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Description
BDO has a vacancy for a suitable qualified and experienced Transfer Pricing Assistant Manager/Manager. Reporting as part of the national Transfer Pricing and International Tax team, you will inter alia be responsible for.
Project involvement:
- Act as a point of contact within the firm, for the client together with the director. This will include responding quickly to, as well as anticipating, client requests/needs, keeping clients informed of progress in relation to all aspects of the service provided, and maintaining regular contact with clients
- Manage advisory engagements under the supervision of the director, such as, transfer pricing setting strategies or advising foreign multinational companies on the tax implications of their operations in the region
- Manage compliance documentation engagements under the supervision of the director, such as, country-by-country reporting, master files and local files
- Manage accrual reviews and due diligences under the supervision of the director
- Drafting/managing proposals under the supervision of the director for engagements bearing in mind the expectations of our clients
- Developing and pursuing creative strategies while using latest technologies available or to be programmed with our technology department
- Manage billings and cash collection within the firms criteria
- Regular involvement with transfer pricing, tax planning and complex tax issues in conjunction with directors
- Ensure assignments are completed within agreed budgets and keep client/director informed of overruns and plan staff assignments in order to give an appropriate spread of experience
- Ensure that the BDO’s quality control procedures are adhered to including second director review
- Identify risk and technical matters, as well as selling opportunities, to the director, whilst exercising judgement within agreed parameters
Management:
- Must provide overall support to directors on client matters and assist in the management of clients and the team, this will include support at times for the recruitment and appraising of staff
- Will work as part of management team and be a vital member in the national transfer pricing and international tax team with other tax managers/directors within the business group, and provide support to the rest of the Tax team
- Actively participate in the management of the national transfer pricing and international tax team through director/manager meetings and by attendance at social functions
- Training must be provided to more junior staff both on the job and through monitoring and on the job performance, whilst consistently providing feedback
- Counsel, appraise, develop and motivate staff as appropriate
- Responsible for coaching and developing junior members of staff
Sales and Marketing:
- Should be able to recognise business and sales opportunities and progress these forward with director support
- Participate in bids/proposals for new work
- Able to take advantage of marketing/PR opportunities
- Develop own network of contacts internally and externally
Communication and representation:
- Develop contact with clients at senior level and maintain contact with other levels as appropriate to ensure the firm has the confidence of the client
- Act as a liaison between the client and other specialist service groups within BDO
- Contribute centrally by lecturing on internal courses
- Consult with colleagues and directors on technical and risk matters
Requirements
Qualifications, experience and requirements
- Preferably a degree or post-graduate degree in economics; Attorney with completed M.Com, LLM (Tax Law) or HDip; CA(SA) or TA(SA) is a bonus – but NOT required. Suitable on-the-job experience will be considered.
- At least 3-5 years’ experience in Transfer Pricing and preferably International Tax
- Maintain an in depth, up to date, knowledge of transfer pricing (specifically) and taxation (in general)
- Specialist knowledge and the ability to deal with complex transfer pricing issues
- Project management experience
- Staff management experience
- Ability to manage a substantial client portfolio profitably
- Actively seek opportunities for developing new clients and for selling new services to existing clients
Competencies:
- Excellent communication and listening skills
- Excellent writing skills
- Open-ness to working with new technologies
- Strong analytical and research skills – be an out-of-the-box thinker
- Ability to build strong and effective relationships internally and with clients to ensure a professional and quality service that meets required expectations and needs
- Innovation skills to improve systems, processes and procedures
- Confidence and decisiveness with excellent planning and organising abilities
- Ability to work under pressure and achieve reporting deadlines
- Adherence to principles and values – ethical behaviour is non-negotiable
- Willingness to work in an honest and transparent environment
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Primary Purpose of the Job
This role will be a key member of the Compliance Team that supports BDO South Africa in building a resilient and successful business, by:
- Designing and facilitating effective and efficient compliance processes with clearly defined roles and responsibilities, that enable business to deliver exceptional client service.
- Being a trusted advisor to business, advising on regulations, policies and procedures and enhancing skills through focused training and awareness programmes.
- Implementing monitoring processes, providing value-add reporting and ensuring remedial action is taken for identified non-compliance.
- Entrenching a strong culture in the firm that is about more than pure compliance, but also about promoting a message that everyone has a role to play in protecting the firm against risk.
The Compliance team is responsible for the “Relevant Ethical Requirements (including Independence)” and “Acceptance and Continuance of Client Relationships and Specific Engagements” components of ISQM1.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage design and implementation of projects and initiatives, policies and processes, systems/ tools relating to Relevant Ethical Requirements (including Independence) and Acceptance and Continuance of Client Relationships and Specific Engagements.
- Examples of this includes managing the end-to-end processes of different types of ethics and independence declarations (like the new joiner declarations & subcontractor declarations), the non-assurance services approval process for Public Interest entities audit clients, facilitating different types of ethics and independence training, maintaining partner rotation schedules, maintaining the restricted entity list etc.
- Provide training, advice and support to partners, directors and professionals on Client and Engagement Acceptance, Ethics, Independence & Conflicts of Interest policies, processes, procedures, and systems. Examples of this include regular topical communications, induction presentation and independence training.
- Operational management and reporting of effectiveness and efficiency of all steps on the client and engagement acceptance process. Process steps include reputational checks, independence and conflict considerations, risk assessment process and escalations to relevant role players where required.
- Work closely with Independence and Conflicts colleagues to ensure all relevant assessments and clearances are obtained in line with the overall effectiveness and efficiency process objective.
- Identify risks related quality objectives, assess current controls to determine if appropriate and design controls to further mitigate any identified risks.
- Perform reviews to monitor compliance to policies and procedures and provide input into related risks.
- Liaise with business role players to ensure pro-active, effective, and efficient acceptance and re-acceptance processes in line with relevant policies.
- Manage team of Compliance Practitioners responsible for the client and engagement acceptance processes and provide reporting to Head of Compliance.
- Key link between Compliance and the Digital Solutions team to ensure effective and efficient automation solutions. This includes the D365 rewrite project. Assist with responsibilities such as awareness and business buy-in, testing, data clean-up coordination, etc.
- Engage with other stakeholders in the firm to ensure a proper understanding and buy-in for defined policies and processes.
- Prepare reporting for Governance Bodies and Committees.
- Identify improvements to existing processes.
- Stakeholder management and engagement.
Requirements
Qualifications/Recognition of Prior Learning equivalent
- A qualification in accounting, finance, business, external or internal audit. CA(SA) or CIA would be advantageous.
Work Experience
- Experience in working with IT in design and rollout of systems
- Proven experience in a risk, ethics, conflicts, or independence role within an audit firm or similar financial services setting.
- Operational responsibilities for process execution
Knowledge
- Intermediate Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Strong written and spoken English language skills
Technical Competencies
- Solid understanding of relevant regulatory requirements, including those from the PCAOB, IFAC, IRBA, and other governing bodies.
- Risk management and Compliance related competencies, such auditor independence, enterprise/operational risk management and conflicts of interest.
- Design, review and implement controls to mitigate identified risks.
- Involvement in system implementations.
- Attention to detail
Behavioural Competencies
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to assess complex situations to make sound ethical decisions.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with team members and clients on ethics-related matters.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.
- Demonstrated leadership capabilities and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills
- Strong spoken and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with team members
- A proactive approach to continuous improvement
- Project Management
BDO Core Competencies
- Relationships and Collaboration
- Exceptional Client Service
- Engaging people
- Leadership
- Quality, Risk management and Operational performance
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Description
The role exists to manage Information Systems audit engagements. Including, but not limited to, end-to-end engagement management, training, and upskilling of junior staff members, identifying and solutioning opportunities for stakeholder value creation.
The key roles of the IS Audit Manager are Daily Management of projects and people within the IT Centre of Excellence Department. The IS Audit Manager will be responsible for the following key activities to achieve the main objectives:
- Managing Client Relationships
- Planning of IS Audit Projects
- 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 (People, Data Analytics Services) Managing Client Relationships
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Business /Brand Development/Operational Excellence
Development
- Develops effective networks/relationships inside the firm and maintains the contacts to identify opportunities of integration.
- Identifies at least 2 opportunities, write-ups, or presentations in a year for the development of new products or promotion of current services and procedures.
Client
- Identifies new opportunities and assist in growing existing internal client base. This includes cross selling BDO's other departments’ services into our contacts & clients.
- Assist in bringing in new business.
- Compiles at least 6 technical proposals (min of 1 every 2 months) proposals and/or tenders annually to meet current and/or prospective clients' expectations.
- Ensures that a client satisfaction survey is completed after the completion of the engagement.
Brand
- Understands and speaks knowledgeably about BDO and ITCE's products and services and our values.
BEE
- Assists in the BEE activities/actions in both the BDO and ITCE arena (Staff, procurement & Clients)
Policies & Procedures
- Ensures personal and team adherence to BDO policies and procedures (leave, dress code, conduct etc.)
Finance
- Budget
- Participates in the compilation of the ITCE department's annual budget.
Audit
- Ensures the scoping letter is prepared at least 1 week before starting date of the audit and/or the Audit Committee whichever is first.
Timesheets
- Approves travel claims on Maconomy every day and on the same day carries out formal follow-ups on staff who have not submitted their timesheets.
WIP/Write offs
- Assist in ensuring WIP is billed monthly where appropriate.
- Debtors should be kept with a minimum of 30 days including write offs, & provisions.
Productivity
- Minimum of 60% recoverability on one’s portfolio.
- Check productivity levels for self and staff ensure they are meeting the set levels and communicate productivity levels to staff on a weekly basis.
- Quality and process
Audit
- Register, Budget, Engagement Letters, Pre-Audit Debrief minutes etc.).
- Communicates all appropriate deadlines to audit staff and monitor progress according to pre-established timelines through:
- The Debrief meeting
Scope and Time Budgets
- Identifies engagement resource requirements and ensures that the most appropriate resources are assigned to specific assignment roles – update the planning board at least a month in advance for staff with upcoming assignments.
- Ensures that performance and documentation of work comply with the ITCE methodology through progressive/continuous review of work papers.
- Ensures an effective audit programme is prepared a day after all relevant documentation is reviewed in line with ITCE's integrated audit methodology
- Ensures on-site presence at least 24hrs on an 80hrs assignment.
Audit (Continued)
- Performs review of work papers within two days of receipt from staff with final Manager’s review done within 3 days after fieldwork is complete.
- Ensures the draft report is produced for Director review within a week after fieldwork reviews are complete.
- Issues Final report, with client responses/comments addressed to the client, after Director’s approval within 1 week after the draft report issue date.
- Ensures the Audit File is up to the standard required for an external Quality Assurance Review according to the QAR Checklist.
- Prepares audit committee packs / reports 10 days before the Audit Committee meeting for all clients under his/her responsibility. Attends all the client audit committee meetings.
- Judges the sensitivity of both client and management information and treats it appropriately
People Development, Learning and Growth
- Staff
- Manages audit team effectively on a day-to-day basis (staff, budgets, deadlines) ensuring that a plan is followed, and objectives are met.
- Ensures that everyone’s developmental needs as well as the needs of the client are considered through use of formal staff development plans.
- Ensures staff appraisals are carried out:
- After major assignments (4wks+ assignments) and produce staff development plans,
- Half yearly for the mandated HR appraisals within HR expected timelines.
- Identify training needs/gaps
- Conducts effective on the job training, ensuring that training needs of the junior staff are appropriately addressed through knowledge impartation and use of coaching notes/review notes. Feedback will be given through 360 evaluations done yearly.
- Develops team spirit/building in the Department involving the team members:
- Involvement through Leading meetings
- Building relationships through social events
- Building Trust through transformation
- Developing successful teams by working together
- Communicate effectively with staff and management. Feedback will be given through 360 evaluations annually.
- Obtains feedback from staff and check that instructions are understood and observed – hold audit debriefs at start of audit and follow-up weekly.
- Knowledge sharing and upliftment of skills base
- Provide Management Training
Chain reaction
- Embrace the principles of 'CLARITY' across every level and division of the business
Culture
- Contribute to a better BDO.
- Remain focussed on cohesiveness and togetherness
Helpfulness
- The way we respect our fellow colleagues and work together as one business and one team
Accountability
- Ensure that integrity and the highest ethics are our guiding principles
Introspection
- Sharing open and honest feedback.
- Our commitment to quality in everything we do.
New Opportunities
- Innovations is change that unlocks new values.
- New ideas that present opportunities.
Requirements
Qualifications/Recognition of Prior Learning equivalent
- B. Com Accounting, Informatics, Computer Science, or relevant degree
- CA/SA and/or CISA / CRISC or equivalent
Work Experience
- Minimum 5 years working experience of IS Auditing
- Minimum 3 years supervisor level in IS Auditing
Knowledge
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Description
The role exists to manage Information Systems audit engagements. Including, but not limited to, end-to-end engagement management, training, and upskilling of junior staff members, identifying and solutioning opportunities for stakeholder value creation.
The key roles of the IS Audit Manager are Daily Management of projects and people within the IT Centre of Excellence Department. The IS Audit Manager will be responsible for the following key activities to achieve the main objectives:
- Managing Client Relationships
- Planning of IS Audit Projects
- 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 (People, Data Analytics Services) Managing Client Relationships
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Business /Brand Development/Operational Excellence
Development
- Develops effective networks/relationships inside the firm and maintains the contacts to identify opportunities of integration.
- Identifies at least 2 opportunities, write-ups, or presentations in a year for the development of new products or promotion of current services and procedures.
Client
- Identifies new opportunities and assist in growing existing internal client base. This includes cross selling BDO's other departments’ services into our contacts & clients.
- Assist in bringing in new business.
- Compiles at least 6 technical proposals (min of 1 every 2 months) proposals and/or tenders annually to meet current and/or prospective clients' expectations.
- Ensures that a client satisfaction survey is completed after the completion of the engagement.
Brand
- Understands and speaks knowledgeably about BDO and ITCE's products and services and our values.
BEE
- Assists in the BEE activities/actions in both the BDO and ITCE arena (Staff, procurement & Clients)
Policies & Procedures
- Ensures personal and team adherence to BDO policies and procedures (leave, dress code, conduct etc.)
Finance
- Budget
- Participates in the compilation of the ITCE department's annual budget.
Audit
- Ensures the scoping letter is prepared at least 1 week before starting date of the audit and/or the Audit Committee whichever is first.
Timesheets
- Approves travel claims on Maconomy every day and on the same day carries out formal follow-ups on staff who have not submitted their timesheets.
WIP/Write offs
- Assist in ensuring WIP is billed monthly where appropriate.
- Debtors should be kept with a minimum of 30 days including write offs, & provisions.
Productivity
- Minimum of 60% recoverability on one’s portfolio.
- Check productivity levels for self and staff ensure they are meeting the set levels and communicate productivity levels to staff on a weekly basis.
- Quality and process
Audit
- Register, Budget, Engagement Letters, Pre-Audit Debrief minutes etc.).
- Communicates all appropriate deadlines to audit staff and monitor progress according to pre-established timelines through:
- The Debrief meeting
Scope and Time Budgets
- Identifies engagement resource requirements and ensures that the most appropriate resources are assigned to specific assignment roles – update the planning board at least a month in advance for staff with upcoming assignments.
- Ensures that performance and documentation of work comply with the ITCE methodology through progressive/continuous review of work papers.
- Ensures an effective audit programme is prepared a day after all relevant documentation is reviewed in line with ITCE's integrated audit methodology
- Ensures on-site presence at least 24hrs on an 80hrs assignment.
Audit (Continued)
- Performs review of work papers within two days of receipt from staff with final Manager’s review done within 3 days after fieldwork is complete.
- Ensures the draft report is produced for Director review within a week after fieldwork reviews are complete.
- Issues Final report, with client responses/comments addressed to the client, after Director’s approval within 1 week after the draft report issue date.
- Ensures the Audit File is up to the standard required for an external Quality Assurance Review according to the QAR Checklist.
- Prepares audit committee packs / reports 10 days before the Audit Committee meeting for all clients under his/her responsibility. Attends all the client audit committee meetings.
- Judges the sensitivity of both client and management information and treats it appropriately
People Development, Learning and Growth
- Staff
- Manages audit team effectively on a day-to-day basis (staff, budgets, deadlines) ensuring that a plan is followed, and objectives are met.
- Ensures that everyone’s developmental needs as well as the needs of the client are considered through use of formal staff development plans.
- Ensures staff appraisals are carried out:
- After major assignments (4wks+ assignments) and produce staff development plans,
- Half yearly for the mandated HR appraisals within HR expected timelines.
- Identify training needs/gaps
- Conducts effective on the job training, ensuring that training needs of the junior staff are appropriately addressed through knowledge impartation and use of coaching notes/review notes. Feedback will be given through 360 evaluations done yearly.
- Develops team spirit/building in the Department involving the team members:
- Involvement through Leading meetings
- Building relationships through social events
- Building Trust through transformation
- Developing successful teams by working together
- Communicate effectively with staff and management. Feedback will be given through 360 evaluations annually.
- Obtains feedback from staff and check that instructions are understood and observed – hold audit debriefs at start of audit and follow-up weekly.
- Knowledge sharing and upliftment of skills base
- Provide Management Training
Chain reaction
- Embrace the principles of 'CLARITY' across every level and division of the business
Culture
- Contribute to a better BDO.
- Remain focussed on cohesiveness and togetherness
Helpfulness
- The way we respect our fellow colleagues and work together as one business and one team
Accountability
- Ensure that integrity and the highest ethics are our guiding principles
Introspection
- Sharing open and honest feedback.
- Our commitment to quality in everything we do.
New Opportunities
- Innovations is change that unlocks new values.
- New ideas that present opportunities.
Requirements
Qualifications/Recognition of Prior Learning equivalent
- B. Com Accounting, Informatics, Computer Science, or relevant degree
- CA/SA and/or CISA / CRISC or equivalent
Work Experience
- Minimum 5 years working experience of IS Auditing
- Minimum 3 years supervisor level in IS Auditing
Knowledge
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Description
Business Development:
- Manage and monitor the sales pipeline, ensuring a strong pipeline of activity and momentum
- Implement a Key account management programme based on the firms’ growth ambitions
- Provide pitch support, working with the central bids team and conducting bid debriefs to improve on our bid performance
- Support the sectors to drive and develop the firm’s key account management and targeting programmes, taking responsibility for updating key account and pursuit plans
- Be proactive in bringing market trends and ideas to the business to help open doors to new work and qualify in new leads where opportunities are identified
- Develop a growth strategy & plans focused both on financial gain and customer satisfaction
- Report on oppositions activity
- Research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products, and services
- Researching organisations and individuals to find new opportunities to generate new leads and meet with prospective clients
- Identify new ways of cross selling to existing clients and reaching existing markets
- Having an in-depth knowledge of business products and value proposition
- Promote the company’s services addressing or predicting clients’ objectives
- Collaborate with the Service Line Leaders to focus on business development opportunities
- Keep records of sales
- Provide trustworthy feedback and after-sales support
- Managing and retaining relationships with existing clients
- Review of proposals
- Craft value propositions for proposals
- Liaising with other BD Teams globally and bringing back best practice
- Identifying and mapping business strengths and customer needs
- Researching business opportunities and viable income streams
- Following industry trends locally and internationally
- Reporting on successes and areas needing improvements
- Discuss promotional strategy and activities with the marketing department
- Keep abreast of trends and changes in the business world
- Developing a system and process of tracking and monitoring business development initiatives and targets
- Ensure timeous responses to requests for proposals
Requirements
Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills
Qualifications
- B degree Marketing/Communications/Commerce
- Honours qualification advantageous
Requirements
- At least 4+ years of proven experience in business development role
Competencies: Knowledge and Skills
Job Competencies
- Excellent communication skills (Verbal and written).
- Entrepreneurial flair (Business Acumen and Cost Saving Strategies)
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and work well under pressure.
- Excellent presentation skills
- Ability to make decisions
- Build firm client relationships
- Creative skills. Whether it is seeing new ways existing opportunities could be developed, or finding completely new routes to market, creative thinking is essential for the role.
- Organisational skills
BDO Core Competencies
- Relationships and Collaboration
- Exceptional Client Service
- Business Growth
- Engaging people
- Inclusive Agile Leadership
- Quality, Risk management and Operational transformation
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