Job Opportunities at BDO South Africa

Description

• BDO Business Services Outsourcing Services has vacancies for an Intermediate Accountant who will help in maintaining/managing portfolios of monthly and annual accounting clients. 

Competencies:

•  Perform the following annual engagements:
•  Annual write-up of accounting records utilising the firms preferred software tool, i.e. Xero, SAGE Online, Pastel Partner
•  Compilation Engagements in terms of ISRS 4410
•  Independent Review Engagements in terms of ISRE 2400
•  Accounting Officer Engagements in terms of Close Corporations Act
•  Ensuring that proper planning is performed before execution
•  Ensuring BDO SOP’s are followed at all times
•  Proposing journals to client (via Senior / Manager)
•  Communicating with clients and making engagement arrangements, discuss engagement results
•  Drafting AFS per IFRS and IFRS for SMEs
•  Performing tax computations for companies, close corporations and trusts (including SBC’s, special allowances (s12C, s12E, etc) 
•  Monthly accounting - processing accounting transactions and reconciliations to Balance Sheet, preparation of management accounts and calculation and reconciling of VAT and PAYE
•  Managing own WIP and budgets on engagements
•  Updating Manager and Partner on progress of engagements
•  Mentoring junior staff both on the job and generally
•  Assist other staff members where needed
•  Outsourced projects when needed
•  Other duties as may be required in line with the position.

Requirements:

•  B.Com Financial Accounting  
•  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 Working papers

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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 and International Tax 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 CA(SA), TA(SA), Attorney with completed M.Com, LLM (Tax Law) or HDip (Tax), or degree or post-graduate degree in economics
• At least 3-5 years’ experience in Transfer Pricing and preferably International Tax
• Maintain an in depth, up to date, knowledge of taxation
• Specialist knowledge and the ability to deal with complex tax 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
• Strong analytical and research skills
• 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 organizing abilities
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve reporting deadlines
• Adherence to principles and values

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Description

The role exists to perform focused reviews during the audit engagement and providing the engagement teams with the necessary audit support on the identified focus areas in the delivery of high quality audits as part of our system of quality management.

• Reviewing of focus areas in engagement files that require an inflight review.
• Provide audit support to the engagement teams on the identified focus areas
• Attend meetings with the engagement partner and the engagement team throughout the audit as where relevant and necessary
• Present feedback to the engagement partner, manager, engagement quality reviewer and/or safeguard reviewer, where applicable.
• Collate findings of various reviews to present to the firm for remedial action and future learning;
• Collating and recording of recurring themes;
• Training of engagement teams on recurring themes where necessary;
• Liaising with various firm departments on findings.

Requirements
Qualifications/Recognition of Prior Learning equivalent

• CA(SA);

Work Experience

• 3-5 Years post articles experience in Auditing;
• Audit quality review experience advantageous 

Knowledge

• ISAs;