Career Opportunities at BDO South Africa -(3 Positions)

Specification    
Duties and Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Ensure that the ongoing administration of the Employee Benefits Funds under administration are maintained on a monthly basis, including exit claims, preparation of Board of Management documents and the preparation of Benefit statements on request.
• Assist with the risk claims area.
• Monthly administration (Including reconciliation) of funds allocated.
• Liaise with the consultants regarding documentation for Board of Management reports.
• Submission of claims received.
• Maintenance of commission and workflow spread-sheets.
• Submission of benefit statements on request.
• Assist Risk Claims Team
• Assist with any Adhoc duties for consultants

Requirements    
Qualifications:

• Matric certificate
• B.Com or equivalent

Experience:

• 2 years’ experience in Employee Benefits or Financial Services.

Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Numeracy – good with figures.
• Team player.
• Ability to work under pressure and meeting deadlines.

Closing Date: 26th, April 2022

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Specification    
The P&C Practitioner is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Human Resources practices and processes, supports the business needs through integrated Talent Management, ensures the proper implementation and alignment of the company strategy and objectives, accountable for the regional service People and Culture Leadership with the purpose of maximization of the strategic implementation and maintenance of People and Culture which includes the full suite of People and Culture Leadership and management. The person in this position will report to the National Head of People and Culture Manager and collaborate closely with the Staff Partner and Office Managing Partner.

RESPONSIBILITITIES:

• Graduate Recruitment
• University Recruitment
• Manage and implement the attraction and selection of graduates for traineeships/ internships
• Marketing and profiling the firm and maintaining a strong brand presence among students via presentations and career exhibitions
• Implementation of the national graduate recruitment strategy
• Work through university samples, identifying academically sound students with agility and maintaining market share
• Maintain relationships with key personnel across all universities
• Maintain CTA (B-Com Accounting Honors) market share for KZN region and secure 5 year pipeline
• Maintain ACI targets
• Manage bursary spend
• Marketing and profiling the firm and maintaining a strong brand presence among students via presentations and career exhibitions
• Conduct Open Days
• Assess competitor actions and develop strategic counter actions in an effort to remain dominant in the commerce field
• Present Training and Bursary Contract offers to successful candidates
• Contract maintenance via structured programme of group and individual counselling sessions
• Schedule academic support and interventions in an effort to assist current graduates
• Identify opportunities that will differentiate the firm from competitors
• Adherence to policies and guidelines
• Manage recruitment system

Schools Recruitment

• Marketing and profiling the firm to school students via presentations, career expos and career days
• Maintaining and establishing relationships with school personnel in an effort of targeting and identifying potential candidates for Learnership Contracts, bursaries and vacation work

Reporting

• Completion and Submission of any National / regional reports for EE or bursary spend
• Assistance with trend analysis with regards to recruitment strategies

Training Contract Management

• Admin Day - Arrangements and Setup
• Probation Monitoring and End of Probation Meetings
• Bi- Annual ANA tracking - ensuring all completed in a timely manner
• Collating SAICA / IRBA/ Board Courses and Fees Statements - ensuring payment done in line with policy
• Liaising with National Training Office Admin on TCMS changes / updates
• Updating Study Leave on ESS and informing audit admin of exam dates
• Ensuring managers attend the necessary assessor / reviewer courses

Experienced Hires

• Recruitment and Selection
• Approval Forms are drafted and signed for the recruitment process; together with benchmarking
• Shortlist and Interview

Employee Relations

• Adhere to local and international legislations.
• Identify risks to the business and HR.
• Ensure business follow correct processes when dealing with employees matters.
• Ensure policies are consistently followed by business.

Requirements    
QUALIFICATIONS:

• Relevant Degree in Human Resources Management or related Field.
• Post Graduate Qualifications will be advantageous.
• 3 years’ experience working within a Human Resources Role
• Professional Services Firm experience an advantage

Job Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills (Verbal and written).
• Building trusting relationships and fostering collaboration.
• Exceptional Client Service through accessibility, persuading and influencing.
• Engage and empower a diverse range of people.
• Socially aware and able to work as part of a diverse team, including all levels within the organisation.
• Attention to detail and demonstrates professionalism and innovation.

BDO Core Competencies:

• Relationships and Collaboration.
• Exceptional Client Service.
• Business Growth.
• Engaging people.
• Inclusive Agile Leadership/ Management.
• Leading Self.

Closing Date: 11th, April 2022

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Specification    
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.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
Business Development:

• Assist in generating new client leads by using different tools and platforms e.g. networking, client base analysis; diversifying from a current project
• Assist with new client research, presentation and pitch preparation
• Participate in special assignment as and when required

Finance - WIP

• Managing WIP and write offs
• Timeous and accurate billing of clients, using fee arrangement letters in liaison with the partner
• Timeous follow up on fee queries
• Assistance with Debtors when requested
• Negotiating budgets/fees and overuns for clients once fee base has been agreed with the partner

Operations and Processes:
Planning

• Timeously host the pre-audit meeting and ensure that the planning meeting is set up
• Ensure that the audit planning is signed off before commencement of the audit
• Prepare detailed time budgets, allocating the audit work to specific audit team members
• Communication of deadlines and budget to staff
• Assign staff to the audit engagement, determine the number of staff and the level of experience required, thereby ensuring that the project is adequately staffed
• Liaison with client and preparation of the schedule of audit requirements

Execution

• Oversee and ensure that all the project activities comply with the firm's policies and procedures
• Perform a review on all sections in the file
• On larger assignments perform full entity general review of lower risk subsidiaries
• Perform function of principal client contact and take full responsibility for the client relationship management and ensure that all queries are solved timeously
• 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 project timelines and ensure that allocated resources are efficiently used (review timesheets to ascertain this and to also detect problem areas for individuals
• Manage the client and ensure that the project is delivered within the scope agreed on
• Review the work-in-progress and discuss with Partner for action. Prepare the audit efficiency checklist
• Ultimate responsibility for bringing audit to completion, sign-off and archiving in conjunction with the Engagement Partner
• Review the draft financial statements and ensure that they are IFRS complaint
• Ensure that an appropriate audit report is drafted
• Ensure that matters for Partners attention and Overs/Unders schedules have been prepared and discussed with the Partner and that the Partner has signed off the schedule
• Ensure that the documents pertaining to audit finalisation / completion has been completed and reviewed (Overs/Unders, Management letter, Representation letter)
• Ensure that the post balance sheet events review work and the going concern review is completed up to the date of the signing of the audit report
• Prepare audit committee documents, attend and present at audit committees (with audit partner discussion)
• Attend and facilitate wrap-up meetings
• Negotiate overruns and budgets
• Provide low level tech support too team and department as a whole
• Provide adequate on the job training, counselling and evaluation

Admin

• Be responsible for staff movements on and off the job (approval of leave) and timeously communicate to all relevant parties.
• Ensure that the files for archiving are done

People Development, Learning and Growth:

• Timeous completion of ANAs once completed by the trainee
• Relationship building with the trainee
• Timeous completion of PTS and LTS and ANAs
• Mentoring of trainees and seniors when required
• Assist with recruitment and selection e.g. interviews, VAC work

REQUIREMENTS:

• Completed a SAICA training contract
• CA(SA) or (eligible)
• +3 years experience in a Audit Manager role

COMPETENCIES:

• Communication (Verbal and Written / Negotiation)
• Personal Development (Emotional Intelligence / Continuous Development)
• Relationship Management (Building successful teams)
• Growing the Business (Entrepreneurial spirit / Looking for Business)
• Client Focus (Planning, organising and control)

Closing Date: 14th, April 2022