BDO Wave ACCA Assistant Manager - Cape Town

BDO South Africa; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading audit and advisory firm in Cape Town seeks an ACCA Assistant Manager to oversee ACCA trainees and ensure audit quality standards. Responsibilities include providing training, managing relationships with UK managers, and tracking trainee development. The ideal candidate has an ACCA qualification and experience in audit environments. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and development.

Qualifications

• Experience in audit environments overseeing trainee development.
• Ability to provide constructive feedback effectively.
• Strong understanding of audit standards and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and review work performed by ACCA trainees.
• Provide on-the-job training and coaching to trainees.
• Track trainees’ progress and development needs.

Skills

Audit quality management

Trainee development coaching

Relationship building

Education

ACCA qualification

Job description

The ACCA Assistant Manager forms part of the team overseeing the ACCA trainees, working on audit engagements for BDO UK. They are responsible for ensuring that audit working papers completed by the ACCA trainees are reviewed and at the required quality standard prior to the work being reviewed by the BDO UK audit team. The Assistant Manager is also involved with the day-to-day operations of the division, including the completion of skills reviews on LTS and monitoring of feedback. They report to the Manager of the division for daily work contact.

Main Duties and Responsibilities :

• Provide regular updates to the division management team
• Build and manage relationships with UK Managers
• Oversee and review work performed by ACCA trainees ensuring compliance with standards, audit quality and firm methodology
• Provide on the job training and coaching to trainees
• Provide guidance on technical audit and accounting matters
• Formulate training interventions and sessions to improve audit quality and trainee development
• Monitor trainees’ progress and development needs
• Assist with time management and productivity of trainees
• Provide trainees with constructive feedback on a timely basis
• Track trainees’ feedback
• Track trainee compliance with training requirements
• Member of firm’s Learning & Development faculty – to provide training to trainees and experienced hires
• Ensure the review notes given to trainees are clear and provide sufficient detail to ensure proper understanding of errors and issues noted
• Manage review timelines to ensure UK deadlines and timing requirements are met
• Responsible for the daily training and development of the trainees through knowledge and skills sharing
• Regular one-on-one meetings with allocated trainees
• Supporting trainees in their career growth
• Applying firm policies consistently and fairly
• Ensuring trainees understand firm culture and expectations
• Preparing for internal and external meetings including preparing meeting material
• Involvement with recruitment (Talent) including campus visits and assessment centres