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Description

• Having completed your SAICA articles, a Junior Associate, is responsible to the audit engagement manager for daily work contact, conduct of the audit work and for ensuring that the fieldwork is executed within the required time frame. 
• Completion of execution on sections  
• Completion of analytical reviews on an overall entity basis as well as on specific sections 
• Completion of planning and finalisation 
• Manages time and is held accountable for productivity 
• Provides frequent progress updates to the UK manager or partner 
• Regular online and in-person training is required to ensure compliance 

Requirements
Qualifications and experience 

Minimum requirements: 

• Newly qualified CA(SA) registered or eligible to register with SAICA 
• Less than 1-year post-articles experience 
• Full IFRS practical audit experience 

Preferred requirements:  

• Independent review experience 

Competencies  

• Ability to handle and manage stress  
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work well under pressure 
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken 
• Excellent communication skills 
• Excellent interpersonal skills for internal and external stakeholder relationship management 
• Flexible in terms of working hours when required 
• Supervisory experience 
• Must be able to work on your own 
• Project management skills 
• Quality and detail oriented 
• Team player 

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Description

• The team actively manages a varied and dynamic range of engagement types, including annual accounting, compilations and Independent Reviews and Financial Statement preparation. 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 participates in engagement teams, provides technical support to junior engagement staff in area of expertise. Assists Senior Accountant and management in application of processes in engagements to ensure compliance with the relevant standards and processes and advise on improvements identified in existing processes.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains the client relationship through communication, listening and responsiveness
• Ability to work in a team and independently
• Good communication skills, internal and external, both written and verbal
• Ability to travel in and around the greater Johannesburg (own transport or public)
• Assures quality and efficiency in engagement processes.
• Execute planned assignments as part of a team on each engagement:
• Annual write-up of accounting records utilising the firms preferred software tool, i.e. Xero, SAGE Online, Pastel Partner, Agreed-upon Procedures, Engagements in terms of ISRS 4410
• Compilation Engagements in terms of ISRS 4410
• Independent Review Engagements in terms of ISRE 2400
• Accounting Officer Engagements in terms of Close Corporations Act and Companies Act
• Proposing journals to client (via Senior / Manager)
• Drafting AFS per IFRS and IFRS for SMEs on Caseware(Intermediate level)
• Performing basic tax computations for companies, close corporations and trusts (including SBC’s, special allowances (s12C, s12E, etc)
• Managing own WIP and budgets on engagements with the assistance of the Senior / Manager
• Updating Senior and manager on progress of engagements
• Assist other staff members where needed
• Other duties as may be required in line with the position.
• Implement and follow standard operating procedures and quality process manuals to ensure engagements meet the required standards. Provide feedback on areas of improvement
• Identify cross-selling opportunities of other BDO services to current clients and reporting to management
• Mentors junior staff and leads team in own area of expertise through on the job training and support.
• Delivers clear and coherent messages to Management on quantitative issues and reviews
• Attends required training
• Recommend areas of training and development to senior staff

Requirements

• Qualifications/Recognition of Prior Learning equivalent

Minimum:

• B.Com Accounting Degree

Advantageous:

• Hons. B.Com (Accounting or CTA)
• Completed SAICA articles

Membership

• Registered with SAICA or SAIPA

Work Experience

• 1 - 2 years’ experience

Knowledge

An understanding of:

• IFRS
• IFRS for SME’s
• ISRE 2400 (Revised)
• ISRS 4410
• Close Corporations Act
• Companies Act
• Trust Property Control Act
• Income Tax Act
• Value Added Tax Act
• Other legislative and compliance requirements
• Microsoft Office Suite of Applications
• Accounting software, i.e. Xero, Pastel
• Detailed knowledge of Caseware Working papers
   

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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 Cape Town has a vacancy for a suitable qualified and experienced Transfer Pricing Associate Director. Reporting as part of the national Transfer Pricing team, you will inter alia be responsible for:

Project involvement:

• Act as a major 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 services such as transfer pricing setting strategies or advising foreign multinational companies on the tax implications of their operations in the region
• Manage compliance documentation such as country-by-country reporting, master files and local files
• Manage accrual reviews and due diligences
• Drafting/managing proposals 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 Firm’s quality control procedures are adhered to including second director review
• Responsible for the review and delivery for the final advice to clients, subject to sign off from directors
• 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 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 team as well as the 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:

• Must be able to recognize 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 and start winning own work

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 CA(SA), TA(SA), Attorney with completed M.Com, LLM (Tax Law) or HDip (Tax), or degree or post-graduate degree in economics
• At least 8 years’ experience in Transfer Pricing and preferably International Tax
• 1-2 years experience as a Senior Manager
• Maintain an in depth, up to date, knowledge of taxation
• Specialist knowledge and the ability to deal with complex tax 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
• Experience of dealing with client senior management

Competencies:

• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Excellent writing skills
• Strong analytical and research skills
• 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 organizing abilities
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve reporting deadlines
• Adherence to principles and values
• Strong business development ability

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Description

• The ACCA Accountant Traineeship is a 3-year training Contract whereby you will gain the relevant experience in order to register as a Chartered Certified Accountant with ACCA.
•  The Trainee Accountant vacancies are for January 2026 where first-year trainees will start their training contract within the BDO Wave Audit division based Cape Town. The training contract will ensure that you obtain the support to write the strategic level exams and achieve the competencies required to register with ACCA. You will be equipped with generalist expertise and experience in a broad range of commercial sectors. As a BDO Wave Audit professional, you’ll work in a fast-paced environment and help BDO Wave to deliver exceptional client service. 

Roles and Responsibilities

Audit (Technical)

• Assist in the delivery of audits from planning through to completion, gaining exposure to the full audit cycle
• Support planning activities by preparing audit planning documents, creating system notes, and contributing to risk assessments
• During execution, perform audit procedures across financial statement areas such as payroll, cash and bank, revenue, cost of sales, expenses, and property, plant and equipment (PPE)
• Evaluate evidence to assess whether there is a risk of material misstatement within financial data and document findings clearly
• Escalate issues identified to senior team members and assist in resolving queries
• Contribute to completion procedures, including final analytical reviews, clearing outstanding queries, preparing completion checklists, and assisting in drafting audit reports
• Develop professional judgement by linking audit findings to business risks and industry context

Administration

• Complete monthly feedback forms by requesting input from managers on work performed during audit engagements
• Track and update monthly skills reviews within the Learning & Training System (LTS) to monitor competencies obtained, supporting sign-off at the end of the training contract
• Prepare and deliver presentations, and actively participate in team presentations to build professional communication skills

Studying

• Progress towards the ACCA qualification with structured support and mentorship
• Balance work and study commitments, developing resilience and discipline
• Apply theoretical knowledge from ACCA studies directly into audit engagements, strengthening both technical ability and professional judgement

Study support:

• Exam and tuition costs covered by BDO Wave for the first attempt of your ACCA exams
• Lecture preparation with an approved Learning Service Provider covered by BDO Wave
• Paid study leave

Requirements
Education:

• ACCA accredited degree from an approved university with auditing as one of the major subjects, preferably completed 2024 or 2025

Skills:

• Keen willingness to learn and bring energy and aspiration to the audit team
• Ability to handle and manage stress
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work well under pressure
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills for internal and external stakeholder relationship management
• Flexible in terms of working hours when required
• Project management skills
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Team player
• Demonstrate a commitment to self-development and growth
• Ability to work within diverse teams
• Strong organisational ability.

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Description

• The ACCA Accountant Traineeship is a 3-year training Contract whereby you will gain the relevant experience in order to register as a Chartered Certified Accountant with ACCA.
•  The Trainee Accountant vacancies are for January 2026 where first-year trainees will start their training contract within the BDO Wave Audit division based Cape Town. The training contract will ensure that you obtain the support to write the strategic level exams and achieve the competencies required to register with ACCA. You will be equipped with generalist expertise and experience in a broad range of commercial sectors. As a BDO Wave Audit professional, you’ll work in a fast-paced environment and help BDO Wave to deliver exceptional client service. 

Roles and Responsibilities

Audit (Technical)

• Assist in the delivery of audits from planning through to completion, gaining exposure to the full audit cycle
• Support planning activities by preparing audit planning documents, creating system notes, and contributing to risk assessments
• During execution, perform audit procedures across financial statement areas such as payroll, cash and bank, revenue, cost of sales, expenses, and property, plant and equipment (PPE)
• Evaluate evidence to assess whether there is a risk of material misstatement within financial data and document findings clearly
• Escalate issues identified to senior team members and assist in resolving queries
• Contribute to completion procedures, including final analytical reviews, clearing outstanding queries, preparing completion checklists, and assisting in drafting audit reports
• Develop professional judgement by linking audit findings to business risks and industry context

Administration

• Complete monthly feedback forms by requesting input from managers on work performed during audit engagements
• Track and update monthly skills reviews within the Learning & Training System (LTS) to monitor competencies obtained, supporting sign-off at the end of the training contract
• Prepare and deliver presentations, and actively participate in team presentations to build professional communication skills

Studying

• Progress towards the ACCA qualification with structured support and mentorship
• Balance work and study commitments, developing resilience and discipline
• Apply theoretical knowledge from ACCA studies directly into audit engagements, strengthening both technical ability and professional judgement

Study support:

• Exam and tuition costs covered by BDO Wave for the first attempt of your ACCA exams
• Lecture preparation with an approved Learning Service Provider covered by BDO Wave
• Paid study leave

Requirements
Education:

• ACCA accredited degree from an approved university with auditing as one of the major subjects, preferably completed 2024 or 2025

Skills:

• Keen willingness to learn and bring energy and aspiration to the audit team
• Ability to handle and manage stress
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work well under pressure
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills for internal and external stakeholder relationship management
• Flexible in terms of working hours when required
• Project management skills
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Team player
• Demonstrate a commitment to self-development and growth
• Ability to work within diverse teams
• Strong organisational ability.

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Description

• If you've recently completed your SAICA articles, this is your opportunity to take the next step. As a Junior Associate, you'll work closely with the Audit Engagement Manager in the UK, contributing to the planning and execution of audit fieldwork. You'll play a key role in ensuring audits are completed efficiently and within deadlines, gaining hands-on experience and exposure to a dynamic client portfolio.
• Completion of execution on sections
• Completion of analytical reviews on an overall entity basis as well as on specific sections
• Completion of planning and finalisation
• Manages time and is held accountable for productivity
• Provides frequent progress updates to the UK manager or partner
• Regular online and in-person training is required to ensure compliance

Requirements
Qualifications and experience

Minimum requirements:

• Newly qualified CA(SA) registered or eligible to register with SAICA
• Less than 1-year post-articles experience
• Full IFRS practical audit experience

Preferred requirements:

• Independent review experience 

Competencies

• Ability to handle and manage stress
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work well under pressure
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills for internal and external stakeholder relationship management
• Flexible in terms of working hours when required
• Supervisory experience
• Must be able to work on your own
• Project management skills
• Quality and detail oriented
• Team player