip (Tax) advantageous
• CTA advantageous 

Professional designation:

• SAICA and/or SAIT 

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Corporate Tax consultant
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Corporate Tax manager
• Experience working with and interpreting financial accounting records

Competencies:

• Excellent writing skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Leadership and supervising skills
• Working with people
• Adherence to principles and values
• Relating and Networking skills
• Analytical skills
• Leaning and researching skills
• Planning and organisational skills
• Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
• Adapting and responding to change
• Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking

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Purpose & Role:
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,  management of projects and people within the Cybersecurity Department,  control WIP and manage debtors. The Cybersecurity Manager will be responsible for the following key activities to achieve the main objectives:

• Managing Client Relationships
• Planning of cybersecurity 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).
• Performance management (Cyber Strategy and Planning, Testing and Verification, GRC, Security Risk Management and Incident Response)

REQUIREMENTS
To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Minimum of 3-6 years experience 
• Experience in assessing and 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 the assessment of disaster recovery and business continuity 
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related
• Industry certification  (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CEH, CISSP)

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Primary Purpose of the Job

The role requires a strategic approach to building and maintaining strong commercial, multi-year relationships with stakeholders to ensure the company's business strategy objectives are achieved in the medium to long-term.
The role will exist in a matrix structure with the primary reporting relationship to the Chief Brand Officer and secondary reporting lines to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Markets Officer.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Professional Services Foundation: Create an understanding and develop insights into the complex regulatory, reputational, and challenging Audit, Advisory, Tax and Business Services professional services industry. This will inform BDO’s Stakeholder Engagement Strategy and the amplification of its brand positioning and integrated value proposition across private and public sector targets.
• Stakeholder Engagement Strategy: Develop and implement a comprehensive and multi-year stakeholder engagement strategy that aligns with the company's overall business goals and objectives. This includes identifying key stakeholders, conducting stakeholder analysis, and creating plans to engage and influence stakeholders to support the company's business strategy and targets. The commercial purpose is to position BDO with key stakeholders; size the commercial opportunities; guide the business in respect of future RFPs. The strategy should be cost effective; show achievable milestones; and define success measures.
• Strategic Stakeholders & Insights: Develop a database of strategic stakeholders which are aligned to our Markets (Sector/Service Lines/Regional) strategy and optimise that ecosystem. Develop insights from these stakeholders and ensure they are embedded in the ecosystem to best position BDO to win.
• Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including clients, partners, government entities, regulatory bodies, and other relevant stakeholders. This involves proactively engaging with stakeholders through various channels, including meetings, events, workshops, conferences and other relevant platforms, to understand their needs and concerns, address any issues, and ensure ongoing collaboration and support.
• Positioning and Reputation Management: Monitor and manage the company's positioning and reputation with key stakeholders by proactively addressing any potential issues, mitigating risks, and leveraging opportunities to enhance the company's image and brand reputation.
• Advocacy and Lobbying: Develop and implement advocacy and lobbying strategies to promote the company's interests and influence key stakeholders' decision-making processes. This includes monitoring and analysing policy developments, engaging with government entities and regulatory bodies, and advocating for favourable policies and regulations that impact the company's operations and business environment.
• Corporate Memberships: Ensure that our corporate memberships are centralised (BLSA, IODSA, CFO, Chambers of Commerce, ABASA etc); evaluate and optimise the commercial opportunities; analyse the return on investment.
• Communication and Reporting: Develop and deliver effective communication strategies to keep stakeholders informed about the company's activities, initiatives, and achievements. Prepare regular reports and presentations for senior management, board of directors, and other relevant stakeholders, providing updates on stakeholder engagement efforts, progress, and outcomes.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Ensure effective collaboration with internal departments, such as Markets (Sector/Service Lines/Regional), Business Development, Brand/Marketing/Communications, Legal, Finance, and Operations and align stakeholder engagement efforts with overall business strategies to ensure consistent messaging and positioning across the organisation

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Communications, Public Relations, or related field. A Master's degree would be an added advantage.

Requirements

• Proven experience in stakeholder engagement, advocacy, and lobbying at C-Suit/Executive/a Senior Leadership Levels in Public/Private Sectors across all Sectors (Macro and Socio-Economic Sectors & Civil Society)

Technical Competencies

• Strong understanding of the South African business environment, regulatory landscape, and key stakeholders, including government entities, industry associations, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, including verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to analyse complex issues, identify trends, and develop data-driven strategies.
• Leadership skills, with the ability to influence and manage stakeholders and strategic/key relationships at all levels of the organization, including senior executives, board members, and external partners.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Professionalism, integrity, and ethical conduct in dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
• Proficient in MS Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

BDO Core Competencies

• Advanced verbal and written communication skills
• Intermediate skills in building trust and relationships as well as fostering a collaborative working environment
• Advanced skills in professionalism, attention to detail, ability to prioritise and handle stress and being task driven and delivery focused
• Intermediate skills in being innovative and willing to share ideas for new ways of working

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Description

The team actively manages a varied and dynamic range of engagement types, including annual accounting, compilations and Independent Reviews. All parts of the BDO Annual work team use their skills, insight and integrity to handle the appointed engagements to enable BDO to deliver sustainable growth

Actively leads engagement teams, provides technical support to clients and junior engagement staff. Drive strategic operational imperatives. Supports Senior Manager and Associate Director to co-ordinate and administer general Financial and operational functions within BSA. Offer continuous support to Management and other staff members within the team. Provides advice, guidance and direction to line management and employees in respect of all strategic objectives and processes, policies and procedures. Promote client business development and assist Directors/Partners in winning new business.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides input into the formulation of strategy and ensure implementation of the BDO business strategy, and related business concept of that are implemented and supported at a national level.
• Develops a business plan and internal processes to support the strategy. 
• Implements the strategy supported by the adequate staff, projects planning and completed projects, effective resource planning and utilisation to reach fulfilment of service and business requirements.
• Develops and maintains the client relationship through communication, listening and responsiveness
• Implement and follow standard operating procedures and quality process manuals to ensure engagements meet the required standards. Provide feedback on areas of improvement
• Delivers clear and coherent messages to the Business and other stakeholders on quantitative issues and reviews
• Business Development: 24 hour response time to all client enquiries; forward client queries for proposals to Senior Manager and Associate Director
• Cross-selling of other BDO services to current clients
• Mentors junior staff and leads team in own area of expertise as required during the course of a model review project or through internal training initiatives.
• Write thought leadership commentary/blogs and technical articles for BDO or participates in interviews and panel discussions representing BDO
• Maintains required Continuous Professional Development as prescribed by the Professional Body
• Identify areas of own improvement and engage with Senior Manager and/or Associate Director to upskill and improve through various internal or external training and development initiatives.

Qualifications, Work Experience and Knowledge 

Minimum:

•    B.Com Accounting Degree
•  Completed professional training contract with either SAICA or SAIPA

Advantageous:

•   SAICA: AGA (SA)
•    SAICA: CA(SA) qualified or
•   SAIPA: Professional Accountant (SA)
• At least 4 years' experience post articles, of which at least 2 years is in a supervisory role
• Thorough understanding of:

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Primary Purpose of the Job

The Senior People & Culture (P&C) Business Partner manages, supports, co-ordinates and administers all P&C functions to internal customers.  She/He also provides consulting, advice, coaching, guidance and direction to leaders, line managers and employees in respect of all people management processes, policies and procedures in order to support the business’s vision, mission and overall objectives
She/He is also tasked with ensuring alignment between the business operations and P&C practices and objectives as well as with implementing all national P&C projects within the allocated service line.
This position holds the responsibility and the accountability towards the National Head of People and Culture with the purpose of maximising the strategic implementation and maintenance of People & Culture.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Build strategic partnerships with the allocated service line and service providers.

• Work in partnership with business leaders, key stakeholders and P&C colleagues to shape, develop and deliver HR plans and solutions in line with the needs and priorities of the business.
• Contribute to the business strategy by helping business leaders to identify, priorities, and build organisational capabilities, behaviours, structures, and processes. 
• Support the implementation of the company’s people plans by pro-actively working with staff and line managers to develop a culture of responsibility and accountability for front line human resources management and embed a performance culture.
• Initiate and manage P&C Projects required for the business unit.

Assist in the integration of new employees into the Service Line

• Oversee the onboarding and probation process.
• Ensure that the probation timeline is adhered to and properly closed off.

Provide ongoing support to business leaders:

• Provide professional People and Culture services and support across the entire employee life cycle 
• Assist Business Leaders on the day-to-day management of people matters
• Act as the senior point of contact and subject matter expert on all P&C matters and projects

Recruitment/Talent Sourcing

• Design, develop, and execute full cycle recruitment plans and talent sourcing strategies that guarantee the attraction, selection, and successful recruitment of potential talents that will further drive the achievement of staffing goals as well as the business’s overall objectives.
• Develop and execute workforce plans and provide exceptional candidate experience and build and maintain a candidate pipeline through vast networking.
• Work with the COE to identify new ways to attract new talent 

Conduct job analysis and facilitate career development plans and programmes for all employees within the allocated service line

• Conduct workforce planning and the allocation of task and duties for each role.
• Ensure that updated job profiles are available for all positions within the Service line
• Ensure that the organogram for all positions within the Service Line is updated.
• Actively support and monitor the implementation of a career development strategy for the Service Line, including succession plans for key talent and key positions.
• Assist the business unit's leadership to identify potential successors and assess their readiness by using objective methods

Manage the performance appraisals process for staff within the allocated service line and assist to identify training & development needs.

• Align performance management to the overall objectives of the business through the development and annual review of performance metrics
• Implement and monitor the performance management system and processes.
• Continuously train employees and line management on the use and importance of performance management.
• Ensure that quality development plans are put in place for key talent
• Coach line managers and leaders to support the delivery of people plans and initiatives and encourage a culture of line manager responsibility and accountability.

Training & development:

• Provide expert advice and coaching to employees when appropriate
• Use the outputs of performance management to identify training and development needs 

Manage Employee Relations (ER) within the allocated service line

• Provide an ER advisory function to employees and line managers.
• Facilitate the working relationship within the service line.
• Coordinate Disciplinary and Grievance enquiries
• Ensure Industrial Relations processes are conducted fairly and mitigate Industrial Relations issues and risks for the business

Ensure compliance and implementation of company policies, processes, procedures and Legislative requirements.

• Participate in the review, development and successful implementation of progressive people policies, processes and plans to drive continuous engagement and embed a performance culture across the organisation.
• Give input into the Employment Equity and BBBEE reports.
• Participate in the BBBEE verification processes where required.

Provide statistical data and reports related to all HR matters, including leave, discipline, recruitment, training etc.

• Anticipate trends (e.g., high staff turnover during certain months for the year) and act in a pro-active manner.
• Ensure that accurate records are kept by HR administrators for all employees.
• Work with the HR COE MI team to provide the required reports and to measure trends and patterns on people related matters

Maintain and monitor the implementation of the Company remuneration strategy within the Business Unit. 

• Work with the COE team to conduct internal & external salary benchmarking.
• Consider job evaluation processes and outcome and advise on impact of this on remuneration.
• Supply payroll input as required.

Requirements

Qualifications/Recognition of Prior Learning equivalent:

• Relevant Degree in Human Resources Management or related Field
• Post Graduate Qualifications will be advantageous

Work Experience

• Proven working experience as a People & Culture manager or other People & Culture executive
• 5-7 years’ experience in a Human Resources Manager role
• Experience within a Professional Services Firm will be advantageous
• Proven experience of leading and delivering complex people projects and initiatives within specific deadlines.
• Proven and successful experience in influencing senior management and departmental heads to adopt people management policies and procedures.

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The RED Vacation work Programme is held in person, and our commitment to you and this process is unhindered. We would expect the same of you.

BDO’s RED Vacation Work Programme offers:

• Structured, output-based environment
• Grow your knowledge and experience as a student and potential Trainee.
• Open the door to join a dynamic and fast-growing team servicing BDO clients which are listed. 
• Meet, Interact, and develop relationships with, BDO SA managers and partners Stretch yourself personally and professionally.

We have Vacation Work opportunities for 3rd and 4th year (CTA) university students who meet the following criteria and are based in Pretoria.

Requirements

Any 3rd or 4th year (CTA) full-time university student who is studying:

• BCom in Accounting
• BCompt
• Bachelor of Accountancy
• Bachelor of  Business Science leading to a qualification as a CA (SA) at any southern African university accredited by SAICA
• BCom/BCompt Honours
• PGDAS/CTA