Roles at BDO South Africa

Reporting to the Audit Partner you will inter alia be responsible for: 
Business Development 

• Negotiating budgets/fees and overruns for clients once fee base has been agreed with the   partner 
• Managing WIP, write offs, fee queries and debtors 
• Ensure Timeous and accurate billing of clients 
• Accurate and Timeous planning of audits. 
• Management and the Execution of audits. 
• Managing staff movements on and off the job and timeously communicate to all relevant parties. 
• Manage and control staff allocations on audit project. 
• Ensure completion and finalisation of audits 
• Building of effective relationships with clients and staff. 
• Ensure Exceptional Client Service. 
• Decide on audit appropriateness of audit opinion by resolving issues which might impact on the audit opinion and ensuring that these are brought to the attention of the engagement partner and documentation thereof. 
• Manage the client and ensure that the project is delivered within the scope agreed on 
• Mentoring of trainees 
• Timeous completion of performance reviews

Qualifications and Experience:

• CA(SA) 
• A minimum of 2 years post article management experience with long term audit ambitions – partner/director 
• Listed companies experience will be an advantage.

Competencies:

• Strong Technical Ability 
• Extremely high level of attention to detail and analytical and problem-solving abilities. 
• Ability to communicate effectively - Verbally and Written
• Ability to relate to clients at executive level
• Ability to apply sound professional judgment.
• Demonstrate a commitment to self-development and growth through research and attending courses relevant to role.
• Promote teamwork within the Audit Teams
• Strong Planning, organising and control skills

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Description

BDO Business Services Outsourcing Services has vacancies for two Intermediate Accountants who will help in maintaining/managing portfolios of monthly and annual accounting clients under a Netherlands portfolio.

Competencies:

• Experience in accounting and has a passion in preparing the accounting records from source to trial balance;
• Tech savvy and adaptability to using multiple cloud-based accounting platforms, including experience in working on the cloud when generating accounting records
• Previous experience in managing own client portfolio, including the onboarding of clients, client interaction and communications throughout the accounting assignment up until the delivery
• Requires little to no guidance when it comes to completing the accounting for multiple and various clients
• Ability to work on international projects and foreign clients
• Good knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and IFRS for Small- and Medium-sized Entities (“IFRS for SMEs”)
• Preparation of annual financial statements and experience in the tools used to preparing financial statements
• Performing tax computations for companies, close corporations and trusts (including
• SBC’s, special allowances (s12C, s12E, etc)
• Proposing journals to client (via Senior / Manager)
• Self-disciplined
• Has a high regard of SOPs and follow process and procedure
• Excellent time management skills and responsible for managing own schedule according to client deadlines and delivery dates
• Reporting to a supervisor & efficient feedback on progress of engagements
• Managing own WIP and budgets on engagements

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
• Other duties as may be required in line with the position.

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

• B.Com Financial Accounting
• Completion of SAIPA/SAICA articles
• 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, Xero, Dext and other cloudbased accounting tools that are used in the app marketplace.
• Understanding of Afrikaans is recommended
• Ability to work under pressure