Jobs at BDO South Africa

Description

• The senior manager in audit technical standards is based within the audit technical department and is responsible for providing audit technical support to the audit practice nationally.
• The audit technical support predominantly includes consultations on firm methodology, audit opinions and audit software. The senior manager is also responsible for providing support within the department with key audit efficiency and quality projects, technical communication, as well as delivering audit technical training and designing training content.

Key Performance Areas:

Strategy:

• Provide input into the formulation of the department strategy, contribute to the development of the business plan and internal processes to support the strategy, and implementation of the strategy. This includes project planning, resource planning, liaising with staff, reporting on project status, and post project completion analysis to ensure that business requirements are met.

Quality and process:

• Providing audit technical consultations to audit staff in respect of firm methodology, ISAs, modified audit/review/other related opinions, and audit software.
• Manage and prepare audit quality and efficiency projects such as internal audit guidance, producing audit templates, tailoring audit software content, and data analytics projects.
• Prepare and/or review the design of audit technical training material on quality workshops to qualified staff, delivering these workshops, and interaction with the training department to ensure training content is technically up to date.
• Maintaining the audit technical content on the intranet.

People development, learning and growth:

• Provide input to colleagues on their audit technical tasks performed.
• Promoting teamwork with the audit technical team by assisting and supporting team members with deliverables, as well as knowledge sharing with team members and the business at large.
• Demonstrate a commitment to self-development and growth through research and attending courses relevant to the role.
• Keeping abreast of relevant changes within their field of work, identifying areas of development and engaging with the National Head of Audit Standards to seek the relevant skill development, and writing thought leadership commentary/blogs/technical articles.

Values:

• Embrace the principles of REACT, by doing the right thing always, adding value, being exceptional, collaborate to win, and being stronger together.

Requirements

• CA(SA)
• 1-2 years post articles experience within an Audit Manager/Supervisor role
• 2 years’ experience within an audit technical or audit technical training role
• High degree of interest and passion for the International Standards on Auditing
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to process information critically and analytically
• Passion for collaboration and building relationships

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Description
Graduate Recruitment Specialist – BDO Cape Town

• BDO Cape Town is looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Audit Recruitment Specialist to support our efforts in attracting exceptional talent for our Cape Town audit department. This individual will assist in executing recruitment strategies, managing bursary programs, and enhancing BDO’s reputation as an employer of choice for trainee accountants in the Western Cape region.

Key Responsibilities:

• University Engagement and Campus Activities:
• Build and maintain relationships with universities and student organizations in the Western Cape.
• Coordinate BDO’s presence at campus events, including career fairs and workshops.
• Support branding initiatives to promote BDO as an ideal employer for trainee accountants.

Recruitment Support:

• Assist with the implementation of recruitment campaigns to attract top accounting students and graduates.
• Manage and facilitate the recruitment lifecycle, including sourcing, screening, and coordinating onboarding processes.
• Liaise with audit teams to understand workforce needs and ensure alignment with recruitment activities.
• Bursary Program Administration:
• Support the management of the bursary program by maintaining records and liaising with bursary recipients.
• Assist in monitoring budgets and tracking program effectiveness.

Employer Branding and Marketing:

• Collaborate with the COE and marketing team to create engaging content for recruitment campaigns.
• Maintain BDO’s presence on social media and other platforms to attract potential candidates.

Stakeholder Coordination:

• Work with internal teams, including P&C and audit staff, to support recruitment objectives.
• Help foster relationships with external stakeholders such as universities and student groups.

Reporting and Metrics:

• Maintain records of recruitment activities and provide updates to management.
• Track metrics to evaluate recruitment strategies and identify areas for improvement.

Requirements
Qualifications and Experience:

• A relevant diploma or degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in recruitment, talent acquisition, or related functions, ideally within a professional services or audit environment.
• Exposure to campus recruitment and/or bursary programs is essential.
• Strong analytical skills to measure and report on recruitment outcomes.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Familiarity with recruitment platforms, social media, and digital tools.

Personal Attributes:

• Detail-oriented with a strong ability to multitask.
• Passionate about talent development and positioning BDO as an employer of choice.
• High level of professionalism and commitment to BDO’s values and culture.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

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Description

• The Review Consultant will work as part of a dedicated team, performing day to day residential service charge work autonomously and at a high quality, managing client specific projects to achieve client KPIs. The Review Consultant takes significant responsibility for management of the client and supporting team, reporting directly to the Manager. They will have primary responsibility for ensuring that input, output and project management are of the highest quality.    

Key Performance Areas:

• Initial examination of service charge accounts, dependent on scope of work. 
• Preparation of service charge accounts.  
• Initial review of audit teams work to ensure all testing performed and concluded on and performing quality control review of any queries and adjustments sent to client.  
• Reviewing and concluding on client responses to the audit queries and adjustments and following up on outstanding issues by phone, email and in person.  
• Preparation of accountants’ or auditors’ reports, dependent on scope of work.  
• Preparation of client required schedules – both internal and those to be issued with draft reports.  
• Liaising with clients as needed, dealing with issues which may arise, escalating to Managers as required.  
• Clearing Managers / Director review points. 
• Taking on responsibility for project management (e.g. managing the chasing of files, ensuring workload is monitored and turnaround times are adhered to, supporting Managers to meet KPIs,   understanding the status of developments). 
• Managing client coordinators and executives for specific clients.  
• Supporting the Managers / Director to provide training to clients on IT systems, BDO process and technical issues.  
• Involvement in new client transitions with guidance from managers.  
• Setting up regular team Q&A meetings, managing own and members of the specific client teams’ workload. Delegating tasks where necessary and ensuring you work as a team. Providing constructive feedback and coaching to other team members.  
• Having technical knowledge of the area of work.  
• Taking a role in training service charge team. 
• Be a leader in identifying and implementing process improvements and efficiencies. 
• Maintain awareness of risk and deliver high quality documents.  
• Assist with business development, proposals and pitches for new work.  
• Ad hoc administration tasks for the service charge team.     

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience:   

• BCom; BCom Accounting; BCom Internal Auditing   
• Advance Diploma Accounting; Advance Diploma Internal Auditing  
• 1 Year work experience      

Competency Requirements:  

• Project management skills (Preferred)  
• Emotional intelligence  
• Excellent communication skills  
• Team player  
• Self motivated  
• Ability to cope under pressure and achieve deadlines 

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Job specifications:

• Responsibility for looking after the accounting and VAT of clients located in Switzerland, UK and Cayman Islands
• Good understanding of Fund accounting and the accounting treatments for fund accounts
• Experience in fund accounting and has a passion in preparing accounting records from source to trial balance
• Preparation of annual accounts and prepping final trial balances ready for preparing financial statements
• Preparation and finalization of financial statements including drawing up the relevant tax computations and the necessary disclosures and presentations in terms of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and IFRS for SMEs
• Managing the Treasury process for multiple clients according to their cash flow requirement of the business
• Initiator and driver of the financial function for clients, not only from a financial reporting perspective, but also from an operational perspective ensuring that relevant duties are designed, designated and carried out to ensure the financial function is running smoothly in the clients’ business,
• Being a trusted advisor and taking ownership of the responsibilities that come with being an Outsourced financial manager to clients
• Ability to interface with clients and efficient communication skills
• Self-disciplined and requires no to little guidance in executing tasks and assignments that come with looking after an international client portfolio
• Efficient time management skills
• Works according to a budget and monitors own time spent to ensure that tasks & deadlines are met within the parameters of the budget
• Collaborating with auditors and assisting with the audit process from an accounting perspective
• Ability to identify more efficient processes in the accounting process. Very good business acumen to identify and bring on more simpler processes that are more efficient to the client and their business
• Real attention to detail
• System process oriented and has regard for internal processes, at the same time showing flexibility and easily agile.
• Ability to work on international projects and foreign clients

Additional Competencies:

• 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.
• Independent Review Engagements in terms of ISRE 2400

Requirements
Qualifications and Experience

• BCom Financial Accounting and Tax as majors
• Hons. BCom in accounting or related qualification

SAIPA or SAICA articles Competencies:

• Preferred Working knowledge of most commonly used cloud-based accounting packages (for reporting purposes and ad-hoc processing)
• Detailed knowledge of Caseware working papers
• Ability to work in a team and independently
• Excellent communication skills, internal and external

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Description

Financial Management:

• Ensure compliance of the provisions of the Companies Act and rule s made thereunder and other statutes and byelaws of companies.
• Advise, liaise and correspond with clients, consultants and vendor s regarding the Annual Return, XBRL and compliance checklist processes.
• Submit Annual Returns, XBRL Annual Financial Statements and compliance checklist to CIPC for clients.
• Monitor changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment and take appropriate     action for clients.
• Coordinate and facilitate accurate and timeous administration of client company records and registers including the preparation and lodgment of all documents with the CIPC and the maintenance and updating of the company's registers.
• Sort and file various documents and/or return as required under the provisions of the Companies Act for clients.
• Monitor and ensure that the Annual Return processes and procedures is followed correctly for clients.
• Maintain books and registers of client companies as required under the provisions of the Companies Act.
• Consult and liaise with external regulators and advisers, such as Cl PC, Auditors and the Master of the High Court.
• Coordinate and deal with all correspondence between client companies and their shareholders.
• Ensure that information is updated on the relevant system.
• Collect and continuously follow up on outstanding information and payment from clients.
• Prepare and submit Billing Sheet Schedule and Invoices as required.
• Prepare proposals and quotations to prospective clients as required.
• Prepare and follow up on engagement letters.
• Analyse and respond timeously to emails from clients and relevant stakeholders.

Risk and compliance management:

• Adhere to all relevant laws, policies and Standard Operating Procedures throughout the organization.
• Assist in identifying and adhering to fraud controls, risk prevention principles, sound governance and compliance processes, and to identify and manage risks.
• Support and provide evidence to all internal and external audit requirements.
• Maintain and enforce all related Service Level Agreements to mini mise business risk and ensure business continuity.

Stakeholder management:

• Identify and mitigate internal systems and procedural barriers to enhance excellent customer service.
• Build and maintain effective internal and external stakeholder relationships for the purpose of expectations management, knowledge sharing and integration, and to manage Statucor’s reputation.
• Represent and participate in the organisation's committees and tasks teams when required.
• Implement timeous communication on progress and challenges in achieving the tactical work plans to impacted stakeholders.
• Drive and manage the communications with relevant stakeholders.

Requirements

• Qualifications/Recognition of Prior Learning equivalent
• Diploma in Corporate Governance, Compliance or similar

Work Experience

• 2-3 Years in Compliance and/or Annual Returns.

Knowledge

• Companies and Intellectual Property Commission.
• Relevant legislation and regulatory frameworks.
• JSE Listing Requirements.
• Business Acumen.
• Companies Act.
• Financial Statements and Reporting.

Skills and Competencies

• Verbal and Written Communication.
• Conflict Resolutions.
• Presentations.
• Project Management.
• Computer Literacy.
• Planning and Prioritising.
• Resilience.
• Detail Orientation.
• Innovative Thinking.
• Customer Centric.
• Results Focused.
• Quality Focused.
• Assertiveness.
• Teamwork.
• Problem Solving.
• Judgement and Decision Making.
• Analytical Thinking.
• Analytical Thinking.
• Impact and Influence.