Job Vacancies at BDO South Africa

Specification    
BDO CPT has a vacancy for a Deceased Estates Professional. Reporting to the Operations Manager, BDO Wealth Advisers.

Responsibilities will include the following:

• Attending to all aspects of the administration of Deceased Estates in accordance with the provisions of the Administration of Estates Act, including: completing reporting documents, advertising of the estate, preparing the liquidation and distribution account, liaising with creditors and debtors, and liaising with SARS to obtain tax clearance certificates.
• Obtaining legal opinions and advice on legal and technical matters where necessary and where related to winding up the Estate;
• Attending to any queries from the Master of the High Court;
• If applicable, preparing all documents and instructions to register a Testamentary Trust as provided for in the will and obtain Letters of Authority from the Master of the High Court.
• Preparing the SARS Estate Duty Return and making payment of Estate Duty which is due and payable within one year of death.
• Effectively communicating with all interested parties.

Requirements    
Qualification:

• LLB Degree
• Member of FISA
• Preferably an admitted Attorney with FPSA® designation
• Excellent knowledge and experience in the administration of deceased estates
• High levels of interpersonal, presentation and communication skills.

Competencies:

• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Ability to take initiative and work independently.
• Build strong and effective relationships with internal and external clients ensuring a professional and quality service that meets required expectations and needs.
• Confident and decisive with excellent time management abilities.
• Ability to work independently and in a structured manner.

The appointment will be made in terms of the firm’s Employment Equity Policy.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Job Closing Date    11/05/2021

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Specification    
This position will inter alia be responsible for:
The integration and effective execution the objectives of the three main pillars within the audit department, including people, operations and profitability. The position requires communication, coordination and reporting to/with the various stakeholders within the department namely, audit partners, audit managers, audit trainees as well as human resources, quality control and risk.

PEOPLE, PROFITABILITY & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

• Attendance at various committee and department meetings linked to the running of the department
• Coordinate the execution of the department’s goals and objectives
• Reviewing the manager’s portfolios and communicate with audit partners and Head of Audit.
• Ensure that all national and technical policies and procedures are being adhered to (e.g. SAICA trainee contracts or national firm quality control procedures)
• Coordinate and analyse, where necessary, key reports relating to the financial performance of the department (e.g., productivity of various staff members and department budgets)
• Ensure the effective planning and therefore utilisation of the resources available to the department
• Attendance at firm events (internal and external, where applicable)
• Identify any training needs within the department and coordinate the planning of such training
• Initiate and roll out ways for the various stakeholders to connect on an ongoing basis.
• Ensure that all policies and procedures relevant to the Audit Department are adhered to and that changes to any policy and procedure are approved, communicated; implemented and monitored.
• Assisting in the management of the operational audit budget, investigating and enforcing business mandates and objectives where information is available
• Ad hoc projects as required by the Head of Audit

Requirements    
Qualification:

• CA(SA)
• CIMA
• Industrial Psychologist

Experience:

• Experience with management of projects with various components and stakeholders
• Coordination and leadership of diverse teams
• Experience with the budget and high-level financial aspects of a business/project
• Experience in a professional services firm beneficial

Operations Management Competencies and attributes:

• Excellent Negotiation Skills
• Self-Starter
• Good decision-making skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise and handle stress
• English proficiency (verbal and written);
• People Management (coaching and mentoring);
• Good Presentation skills
• Strong Administrative skills.
• Ability to work with all levels within an organisation
• Assertive
• Team player

The appointment will be made in terms of the firm’s Employment Equity Policy.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Job Closing Date    07/05/2021

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Specification    

• The IFRS Technical Manager will inter-alia be responsible for:
• Technical accounting consultations with audit teams and/or clients
• Draft technical accounting opinions
• Draft and distribute communications regarding changes to IFRS methodology, tools, standards and procedures
• Draft thought leadership articles for internal and external publication
• Assistance on implementation projects for new standards (advisory engagements), mostly IFRS 17 and IFRS 9
• Prepare and present IFRS training to staff as well as clients
• Take responsibility of the necessary client engagement management activities from start to finish (e.g. client onboarding, including the relevant risk management procedures; WIP monitoring and invoicing)

Requirements    

• We are looking for candidates who would be:
• Analyse transactions and develop views on the appropriate IFRS treatment of such transactions, based on research conducted
• Make decisions regarding acceptable accounting treatment in fairly straightforward accounting queries
• Develop and present technical accounting training material
• Research new accounting standards and publications and summarise internal views and consultations
• Work as part of an integrated growing team

Requirements:
B.Com Honours; CA (SA)

• 2 to 4 years’ post-qualification experience within the financial services industry, preferably in insurance.
• Experience in a technical accounting role, whether within professional services or within a financial services corporate.
• A sound knowledge of and exposure to all IASB accounting standards that may be applicable to entities within the financial services industry as well as a wide general knowledge of legislation and regulations that could affect financial reporting.

Competencies:

• Building trust and relationships
• Fostering Collaborative Team work
• Approachability, persuading and influencing
• Proactive in all that we do
• Fostering active communication (verbal and written)
• Continuously adding value
• Client focused
• Excellent presenter
• Have a Commercial and Innovative Digital Mind-set
• Aligning career aspirations with the strategies, goals and objectives of the team and firm
• Innovative and willing to share ideas for new ways of working
• Ability to work with all levels within an organisation

The appointment will be made in terms of the firm’s Employment Equity Policy.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Job Closing Date    28/04/2021

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Specification    
The IT Project Analyst will be inter-alia responsible for:

• Act as the liaison between ICT and the business.
• Prepare detailed plans for new projects, determine resource allocation, deliverable timelines, and possible issues.
• Conduct feasibility analysis to ensure consistency with client demands.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, conduct internal meetings, and streamline overall workflow, with the primary aim of keeping the project on schedule.
• Kick off the evaluation process by establishing performance indicators.
• Monitor every step of the project with reference to cost estimates, overall plans, and deliverable deadlines.
• Review existing processes and propose process improvements.
• Research, monitor, and analyze to produce business insights and action recommendations.
• Review business requirements against functionality of the developed system to ensure that business requirements have been met.
• Create and maintain project documentation, including timelines, resource plans, and meeting minutes.
• Provide regular status updates and communicate project changes.
• Provide support to the business by addressing queries and ensuring that they get resolved.

Requirements    
Qualifications:

• B.Com Information Systems or relevant equivalent

Experience:

• 2 years project analyst experience
• Microsoft CRM Dynamics experience

Skills Required:

• Adequate IT knowledge which includes an understanding of IT concepts, systems and functions

Data analysis

• MS Visio

Competencies:

• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.

Analytical skills.

• Project management skills
• Ability to engage with clients.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships
• Relationships and Collaboration
• Exceptional Client Service
• Business Growth
• Engaging people
• Leadership
• Quality, Risk management and Operational performance

The appointment will be made in terms of the Firm's Employment Equity Policy.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Job Closing Date    28/04/2021

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Specification    
This role will involve taking responsibility for the planning and execution / delivery of engagements, leading project / audit teams to achieve this and building / maintaining client relationships while delivering on this.
In addition, the Manager will be expected to get involved with the day-to-day operations of the Financial Services business unit, which include (but are not limited to) functions such as:

• Finance (budget and WIP monitoring and management),
• Staff recruitment,
• Staff training,
• Counselling / mentoring audit trainees under the SAICA assessor program,
• Audit quality,

Risk management / client onboarding, and
Assisting leadership of FS with proactively contributing to setting the FS strategy and then implementing the strategy plan in the sector of Insurance, once approved.

We are looking for candidates who would be:

• Able to analyse and make decisions regarding complex accounting, auditing and risk management matters, in particular relating to the Insurance industry
• Able to develop and review high quality working papers, audit files and reports / deliverables, and then be able to present the results / findings to senior level staff members at BDO (AD’s and Partners) and at clients (C-level staff and Audit / Risk Committee equivalents)
• Able to identify key areas of change and subjectivity affecting the insurance industry in South Africa, research these areas and summarise internal views and consultations, with a view to providing thought leadership out to the FS market on insurance.
• Able to collaborate with the existing FS team as part of a flat reporting structure; and to collaborate with other FS managers, AD’s and Partners across BDO Financial Services.

Requirements    
Requirements:

• B.Com Honours;
• CA (SA) qualification
• A minimum of 2 years’ post-qualification experience
• Specific experience in insurance external audit at a professional services firm, or Financial Services / Insurance work experience outside practice but within the industry
• A sound knowledge of and exposure the IASB accounting standards, audit standards (ISA’s) currently in issue, and a wide general knowledge of legislation and regulations that could affect financial reporting in the Financial Services industry. In particular, deep knowledge and experience with the application of IFRS 4, IFRS 7, IFRS 9, IFRS 13 and IAS 39 and all of the ISA’s currently in issuance
• A working knowledge of IFRS 17 is a must, with practical experience in implementation a bonus

Competencies:

• Building trust and relationships
• Fostering collaborative teamwork
• Accessibility, persuasiveness and influencing
• Proactive in all that we do
• Fostering active communication
• Continuously adding value
• Client focused
• Demonstrating a commercial and innovative digital mind-set
• Aligning career aspirations with the strategies, goals and objectives of the team and firm
• Innovative and willing to share ideas for new ways of working
• Ability to work with all levels within an organisation
• Demonstration of passion and energy to Financial Services and to the specific area of specialization”

The appointment will be made in terms of the firm’s Employment Equity Policy.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Job Closing Date    30/04/2021