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Description

• The Third Party Security Analyst supports the delivery of BDO’s third-party security framework. The role is responsible for carrying out supplier information security due diligence activities, analysing evidence provided by third parties, identifying and escalating potential risks, and helping ensure supplier and supply chain information security risks to BDO and BDO client services are assessed, recorded and managed in line with agreed processes and standards. This role reports to the business information risk officer and works closely with procurement, legal, contract management and business stakeholders.

Requirements
Principal Accountabilities

• Supports the delivery and continuous improvement of the information security supplier assurance framework across the supplier lifecycle.
• Coordinates supplier information security due diligence activities, including requesting, gathering and reviewing documentation and evidence from internal and external stakeholders.
• Applies agreed assessment criteria and analysis techniques to evaluate supplier security controls and identify potential risks, issues or control gaps.
• Prepares clear and well-structured risk assessment outputs, summaries and recommendations for review by senior colleagues and stakeholders.
• Identifies and escalates non-routine, higher-risk or complex issues to the appropriate technical experts or management.
• Supports supplier risk classification and tiering activities using agreed methodologies, risk indicators and business context.
• Tracks remediation actions, risk treatment activities and follow-up actions, and helps ensure updates are communicated to relevant stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Works with procurement, legal, contract management and business teams to help ensure information security requirements are considered within sourcing, onboarding, contract change and offboarding processes.
• Assesses supplier responses against BDO policies, standards, contractual requirements and relevant regulatory expectations, seeking guidance where needed.
• Maintains accurate records, assessment data, management information and metrics to support reporting, oversight and audit readiness.
• Communicates progress, findings and changes clearly, checking understanding and adapting messages for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Contributes ideas and practical improvements to enhance supplier assurance processes, templates, guidance and ways of working.

Technical competencies

• Experience in supplier assurance, third-party risk management, information security, technology risk, audit, compliance or a related analyst role.
• Working knowledge of supplier due diligence and risk assessment activities across stages of the supplier lifecycle, including onboarding, contract change, ongoing monitoring and offboarding.
• Ability to review and analyse security documentation, control evidence and supplier responses, and draw logical conclusions using agreed criteria and guidance.
• Familiarity with common information security frameworks and good practice, such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, Cyber Essentials Plus, CIS Controls or OWASP.
• Understanding of information security principles relating to access control, encryption, vulnerability management, incident management, business continuity and data protection.
• Able to identify risks, concerns and exceptions, and escalate complex or higher-risk matters appropriately.
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and adapt style for different audiences.
• Good organisational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage own workload using agreed processes, priorities and deadlines.
• Able to work collaboratively with internal stakeholders and external suppliers, building effective working relationships and seeking clarification where required.
• Relevant qualifications, training or progress toward an industry certification such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, ISO 27001 or equivalent would be advantageous.

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Description

• As a Senior Developer, you will play a key role in designing, developing and maintaining high-quality software solutions. You will work closely with other developers, UX/UI designers and stakeholders to ensure that our products meet the highest standards. Your expertise in C#, .NET, React and Azure will be crucial in driving our technology initiatives forward.
• The Senior Developer is a key role within BDO IT’s Solutions Development team and reports to either a Lead Developer or the Solutions Development Senior Manager.

Requirements
Principal Accountabilities

• Act as a hands-on full-stack developer with strong front-end development skills and a good understanding of UX.
• Manage third-party developers or full-time employees as required.
• Collaborate with the Solution Development management team to plan and schedule work, manage the pipeline and backlog, maintain best practices and high-quality coding standards, and ensure optimum productivity across the team.
• Build, maintain and support both enterprise and client-facing applications.
• Work with Business Relationship Managers, Solution Designers and the Business to turn concepts into practical solutions for relevant business challenges.
• Develop software using modern DevOps methodologies to increase efficiency and productivity.
• Scan and leverage cross-industry trends in new and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science to apply in the context of accountancy and professional services.
• Demonstrate creative flair, attention to detail, tenacity and good problem-solving skills.
• Provide proactive maintenance on support issues to ensure excellent client service.
• Manage your own time and workload effectively while supporting the team’s growth and development.
• Commit to personal development and staying up to date with emerging technologies.

Communication and Leadership:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design and ship new features.
• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to understand requirements and provide technical insights.
• Lead by example in following best practices and coding standards.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and share knowledge.

Technical Requirements, Experience and Professional Qualifications

• Proven hands-on track record of successfully building and delivering digital products (web apps and services) to market using agile methodologies.
• Strong proficiency in C#, .NET, React and Azure.
• Other development skillsets: JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Azure PaaS (Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, Cosmos DB, Azure App Service, Azure Service Bus), ARM/Bicep templates, SharePoint.
• Proven experience in full-stack development.
• Solid understanding of software development principles and methodologies.
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and secure coding.
• Familiarity with automated testing approaches and tools.
• Ability to work in an agile environment and adapt to changing requirements.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Relevant certifications in software development or cloud technologies.
   

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Description

• Do you have a passion for Automation and experience in developing automation solutions to help optimise business processes for your organisation? If so, we need to hear from you!
• We are seeking a passionate Automation Software Engineer who will be able to develop Automation solutions to support our Business workstreams.  At BDO, we recognise that through the adoption of Automation technology, we can help grow our client base, increase the quality of our business processes and help reduce operational risk.
• You will be part of an expanding team of Software Engineers who are using and exploring RPA, BPM, NLP, ML, OCR, and AI technologies to deliver Automated solutions for our business streams. Through this role, you will play a vital part in helping to realise the Automation vision at a large global accountancy & professional services firm.
• As an Automation Software Engineer, you will be responsible for the delivery of innovative, high quality Automation solutions to help support our business streams. You will have opportunities to extend your existing technical capability and work across a variety of Automation toolsets.

Requirements
Principal Accountabilities

• To develop Automation solutions to support our business streams.
• To work closely with our Automation Analysts and business SMEs to turn business requirements into an Automated solution.
• To become an active member of our Automation Centre of Excellence and to help identify ways to both continuously improve our methods of operation and enhance the quality of our deliveries.
• To help develop our development best practice framework such as coding practices, exception management and reporting.
• To be an evangelist for Automation capabilities and to help identify new Automation opportunities across the business.
• To help support initial feasibility of potential Automation processes through until the implementation stage.
• To work closely with our Automation support team to ensure that your processes are developed to the highest possible quality level.
• Adhering to the existing Automation Software Delivery Lifecycle and implementing change requirements as part of a structured change control process.
• Work with project leads on technology platform related issues and provide plausible suggestion for improvements.
• Work with business relationship management team and technology teams to analyse and assess automation feasibility.
• Able to support and drive change management of existing processes as per new requirements using a structured change control process.

Technical Knowledge, Professional, Qualifications and Experience

Capabilities:

• Adept with leading Automation tools such as Blue Prism, UiPath, Automation Anywhere, MS Power Platform, Appian, ABBYY, Kofax or others.
• Experience of the Software Delivery Lifecycle for an Automation project
• To have experience of delivery using an Agile Framework
• Understanding of workflow based logic and the ability to both understand a business process from a workflow diagram and to conceptualise it as an automated solution.
• The ability to learn quickly and be able to turn a business use case into an Automated solution.
• Good communication skills with the ability to present technical details to a non- technical audience.
• Good written skills and with the ability to produce clear and concise documentation.
• Excellent IT Hygiene and an attention to detail to ensure that IT best practices are adhered to.
• The ability to work with a structured and methodical approach, combined with an enquiring mind.
• Any experience of delivery on both “On Premise” and “Cloud” infrastructure desirable.

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Primary Purpose of the Job

• The Intermediate Accountant – Independent Reviewer manages a portfolio of client engagements, delivering accounting, assurance, and advisory services while ensuring compliance with professional standards. The role supports junior staff, maintains strong client relationships, and contributes to the efficient delivery of engagements. The successful candidate will possess strong technical accounting knowledge, excellent communication skills, and the ability to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and business development.

Key Responsibilities

Client Service & Relationship Management

• Develop and maintain strong client relationships through effective communication and responsiveness.
• Deliver high-quality client service while ensuring engagement objectives are achieved.
• Identify and communicate cross-selling opportunities for other BDO service offerings.

Engagement Delivery

• Perform annual write-up of accounting records using accounting software such as:
• Xero
• Sage Online
• Pastel Partner
• Execute a variety of engagements, including:
• Agreed-Upon Procedures
• Compilation Engagements (ISRS 4410)
• Independent Review Engagements (ISRE 2400)
• Accounting Officer Engagements in terms of the Close Corporations Act and Companies Act
• Draft Annual Financial Statements in accordance with:
• IFRS
• IFRS for SMEs using Caseware (intermediate level).
• Prepare and propose accounting journals for client approval through the Senior Accountant or Manager.
• Perform basic tax computations for companies, close corporations, and trusts, including Special Allowances and Small Business Corporation calculations.

Financial & Engagement Management

• Manage personal work-in-progress (WIP) and engagement budgets with guidance from senior staff.
• Provide regular progress updates to Senior Accountants and Managers.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards, policies, procedures, and firm methodologies.
• Identify and communicate opportunities for process improvements.

Team Leadership & Development

• Provide on-the-job training, mentoring, and support to junior team members.
• Assist colleagues where required to ensure effective service delivery.
• Deliver clear and concise feedback to management on engagement matters and quantitative findings.
• Attend mandatory training and recommend development opportunities for team members.

Requirements
Qualifications/Recognition of Prior Learning

• Minimum 2-4 years' experience in an accounting practice.
• Experience with IFRS/IFRS for SMEs financial statement preparation and tax compliance.
• Experience using Caseware, Xero, Sage Online, and Pastel.

Work experience Required

• 2 to 4 years' experience in an accounting practice environment.
• Experience performing:
• Compilation engagements (ISRS 4410)
• Independent Reviews (ISRE 2400)
• Accounting Officer engagements
• Annual Financial Statement preparation
• Tax computations for companies, close corporations, and trusts

Technical Competencies

Working knowledge of:

• IFRS
• IFRS for SMEs
• South African tax legislation
• Close Corporations Act
• Companies Act 

Proficiency in:

• Caseware
• Xero
• Sage Online
• Pastel Partner
• Microsoft Excel

BDO Core Competencies 

• Exceptional Client Service
• Quality & Accountability.
• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Integrity & Professionalism

Behavioural Competencies

• Communication
• Planning & Organising
• Problem Solving & Analytical Thinking
• Coaching & Developing Others

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Primary Purpose of the Job

• The primary purpose of this role is to prepare and draft high-quality Annual Financial Statements (AFS) in compliance with IFRS, IFRS for SMEs, and GRAP, while providing technical support to engagement teams and ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timely delivery of client financial reporting requirements.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Annual Financial Statement Drafting

• Obtain drafting request forms from trainees or managers.
• Obtain and review prior-year signed Annual Financial Statements (AFS) and CaseWare files.
• Confirm that prior-year signed AFS agree to the prior-year CaseWare file.
• Obtain and review Public Interest Score (PIS) working papers.
• Confirm the applicable reporting framework (IFRS, IFRS for SMEs, or GRAP) for the current year.
• Perform roll-forwards of prior-year CaseWare files.
• Create new CaseWare files for new clients or where prior-year files are unavailable.
• Obtain current-year trial balances and verify completeness and accuracy.
• Import trial balances into CaseWare.
• Map new accounts and ensure accurate financial statement presentation.
• Gather note disclosure information from audit teams and clients.
• Assess the reasonableness and completeness of disclosure information.
• Draft Annual Financial Statements in accordance with relevant reporting standards.
• Perform detailed spelling, formatting, and quality reviews before submission.
• Place completed CaseWare files on the server in accordance with firm procedures.
• Submit completed financial statements to managers and trainees while communicating drafting issues and recommendations.
• Follow up on review notes and ensure timely resolution.
• Follow up on outstanding signed AFS and maintain engagement status records.

Technical Support & Collaboration

• Assist trainees with CaseWare-related technical issues.
• Provide guidance on working papers and balancing differences.
• Support engagement teams with financial reporting and disclosure queries.
• Contribute to process improvements and standardisation within the drafting function.
• Maintain confidentiality and safeguard client information at all times.

Requirements
Technical Competencies

• Advanced financial statement drafting skills.
• Strong accounting and financial reporting expertise.
• Proficiency in CaseWare Working Papers.
• Data management and analytical skills.
• Ability to develop and improve processes and systems.
• Strong planning, organising, and information management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting ability.
• Excellent client service orientation.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail

BDO Core Competencies

• Relationships & Collaboration
• Exceptional Client Service
• Business Growth
• Engaging People.
• Leadership
• Quality, Risk Management & Operational Performance.

Behavioural Competencies

• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Thorough attention to detail.
• Delivery-focused with a strong sense of accountability.
• Ability to prioritise competing deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Professionalism and integrity.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Proactive and solution-orientated mindset.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills

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Primary Purpose of the Job

• The Procurement Manager is responsible for leading the operational procurement function, ensuring compliance with policies, strong data governance, supplier administration, spend tracking and category oversight. The role includes supervising a team of Procurement Administrators, handling operational procurement processes, and implementing improvements where gaps or inefficiencies are identified.
• Although the role focuses on operational excellence, it also requires the ability to think critically, identify opportunities for improvement, redesign processes, and support the finance leadership team with higher level procurement insights. The role acts as the central coordinating point for procurement activities across the firm. Within the current scope of the business, the role will also require practical implementation of the procurement policy.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Operational Procurement Leadership

• Lead day to day procurement operations and ensure compliance with the Procurement Policy and Delegated Levels of Authority.
• Practical implementation of the newly approved procurement policy, including training the business on best practice and resolving system shortcomings.
• Oversee purchase order workflows, supplier onboarding, documentation accuracy, and procurement controls.
• Maintain all procurement ERP systems and ensure accurate records, vendor fields and data integrity.
• Maintain a clean, accurate and complete approved vendor list aligned to transformation requirements.
• Produce monthly spend reporting, payment behaviour tracking, and procurement related submissions to the Head of Finance

Process Improvement and Redesign

• Identify operational inefficiencies, process gaps or compliance risks.
• Propose and implement improvements to procurement workflows, templates, documentation processes and governance.
• Work with Finance, Risk and IT to refine procurement controls and streamline administrative activities.
• Champion continuous improvement culture across the procurement team.

Team Management and Oversight

• Supervise Procurement Administrators and ensure effective workload allocation, quality control and performance management.
• Provide coaching, guidance and basic training to support skills development and accurate execution.
• Step into hands‑on tasks where needed to support the team during peak workload or urgent requests.

Supplier and Category Oversight

• Oversee supplier onboarding, due diligence checks, annual reviews, and BBBEE documentation management.
• Maintain supplier categories and ensure governance across the supplier lifecycle. Ensure data accuracy for supplier categories and maintain supplier records to meet ISMS, Legal Risk and audit requirements.
• Support supplier performance meetings and ensure corrective actions are implemented and tracked.
• Facilitate supplier inactivation processes for dormant or non-compliant suppliers.
• Consolidate suppliers on national level to increase efficiency.
• Identify inefficient suppliers or categories to target for sourcing projects.

RFP and Sourcing Support

• Design, coordinate and oversee the administration of RFPs, RFQs, RFIs and ITTs processes including documentation distribution, evaluation collation and submission preparation.
• Support decision-making by preparing evaluation summaries and ensuring documentation quality. Compile evaluation pack for approval by the Head of Finance. Compile presentation for Board approval.
• Provide guidance on sourcing best practice and compliance and ensure all sourcing processes adhere to BDO thresholds, sourcing requirements and policy controls.
• Instil and enforce compliance with sourcing requirements in the Procurement policy within the firm.
• Develop sourcing strategies for major procurement categories.

Contract Governance and Compliance

• Compile and oversee the contract repository, ensuring completeness and accuracy, in cooperation with the Risk department.
• Track and manage contract renewals, expiries, MSAs, SLAs, and compliance with legal requirements.
• Support Risk and Legal on the use and rollout of electronic contract management tools such as Phinity.

Reporting and Strategic Support

• Consolidate monthly procurement reporting including spend analysis by category as well as savings for CFO and Head of Finance, ensuring accuracy and insights based on operational trends.
• Highlight risks, recurring issues or improvement opportunities.
• Provide strategic support, such as spend analysis and recommendations on sourcing projects to improve profitability and efficiency.

Insurance and Administrative Support

• Assist with the annual insurance renewal process, preparation of schedules, and coordination with Finance, IT and Risk.
• Oversee insurance records, processes and documentation, including claims and queries.
• Ensure audit readiness across all procurement records.
• Respond to or acknowledge queries from the business within a 24 hour period, ensuring resolution within a reasonable period based on priority.

BBBEE

• Maintain Level 1 BBBEE status by managing the preferential procurement score for the BDO Group scorecard and sourcing from vendors with preferred status as per BDO Policy.
• Responsible for extracting data and calculating the TMPS calculations and uploading it onto the BEE123 electronic system.
• Keep records of BBBEE certificates and manage the team in sourcing revised certificates for expired or invalid certificates.
• Manage the procurement section of the annual BBBEE verification process

Requirements

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years procurement experience, with strong operational and administrative capability.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, or business administration.
• CIPS membership preferred.
• Experience in leading or supervising a small procurement team.
• Strong working understanding of ERP systems (e.g. Maconomy) and document governance.
• Exposure to process redesign, workflow improvements or system enhancements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, is essential.
• Knowledge of preparing and reviewing contracts and negotiation of favourable terms. Experience in using digital contract lifecycle management tools (e.g. Phinity) is preferred.
• Knowledge of BBBEE procurement requirements and compliance processes is preferred.

Competencies: Knowledge and Skills

Job Competencies

• Strong administration, documentation and compliance discipline
• Process improvement mindset
• Supervisory capability and team coaching and coordination
• Stakeholder communication and management skills
• Ability to think critically and provide higher level analysis
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently within policy frameworks
• Excellent time management and ability to prioritise multiple tasks.
• Ability to interpret and follow policy requirements.
• Ability to identify risk in processes and implement improvements.
• Negotiation skills to ensure favourable terms for the business.
• Problem solving orientation with proactive follow up

BDO Core Competencies

• Relationships and Collaboration
• Exceptional Client Service
• Business Growth
• Engaging people
• Inclusive Agile Leadership
• Quality, Risk management and Operational transformation