Active Job Vacancies at BDO South Africa

Job specification

We are seeking a strategic and analytical thinker to join our strategic and development advisory team.  Our team apply their in-depth knowledge, expertise & critical thinking skills to develop bespoke, practical, clear and objective business solutions to our public and private sector clients.

Project responsibilities will include leading workstreams as well as running smaller to medium sized engagements. 

Typical tasks expected of our consultants include:

• Project management including managing project budgets, deadlines, productivity, billings, liaising with clients, project supervision of researchers, analysts and other consultants, development of project work plans, etc.
• Managing project components effectively by completing them on time, at the required standard and to the client’s satisfaction
• Conducting qualitative and quantitative research – interviewing, field work, design and implementation of questionnaires, spreadsheets etc.
• Detailed analysis of data – market demand, economic impact, financial, development of project specific analytical models, etc.
• Develop and write reports, or parts thereof, to a high standard and in accordance with client needs
• Develop appropriate and suitable strategies as part of projects as applicable and to suit client needs
• Facilitation of workshops
• Develop and conduct presentations
• Draft and present proposals
• Identifying marketing and sales opportunities through:
  • conference papers and presentations
  • media interviews
  • networking functions
  • awareness of possible new projects
  • targeted business development, etc.
• Negotiate and close sales and on-sell services
• Development and maintenance of positive relationships with clients
• Mentoring, training and supporting other team members
• Engage in relevant marketing activities
• Attending and networking at conferences, functions etc.
• Admin duties as required

Requirements

Skills and experience required       

• Honours or Masters degree (MBA, financial, economics, development studies, strategy, property, tourism or hospitality related an advantage)
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Excel (advanced), Working knowledge of MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Power BI and other applications
• Accounting and financial knowledge – able to read, understand and make recommendations based on financial information.  Experience in financial modelling an advantage
• 3 to 6 years working experience.  Less than 3-years will be considered for a junior consultant role                                                                                                      
• Ability to engage at all levels, both verbally and in writing
• Strong thinking skills – strategic, bottom-line, analytical, big picture, creative, realistic, possibility, shared, unpopular, focused
• Keen interest in, and knowledge of, the digital economy and relevant applications
• Economic knowledge an advantage
• Good project management skills
• Good manager of people and interested in developing others
• Able to liaise with high-level clients and to interview and extract meaningful information from identified sources
• Networking skills, able to develop lasting relationships with people
• Willing to chair meetings, sit on committees and become an expert in the field in which they consult
• Keen awareness of the macro economic climate in South Africa

Personal attributes

• Ability to work independently and be self-managed
• Have Initiative
• Attention to detail
• Professional at all times
• Friendly and helpful
• Proactive
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Keen awareness of, and interest in, the macro and micro economic climate in which the various industry sectors operate
• Willing to grow and develop in the field of tourism, property and general management consulting
• Comfortable with presentations/ facilitation
• Must be a highly motivated self-starter with a strong will to succeed
• Eager to learn and grow

Other Requirements:                                                                                                                                                                          

• Possession of a valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle
• There will be occasions where the incumbent would need to work overtime
• Some travel (in South Africa and the rest of Africa) will be required

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The main purpose of the role:

The key purpose of this role is to form part of the Corporate Finance team based in South Africa supporting BDO UK in delivering quality Corporate Finance services whilst supporting the audit stream as a specialist. The Corporate Finance Executive will be responsible for the following key activities to achieve the main objectives:

• Planning: Ensure that the Corporate Finance planner is always up to date for personal planning
• Filing: Ensure all job files are neatly closed off with the final master workbook and report separately filed and identifiable.
• Self-development: Maintain necessary SAICA CPD (or other professional body CPD).
• Training: Attend all mandatory BDO training as required and provide on the job guidance and training to trainees.
• Execution: Provide high quality deliverables (and supporting workbooks) within agreed timelines for all engagements.
• Team Communication: Ensure appropriate project communications are maintained (as agreed per project). Ensure spare capacity is communicated as early as possible.
• Client and target relationship management: Ensure all communication is professional and on-brand and contribute to client presentations as required; and
• Feedback: Ensure feedback requests are sent and ratings timeously agreed for all projects delivered upon. Ensure feedback requests received are timeously responded to.

Requirements:

Qualifications:  

• CA (SA) qualification
• Additional relevant certification such FMVA is desirable.

Experience:  

• Minimum 3 years audit articles,
• Post-audit articles experience in audit or corporate finance related role,
• Excellent computer literacy, including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint,   
• Analysis of financial statements and evaluation of a company's operating data, business performance and determination of proper levels of "working capital" and "capital structure" ratios,
• A good understanding of IFRS and the ability to identify key IFRS issues within a business,  
• Experience in auditing complex valuation sections during or post articles on large or listed entities.

Competencies:  

• Excellent communication / interpersonal skills,
• Commercial orientation
• Excellent report writing skills,  
• Knowledge and innovation, 
• Influencing skills / leadership potential,  
• Entrepreneurial flair, 
• Problem solving potential, highly analytical and decision-making skills,  
• Organisation skills,  
• Energy and drive,
• A strong command of English (both oral and written),   
• Excellent planning and organising abilities,   
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve internal reporting deadlines,   
• Have a strong commitment to excellence and personal and professional growth,
• Have demonstrated an excellent academic record with a high aptitude for financial analysis.   
• Ability to carrying out basic financial modelling, then developing and presenting results.
• Contribute to competitive bid proposals and formal presentations.      

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Description

• Main tasks will include performing detailed requirements analysis, documenting processes, and performing some user acceptance testing. To succeed in this role, you should have a natural analytical way of thinking and be able to explain difficult concepts to non-technical users.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions.
• Performing requirements analysis by gathering and interpreting requirements from key stakeholders in line with business analysis frameworks.
• Independently write requirements in the form of agile stories that:
  •  Directly support primary objectives of the project
  •  Are appropriate in size for development during a two-week iteration
  •  Include clear and specific acceptance criteria
  •  Take into account dependencies on other stories and/or projects and initiatives.
• Participate in the solution design process to make recommendations to create and enhance solutions that are innovative, repeatable and sustainable and solve complex business problems.
• Work with Project Team to manage projects, develop project plans, and monitor performance. This includes:
  •  managing competing resources and priorities 
  •  developing change management deliverables
  •  prioritizing initiatives based on business needs and requirements.
  •  Monitoring deliverables and ensuring timely completion of projects.
• Develop user documentation and training to encourage user adoption.
• Conducting stakeholder engagements and workshop facilitation to derive key business requirements.
• Process Mapping for current and to be processes.
• Work closely with business partners to ensure development activities are in alignment with business objectives.
• Proactively recommend business process and performance improvements based on new features/functions delivered in new versions of custom developed and third-party software.
• Implementing Business Workflows and processes
• Performing user acceptance testing

Requirements

Qualifications/Recognition of Prior Learning equivalent

• Degree or Diploma in Industrial Engineering or Degree in IT/Commerce

Work Experience

• 5+ Years’ Business Analyst experience 

Knowledge

• Demonstrated Proficiency in Understanding and implementing business workflows and processes
• Ability to align requirements with strategic objectives of the firm 
• Ability to interpret data and document facts

Technical Competencies

• Proficiency in systems analysis, process mapping and requirements elicitation
• Excellent analytical and Problem-Solving Skills

Behavioural Competencies

• Internally motivated, ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Proactive, self-starter with initiative to find ways to improve solutions, systems and processes 
• Proven communication skills with both internal team members and external business stakeholders, ability to influence and build relationships at all levels

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Description

This role will be a key member of the Compliance Team that supports BDO South Africa in building a resilient and successful business, by:

• Designing and facilitating effective and efficient compliance processes with clearly defined roles and responsibilities, that enable business to deliver exceptional client service.
• Being a trusted advisor to business, advising on regulations, policies and procedures and enhancing skills through focused training and awareness programmes.
• Implementing monitoring processes, providing value-add reporting and ensuring remedial action is taken for identified non-compliance.
• Entrenching a strong culture in the firm that is about more than pure compliance, but also about promoting a message that everyone has a role to play in protecting the firm against risk.
  
  The Compliance team is responsible for the “Relevant Ethical Requirements (including Independence)” and “Acceptance and Continuance of Client Relationships and Specific Engagements” components of ISQM1.

The manager role will report to the Head of Compliance and will be responsible for designing, implementing and monitoring effective and efficient processes to ensure compliance with policies relating to Acceptance and Continuance of Client Relationships and Specific Engagements component and for managing Compliance Practitioners who play a role in executing related processes. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage design and implementation of projects and initiatives, policies and processes, systems/ tools relating to Acceptance and Continuance of Client Relationships and Specific Engagements. 
• Provide training, advice and support to partners, directors and professionals on Client and Engagement Acceptance, Ethics, Independence & Conflicts of Interest policies, processes, procedures, and systems.
• Operational management and reporting of effectiveness and efficiency of all steps on the client and engagement acceptance process. Process steps include reputational checks, independence and conflict considerations, risk assessment process and escalations to relevant role players where required. 
• Manage team of Compliance Practitioners responsible for the client an engagement acceptance processes and provide reporting to Head of Compliance.
• Work closely with Independence and Conflicts colleagues to ensure all relevant assessments and clearances are obtained in line with the overall effectiveness and efficiency process objective.
• Identify risks related quality objectives, assess current controls to determine if appropriate and design controls to further mitigate any identified risks.
• Perform reviews to monitor compliance to policies and procedures and provide input into related risks.
• Liaise with business role players to ensure pro-active, effective and efficient acceptance and re-acceptance processes in line with relevant policies.   
• Key link between Compliance and the Digital Solutions team to ensure effective and efficient automation solutions. 
• Engage with other stakeholders in the firm to ensure a proper understanding and buy-in for defined policies and processes.
• Prepare reporting for Governance Bodies and Committees.
• Identify improvements to existing processes.
• Stakeholder management and engagement.

Requirements

Qualifications/Recognition of Prior Learning equivalent

• Matric
• A qualification in accounting, risk, finance, business, external or internal audit

Work Experience

• Experience in working with IT in design and rollout of systems.
• Proven experience in a risk, ethics, conflicts, or independence role within an audit firm or similar financial services setting.
• Operational responsibilities for process execution

Knowledge

• Intermediate Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Strong written and spoken English language skills

Behavioural Competencies

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to assess complex situations to make sound ethical decisions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with team members and clients on ethics-related matters.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills
• Strong spoken and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with team members
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement 
• Project Management

BDO Core Competencies

• Relationships and Collaboration
• Exceptional Client Service
• Engaging people
• Leadership
• Quality, Risk management and Operational performance

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Purpose

Manage a mixed portfolio of expatriate tax compliance and expatriate and employees’ tax consulting projects.

This role will involve working very closely with the head of the division and involve a lot of direct client contact. The successful candidate will also manage the performance of two team members. The role is designed to lead to a fast-track career progression for the right candidate.

Job specification

Reporting as part of Global Employer Services; you will inter alia be responsible for:

Expatriate Tax Compliance and Consulting

• Review of expatriate annual tax and provisional returns and directly responsible for preparation and submission of more complex tax returns.
• Attending to SARS and clients queries/objections/appeals
• Review of monthly shadow payrolls
• Responsible for expatriate arrival and departure tax briefings.
• Managing various expatriate tax consulting projects and assisting the director on more complex cases including:
• providing written advice on tax residence and cross border assignment tax issues
• emigration Matters
• tax efficient structuring of expatriate’s assignment package
• development or review of a company’s international assignment policy/relocation policy etc.

Employees’ Tax Consulting

• Preparation of PAYE due diligence projects;
• Assisting with client PAYE Health checks
• Assisting clients with SARS PAYE audits/VDP applications
• Work on various other employees’ tax consulting projects including:
  • design or review of employer remuneration related policies, including fringe benefit policy/travel & expense policy etc.
  • remuneration structuring, including employee share incentive plan arrangements
  • Employee retrenchments

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree or H Dip (Tax) / MCom Tax
• Candidates with proven relevant experience will also be considered.
• Minimum of 3 years’ SAIT Trainee experience or experience ideally working in a client facing expatriate and employees’ tax compliance and consulting role. Strong candidates with relevant technical experience from Industry or SARS will also be considered.
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Competencies:

• Team player
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills
• Enjoys opinion writing / drafting of reports
• Lateral thinker
• Ability to build strong and effective relationships internally and with clients to ensure a professional and quality service that meets required expectations and needs
• Confidence and decisiveness with excellent planning and organizing abilities
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve reporting deadlines
• Agility to adapt to different situations
• Showing initiative and taking ownership
• Energetic, passionate and possess a willingness to succeed
• Adherence to principles and values

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Description

BDO has a vacancy for a suitable qualified and experienced Transfer Pricing Assistant Manager/Manager. Reporting as part of the national Transfer Pricing team, you will inter alia be responsible for.

Project involvement:

• Act as a 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 engagements under the supervision of the director, such as, transfer pricing setting strategies or advising foreign multinational companies on the tax implications of their operations in the region 
• Manage compliance documentation engagements under the supervision of the director, such as, country-by-country reporting, master files and local files
• Manage accrual reviews and due diligences under the supervision of the director
• Drafting/managing proposals under the supervision of the director 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 BDO’s quality control procedures are adhered to including second director review
• 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 in the national transfer pricing and international tax team 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 and international 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:

• Should be able to recognise 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 

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 a degree or post-graduate degree in economics; Attorney with completed M.Com, LLM (Tax Law) or HDip; CA(SA) or TA(SA) is a bonus – but NOT required. Suitable on-the-job experience will be considered. 
• At least 3-5 years’ experience in Transfer Pricing
• Maintain an in depth, up to date, knowledge of transfer pricing (specifically) and taxation (in general)
• Specialist knowledge and the ability to deal with complex transfer pricing 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

Competencies:

• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Excellent writing skills 
• Open-ness to working with new technologies
• Strong analytical and research skills – be an out-of-the-box thinker
• 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 organising abilities
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve reporting deadlines
• Adherence to principles and values – ethical behaviour is non-negotiable
• Willingness to work in an honest and transparent environment

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Description
At BDO, we believe in investing in our people to help them grow, both professionally and personally. The foundation of our business is strong relationship, with colleagues, clients and other stakeholders and we work hard every day to make this a reality. Our commitment is to create unlimited growth by giving our people continuous opportunities.

BDO South Africa has a vacancy for an Audit Manager in our External Audit Division at our Pretoria office.

The Audit Manager oversees and ensures that the project runs efficiently and profitably from inception to sign off, by managing all the relevant stakeholders in accordance with the Firm’s policies and procedures. The Audit Manager further supports the Engagement Partner with clients' commercial management and business development initiatives.

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

Requirements
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

Statucor Cape Town has a vacancy for a Company Secretarial Administrator. The candidate must have extensive experience in the field of company secretarial work and administration of company secretarial records.  

You will inter alia be responsible for:

• Administration of company secretarial records such as: Company formations and all matters ancillary thereto Director changes Share matters – transfers, allotments, repurchases etc.
• Deregistration’s All other functions applicable to this field of work.
• A good understanding of the Companies Act.

Competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Display confidence at all levels of engagement.
• Ability to multitask and detail orientated.
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Must be willing to work overtime if required.  

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

• 2-3 years practical experience in a similar role
• Be computer literate – above average Microsoft Word skills and Proficiency in a secretarial package is advantageous.