Fresh Opportunities at BDO South Africa - 9 Positions

Specification    
BDO Cape Town has a vacancy for a Senior Internal Auditor in its Risk Advisory Services Department. Reporting to the Internal Audit Manager you will inter alia be responsible for:

Business development:

• Understand and be knowledgeable about the firms and Division’s products, services and our values.

Client Service:

• Knowledge of risk management, corporate governance concepts, key controls identification, business process models etc.

Planning of the engagement:

• Ensure that the Audit Programme/s is/are reviewed and signedoff by the manager/director.
• Ensure that system descriptions and related control mapping is complete and signed off prior to commencement of the audit.

Execution of the engagement:

• Perform those sections of the audit timeously as agreed with the manager / director.
• Highlighting and discussing findings with management to confirm, finalising and obtaining management comments.

Engagement supervision:

• Supervise junior staff members and provide on the job training as and when needed;

Completion and finalisation of the engagement:

• Ensure that all work papers are complete, consistent, referenced and signedoff, and the correct templates have been used.

Performing of all required administrative duties:

• Ensuring that time records are kept daily and are captured on Maconomy on a weekly basis.

Relationship development:

• Building of effective relationships with clients and staff.

Competencies:

• Maintain professional appearance (manner, dress, behaviour, on time at client).
• Be approachable and available to staff and to management.
• Encourage a teamwork environment.
• High attention to detail. and ability to prioritize.

Requirements    
Qualifications:

• B.Com in Internal Auditing; Accounting; or related discipline
• CIA completed, or be able to demonstrate evidence of working towards the designation
• CISA and IT Audit experience would be an advantage

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years experience in consulting or similar environment.
• Must have experience in supervision and training of junior staff members
• Knowledge of Internal Audit Standards, Corporate Governance, key control identification and business process models.
• Reliable internet connectivity

Closing Date: 5th, May 2022

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BDO South Africa is looking for a Business Development Specialist to join our Business Development (BD) division in our Johannesburg office. The purpose of this BDS role is to support the BD team to shape, drive and implement business development activity. Ensure that the firm growth pillars are met. The candidate will be expected to implement and report on the ROI of their BD activity.

Specification    
Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Business Development:

• Manage and monitor the sales pipeline, ensuring a strong pipeline of activity and momentum
• Implement a Key account management programme based on the firms’ growth ambitions
• Provide pitch support, working with the central bids team and conducting bid debriefs to improve on our bid performance
• Support the sectors to drive and develop the firm’s key account management and targeting programmes, taking responsibility for updating key account and pursuit plans
• Be proactive in bringing market trends and ideas to the business to help open doors to new work and qualify in new leads where opportunities are identified
• Develop a growth strategy & plans focused both on financial gain and customer satisfaction
• Report on oppositions activity
• Research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products, and services
• Researching organisations and individuals to find new opportunities to generate new leads and meet with prospective clients
• Identify new ways of cross selling to existing clients and reaching existing markets
• Having an in-depth knowledge of business products and value proposition
• Promote the company’s services addressing or predicting clients’ objectives
• Collaborate with the Service Line Leaders to focus on business development opportunities
• Keep records of sales
• Provide trustworthy feedback and after-sales support
• Managing and retaining relationships with existing clients
• Review of proposals
• Craft value propositions for proposals
• Liaising with other BD Teams globally and bringing back best practice
• Identifying and mapping business strengths and customer needs
• Researching business opportunities and viable income streams
• Following industry trends locally and internationally
• Reporting on successes and areas needing improvements
• Discuss promotional strategy and activities with the marketing department
• Keep abreast of trends and changes in the business world
• Developing a system and process of tracking and monitoring business development initiatives and targets
• Ensure timeous responses to requests for proposals

Requirements    
Qualifications:

• B degree Marketing/Communications/Commerce
• Honours qualification advantageous

Experience:

• At least 4+ years of proven experience in business development role

Job Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills (Verbal and written).
• Entrepreneurial flair (Business Acumen and Cost Saving Strategies)
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work well under pressure.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to make decisions
• Build firm client relationships
• Creative skills. Whether it is seeing new ways existing opportunities could be developed, or finding completely new routes to market, creative thinking is essential for the role.
• Organisational skills

BDO Core Competencies:

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

Closing Date: 30th, April 2022

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Specification    
The Senior Applications Specialist is responsible for supporting and maintaining the various Applications in the Organization, of which Maconomy will be the biggest portion. From an end user support role to assisting with system functionality. Ensure Applications are available on machines in the organization and liaising with ITC on rollouts where needed. Manage requests using a Ticketing system and adhering to Service levels and ITIL or similar Framework. Utilizing Junior Applications Specialists in the Team to ensure first line support is delivered and assisting with more in-depth support, technical skills and knowledge.

The Senior Applications Specialist must maintain a culture within the firm whereby local support and assistance is available on site, and end Users feel comfortable asking for assistance. Working with the Senior Applications Manager, identify training gaps and provide feedback to the Development Team on functionality requests from Business users. Filtering this information down to the Junior Application Specialists to ensure a robust and effective support structure are built.

Doing this by:

• Daily working though the tickets logged on the Service Desk to provide support, ensuring the cadence of ticket closure is in line with the SLA and users expectancies and Business Projects.
• Adhering to and ensuring SLA levels are adhered to on the Service Desk.
• Use Teams or Remote software to share screens Nationally with end users to assist with tickets.
• Keep up to date on System changes and functionality to ensure the feedback they provide stays relevant and are best for the end User and Team.
• Keep track of daily occurrences or requests and give through to the Senior Application Manager to action more permanent solutions.
• Assist with onboarding / offboarding of Users (JML), ensuring Licenses are used optimally.
• Assist with rollout of new Software, Reports, or functionality
• Ensure tickets are closed timeously, keeping Users Informed at all times.
• Ensure familiarity with System capabilities and functionalities to provide the best assistance.
• Document support related matters and create Knowledge based articles to assist other Support staff to assist.
• Follow ITIL protocols Start to end to ensure best service rendered.
• Assist with upload files and Journals that needs to be processed each month. This includes but are not limited to – General Journals, WIP Provision files, Master Data upload files, User and Employee Creation
• with uploads.
• Assist in training and upskilling of staff and Champions in the various Business areas.
• Assist Administrators in Business with Invoicing, Credit notes, WIP Provisions and WIP Transfers where needed.

Requirements    
Qualifications, Requirements & Knowledge:

• Relevant degree in Information Science, Computer Science or Commerce or relevant work experience.
• 2-3 years in a relevant environment or similar exposure to support and Service Desk environments
• Solid understanding of ERP systems, financial reporting and WIP management.

Competencies
Technical Competencies:

• Intermediate Excel skills
• Experience on working on a Service Desk.
• Understanding of ERP systems.
• ITIL Certification will be a bonus.
• Excellent fault-finding capability, Root cause Analysis
• Microsoft Teams / Team Viewer or similar software knowledge

Behavioural Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to deal with senior employees
• Assertive
• Time management
• Work independently as well as within a team

BDO Core Competencies:

• Relationships and Collaboration
• Leadership
• Exceptional Client Service
• Business Growth
• Engaging people and working well as part of a team
• Inclusive Agile Leadership
• Quality, Risk management and Operational transformation

Closing Date: 30th, April 2022

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Specification    
The Analyst will be expected to conduct BEE Verifications for BDOVS clients in accordance with documented procedures. Act in the capacity of Analyst and Technical Signatory as defined by R47.

Job Duties and Responsibilities
Verification Process:

• Complete verification audits in accordance with documented systems and procedures
• Plan audit
• Prepare audit plans
• Conduct onsite inspection
• Upload and prepare preliminary scorecard for verification
• Verify data
• Clearly communicate requirements and outcomes to client
• Finalise scorecard.
• Ensure all relevant records stored in correct electronic folders and on file where appropriate.
• Liaise between VM and client until certification satisfactorily completed.
• Form and manage project specific verification teams that conduct BEE Verifications.
• Decisions on BEE Verifications.
• Delegation of Authority to committees or individual, as required, to undertake activities on behalf of the organization.
• Analyze and mitigate engagement risk.
• Perform an independent review of the verification and endorses the result of the verification.
• Analyze complex ownership structures.

Training and Technical:

• Incorporate new sector codes and technical releases into the management system, including compilation of scorecard, certificate, assessment, scorecard
• calculators and application for extension of accreditation.
• Train analysts
• Member of technical committee
• Training and supervision of technical signatories
• Remain up to date on BEE developments
• Administration:
• Ensure timely completion of timesheets – to be updated daily and weekly by close of business every Thursday and for end of the month by first day of the month.
• Update WIP timeously to ensure currently and up to date status’s maintained.
• Communicate any process or procedure improvement suggestions to regional manager/MD for consideration by technical committee

Attributes:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills at high executive level
• Excellent attention to detail
• Able to work under own initiative
• Able to work in a team
• Able to work under a documented management system standard

Requirements    
Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge :

• Bcom Degree
• 3 years’ commercial experience

Abilities & Skills

• Ability to complete skills and competencies defined by R47 with appropriate training.
• Supervision.

BDO Core Competencies:

• Relationships and Collaboration
• Leadership
• Exceptional Client Service
• Business Growth
• Engaging people and working well as part of a team
• Inclusive Agile Leadership
• Quality, Risk management and Operational transformation

Closing Date: 30th, 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:

• CA(SA)

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: 4th, May 2022

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Specification    
You will be responsible for the planning and overseeing of all projects to ensure they are completed timely and within the budget. You will need to monitor the progress of staff and keep all parties informed the entire time. You will need to liaise with BDO London Office and BDO Port Elizabeth office to ensure deadlines are met.

The Project Resource Planner is inter alia responsible for:

• Responsible for planning, overseeing and ensuring projects are done on time
• Planning of project resources
• Assembling the team and staffing requirements
• Time management
• Invoicing/ billings
• Ensuring quality and satisfaction
• Monitoring the progress of projects
• Reporting and constant communication to the Partners and team
• Create schedule and timeline
• Support and direct team

Job Requirements:

• Coordinating of staff
• Leading projects
• Ensuring deadlines are met
• Managing relationships with Partner and staff
• Overseeing all incoming and outgoing project documentation
• Managing large and diverse teams
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multitask
• Attention to detail
• Conflict resolution skills

Qualification and Experience Required:

• Project management, business administration or management qualification
• Experience in planning

Closing Date: 19th, April 2022

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Specification    
The IS Audit Consultant will be responsible for the following:

• Review IT General controls within a IT environment and focusing on reviewing logical access management, program change control and data processing management.
• Reviewing the design and effectiveness of manual and automated controls.
• The IS Audit Consultant should be able to explain what goes into an audit plan and how to gather evidence through interviews and validation.
• Discuss the scope of work with Financial Audit team and use that information to draw up to Develop the IT Audit Budget and the engagement letter.
• Facilitate client meetings and being the main point of contact with the client while executing on the audit
• The IS Audit Consultant should understand the BDO audit and risk management process for documenting work and findings.
• Performing first level reviews on the audit
• Keeping the IS Audit management team and the client aware of any potential delays on the audit and knowing when to escalate
• Validating all IT Audit findings before the IT Audit Report is Drafted and sent for review
• The IS Audit Consultant should be able to present audit findings to clients and understand the risks involved with report writing
• Facilitating closing out meetings with the client and the Audit team
• Ensuring junior staff understand their development points after the completion of major jobs (80hr engagements) and training of junior staff
• Giving feedback to IT management team about the audit when required, escalates problems to managers promptly
• The IS Audit Consultant should be able to build relationships and understand opportunities.

Requirements    
We are looking for an IS Audit Consultant with the following technical capabilities:

• IDEA
• QlikView
• Intermediated Excel
• Excel Access SQL
• Understanding of structured programming or scripting
• Understanding of IT governance and risk (COBIT)
• Financial systems and intermediate level accounting

Qualifications:

• Bcom Internal Audit, Bcom Information Systems/Informatics
• Bsc Computer Science
• BA Information Management
• The Ideal candidate should be studying toward or wanting to study toward a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) qualification

Desirable skills and experience:

• Project management and planning
• Be professionally presentable
• Good interpersonal skills and have the ability to facilitate and present
• Be a problem solver
• Ability to manage people
• Can function in a team environment and individually
• Have good report writing skills

Closing Date: 3th, May 2022

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Specification    
The Experienced Audit Senior, is responsible to the UK engagement manager for the day to day work contact, conduct of the audit work and, in particular, for ensuring that the fieldwork is executed within the required time frame communicated by the UK.

The Experienced Senior:

• Responsible for the completion of audit fieldwork for UK, Australia & Canadian listed clients of the BDO UK office
• Manages time and is held accountable for productivity
• Provides frequent progress updates to the UK manager / director
• Needs to be flexible in terms of working hours to align to the UK when required
• Needs to have good communication skills
• Attention to detail and a focus on high quality of work is required
• Independent review experience is preferred

Requirements    
QUALIFICATIONS:

• CTA (Completed or studying towards), ITC (Completed or studying towards), APC (studying towards is preferable)
• Completed 3 years SAICA training contract

Closing Date: 28th, April 2022

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Specification    
In conjunction with and under the supervision of the Partner, the Project Manager is responsible for the management of assigned teams in the Offshore Division and to assist the Partner in building the offshore division. The role reports to the Partner.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Ensure staff are timeously planned on assignments.
• Minimize non-productive time of unplanned staff, coordinate with General Audit as required.
• Assist in the recruitment of future staff.
• Reconcile WIP and timesheets of staff and obtain pre-approval of clients prior to invoicing
• Ensure staff timesheets are captured timeously and accurately.
• Be main point of contact with assigned offices.
• Build effective working relationships with client contacts, and respond effectively to client requests and suggestions related to the engagement
• Regular check ins with staff to identify any areas of concern or improvements.
• Ensure new staff are timeously onboarded, liasing with IT and HR etc
• Identify training needs
• From time-to-time, the Project Manager may be asked to delegate, review and revise similar work by less experienced staff members
• Identify new business opportunities with existing clients
• Identify process improvements for future assignments and share their knowledge and experience with other team members, including less experienced staff
• Participate in new business development initiatives through preparation of materials related to new business
• Plan and execute assurance engagements

Additional Requirements

• Ability to prioritise workloads and the flexibility to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Complete additional ad-hoc duties or assignments as required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High values in teamwork, client/customer service and professionalism
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Support the vision of the Firm by ensuring the demonstration of our BDO Values

Requirements    
Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required

Experience

• Three or more years of relevant experience required
• Experience in a professional services firm, is highly preferred
• License/Certifications
• CA(SA) advantageous
• Software
• Proficient in the use of Windows and Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Power BI

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills and ability to foster and maintain relationships with professionals at all levels within the organization
• Ability to act as a strategic partner to regional and local business line and practice leadership and management teams
• Strong project and time management skills
• Excellent written communication skills
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and professionalism in all matters
• Ability to deliver presentations and facilitate meetings
• Ability to work well with a team as well as independently

Closing Date: 14th, April 2022