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Description

• Having just completed your articles, the Experienced Audit Senior, 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 finalization (including SEC reporting documents)
• Manages time and is held accountable for productivity
• Provides frequent progress updates to the audit manager or partner

Requirements
Qualifications and experience

Minimum requirements:

• Completed 3-year SAICA training contract
• CTA (Completed)
• ITC (Completed)
• Full IFRS practical audit experience

Preferred requirements:

• Studying towards APC
• 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

• This role is an exciting opportunity, requiring a proactive approach to identifying and testing key information technology controls related to financial reporting. The goal is to develop innovative audit solutions tailored to the specific information technology risks faced by businesses. 
• Conduct general information technology controls testing.
• Perform application controls testing.
• Analyse information systems data to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of transaction
• Develop a thorough understanding of clients' businesses, identifying risks and controls.
• Provide technical support to financial teams’ auditors when computer-assisted audit techniques (CAATS) are required.
• Familiarity with or willingness to learn data analysis using tools like IDEA.
• Learn about information technology risk management, information technology governance concepts, and best practice frameworks.
• Prepare audit plans and gather evidence through interviews and validation.
• Engage with clients during audits.
• Document work and findings in accordance with the BDO audit and risk management process.
• Keep the management team and clients informed of potential audit delays and escalate issues as needed.
• Validate all information technology audit findings before drafting the information technology audit report.
• Participate in meetings with clients and the audit team.
• Provide feedback to the information technology management team when required.
• Adhere to the firm’s Employment Equity Policy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, informatics, internal auditing, or equivalent.
• Honours in the above fields is advantageous.
• Knowledge of COBIT, ITIL, ISO27001-2, and other models is a plus.
• Desire to pursue or currently studying for a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) qualification.

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Description

• This role is an exciting opportunity, requiring a proactive approach to identifying and testing key information technology controls related to financial reporting. The goal is to develop innovative audit solutions tailored to the specific information technology risks faced by businesses.
• Conduct general information technology controls testing.
• Perform application controls testing.
• Analyse information systems data to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of transaction
• Develop a thorough understanding of clients' businesses, identifying risks and controls.
• Provide technical support to financial teams’ auditors when computer-assisted audit techniques (CAATS) are required.
• Familiarity with or willingness to learn data analysis using tools like IDEA.
• Learn about information technology risk management, information technology governance concepts, and best practice frameworks.
• Prepare audit plans and gather evidence through interviews and validation.
• Engage with clients during audits.
• Document work and findings in accordance with the BDO audit and risk management process.
• Keep the management team and clients informed of potential audit delays and escalate issues as needed.
• Validate all information technology audit findings before drafting the information technology audit report.
• Participate in meetings with clients and the audit team.
• Provide feedback to the information technology management team when required.
• Adhere to the firm’s Employment Equity Policy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, informatics, internal auditing, or equivalent.
• Honours in the above fields is advantageous.
• Knowledge of COBIT, ITIL, ISO27001-2, and other models is a plus.
• Desire to pursue or currently studying for a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) qualification.

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Description

• This role is an exciting opportunity, requiring a proactive approach to identifying and testing key information technology controls related to financial reporting. The goal is to develop innovative audit solutions tailored to the specific information technology risks faced by businesses. Based on the nature of this role's interaction with clients, the role requires honesty and trust in handling cash and/or finances. 

Key responsibilities

• Conduct general information technology controls testing.
• Perform application controls testing.
• Analyse information systems data to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of transaction
• Develop a thorough understanding of clients' businesses, identifying risks and controls.
• Provide technical support to financial teams’ auditors when computer-assisted audit techniques (CAATS) are required.
• Familiarity with or willingness to learn data analysis using tools like IDEA.
• Learn about information technology risk management, information technology governance concepts, and best practice frameworks.
• Prepare audit plans and gather evidence through interviews and validation.
• Engage with clients during audits.
• Document work and findings in accordance with the BDO audit and risk management process.
• Keep the management team and clients informed of potential audit delays and escalate issues as needed.
• Validate all information technology audit findings before drafting the information technology audit report.
• Participate in meetings with clients and the audit team.
• Provide feedback to the information technology management team when required.
• Adhere to the firm’s Employment Equity Policy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, informatics, internal auditing, or equivalent.
• Honours in the above fields is advantageous.
• Knowledge of COBIT, ITIL, ISO27001-2, and other models is a plus.
• Desire to pursue or currently studying for a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) qualification

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Description

• The Resourcing Coordinator is responsible for supporting the effective allocation and scheduling of audit professionals across client engagements. This role ensures that the right people are deployed to the right jobs at the right time, balancing business needs, individual development, and operational efficiency.
• You will play a key role in maintaining accurate resource plans, managing day-to-day bookings, and ensuring Dayshape (BDO’s resource allocation system) is always up to date.

Requirements
Key Responsibilities

Resource Planning & Scheduling

• Manage day-to-day staff bookings within Dayshape, including job allocations, stocktakes, training, study, and leave
• Develop and understand trainee curriculum pathway requirements and ensure appropriately scheduled
• Ensure Dayshape is accurate to support effective workforce planning and forward resource management, typically 12 months in advance
• Develop knowledge and skills in the use of Dayshape to ensure efficient resource allocation and timesaving techniques
• Support allocation of staff based on availability, skills, grade, and development needs and maximising utilisation of the team
• Assist with staff onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring Dayshape planning boards accurately reflect start and leave dates, training requirements, job allocations and availability
• Develop commercial awareness, including understanding utilisation and budget considerations
• Identify resourcing gaps, clashes, and over/under-utilisation of people
• Supporting timecard management to ensure timely and accurate submission for the business unit.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as a first point of contact for resourcing queries from trainees
• Build strong relationships with engagement managers to support successful and effective resource planning
• Support the UK Resource Manager to manage the business unit’s KPI’s
• Collaborate with the national resourcing team to facilitate cross-stream resource sharing, improving utilisation and efficiency.

Workforce Coordination & Administration

• Manage holiday, sickness, and absence recording in line with firm policies
• Work closely with professional qualification teams to align resource schedules with study and training plans

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Confident communicator with the ability to work across different stakeholder levels
• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset
• Comfortable working with systems and data, with experience of Microsoft Office - Word and Excel

Desirable

• Experience in resourcing, scheduling, or operations role
• Experience within professional services or audit environment
• Familiarity with resource management tools (eg, Dayshape, Retain)

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Description

• BDO South Africa has a vacancy for a Pensions Clerk to join our Johannesburg Office
• The Pensions Clerk is responsible to the audit senior for carrying out the work allocated to them, keeping audit senior informed of progress and any problems or difficulties with that work and ensuring that work is documented and concluded in accordance with the Firms policies and procedures. Keeping accurate time records and performing work allocated with integrity & ethics

Competencies:

• Effective and timeously communicating all relevant matters to the manager in charge.
• Any problems to be immediately attended to and timeously resolved.
• Ensure that all outstanding work/issues are followed up timeously.
• Ensure adherence to the compass audit plan.
• Timeously signing off of audit plan.
• Accurately/timeous recording of overs/unders upon identification for management letters.
• Completion of audit within specified deadlines.
• Adequately performing audit work as required (review notes on which sections were allocated and completed and comment accurately on results).
• On last day of allocated audit time, issuing a list of outstanding items with required detail which pertains to your section's that needs to be followed-up by yourself and ensure communication on the matter i.e. bank confirmation letters, debtors confirmations, legal letters, etc.
• Ensure work is reviewed three days prior to the completion of project.
• Where appropriate - supervise the work performed by less experienced assistants.

Requirements

• B.Com Accounting Degree or equivalent
• CTA ( Completed or Studying Towards)
• Ability to work in a team and independently
• Good communication skills, internal and external, both written and verbal