About BDO South Africa

BDO South Africa is a leading professional services firm and a key member of the BDO global network, which is currently ranked as the fifth-largest accounting and advisory organization in the world.

Job Description

BDO South Africa has a vacancy for a Pensions Clerk to join our Johannesburg Office, The Pensions Clerk is responsible to the audit senior for carrying out the work allocated to them, keeping audit senior informed of progress and any problems or difficulties with that work and ensuring that work is documented and concluded in accordance with the Firms policies and procedures. Keeping accurate time records and performing work allocated with integrity & ethics

Competencies:

• Effective and timeously communicating all relevant matters to the manager in charge.
• Any problems to be immediately attended to and timeously resolved.
• Ensure that all outstanding work/issues are followed up timeously.
• Ensure adherence to the compass audit plan.
• Timeously signing off of audit plan.
• Accurately/timeous recording of overs/unders upon identification for management letters.
• Completion of audit within specified deadlines.
• Adequately performing audit work as required (review notes on which sections were allocated and completed and comment accurately on results).
• On last day of allocated audit time, issuing a list of outstanding items with required detail which pertains to your section’s that needs to be followed-up by yourself and ensure communication on the matter i.e. bank confirmation letters, debtors confirmations, legal letters, etc.
• Ensure work is reviewed three days prior to the completion of project.
• Where appropriate – supervise the work performed by less experienced assistants.

Job Requirements

• B.Com Accounting Degree or equivalent
• CTA ( Completed or Studying Towards)
• Ability to work in a team and independently
• Good communication skills, internal and external, both written and verbal