Manager- Financial Services Advisory

BDO South Africa; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent accounting firm in South Africa is hiring Managers for their Financial Services Advisory Division based in Johannesburg. This role involves overseeing work assignments, managing project risks, and establishing effective relationships with clients. Candidates should demonstrate strong project management skills and the ability to deliver value-added services. Opportunities for professional growth and training are also provided in this collaborative work environment.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of work assignments to completion.
• Manage project risks and controls effectively.
• Establish relationships with key clients and stakeholders.
• Lead meetings with client stakeholders.
• Participate in proposal development and training.

Job description

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.

BDO’s global organisation extends across 167 countries and territories, with 88,120 people working out of 1,617 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 South Africa has vacancies for Managers to join our Financial Services Advisory Division in our Johannesburg Offices.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Take ownership of, and manages work assignments to completion within the allocated time frame and to an appropriate standard (quality).

• proper planning before the assignment,
• appropriate coaching during the assignment,
• attention to quality of the deliverable and the supporting documentation, adequately completing provisions,
• managing the WIP appropriately and within budget, where applicable, billing the engagement, and
• closing the engagement.
• Is an effective project manager
• Track any delays and overruns and raises these at the relevant partner catch-ups and client meetings. Get immediate and timely agreement from the client to overruns.
• Reviews written documents to ensure that they are organised, well-written, referenced and easy to follow.
• Establish effective working relationships directly with key clients and broader BDO stakeholders.
• Bring industry insights and recommendations to the client during client discussions. Ensures value-added delivery to the client driving sustainability of client relationship and work allocation
• Coordinate and lead meetings with the key client stakeholders and internal senior stakeholders in the absence of the partner.
• Assess and manage project risks, processes, and controls.
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the client’s processes and methodologies, including the reviews of process flows.
• Develops a more strategic view of the business and participates in strategic initiatives through the coaching of the partners.
• Able to lead initiatives from commencement to conclusion with minimal coaching and mentoring. Understands when to request input or assistance.
• Takes on operational role / s within the business, in addition to allocated client assignments
• Participate in proposal development as and when required
• Participate in training efforts