Senior Accountant

at  BDO South Africa

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 and our client’s unparalleled support.
BDO’s global organisation extends across 167 countries and territories, with 91,054 people working out of 1,658 offices – and we’re all working towards one goal: to provide our clients with exceptional service. Our firms across the organisation cooperate closely and comply with consistent operating principles and quality standards.
BDO Cape Town is looking for Senior Accountants to work in the Business Services and Advisory Department.

SKILLSET REQUIRED

• Managing WIP and budgets on engagements
• Updating manager and partner on progress of engagements
• Mentoring junior & intermediary staff both on the job and general
• Assist other staff members where needed
• Attending to any other matters arising, such as tax queries etc in collaboration with other departments within the organisation
• Outsourced assignments when needed
• Seek opportunities to grow department and client base
• Other duties as may be required in line with the position

SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

• BCom Financial Accounting and Tax as majors (preferred Hons. BCom accounting but not a requirement)
• Competed SAIPA or SAICA articles preferred
• Working knowledge of most commonly used accounting packages (for reporting purposes and ad-hoc processing)
• Detailed knowledge of cloud-based accounting platforms

Role requirements:

• Ability to lead a team
• Work in a team and independently
• Good communication skills, internal and external, both written and verbal
• Good IT skills to grow the digitisation process within BDO
• Ability to travel

The appointment will be made in terms of the firm’s Employment equity Policy Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

• Ability to lead a team
• Work in a team and independently
• Good communication skills, internal and external, both written and verbal
• Good IT skills to grow the digitisation process within BDO
• Ability to trave