BDO Wave - 2027 ACCA Assistant Manager, Cape Town

Kickstart your career as a ACCA Assistant Manager with BDO Wave, a specialised Extended Delivery Team supporting BDO UK in delivering excellence, agility, and value in audit and advisory services.

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.

Education Education & Skills

• Newly qualified CA(SA) registered or eligible to register with SAICA
• Full experience with accounting and auditing standards

Competencies

• Ability to handle and manage stress
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work well under pressure
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to operate as part of a team
• Sound supervisory experience
• Ability to carry out complex written and oral instructions
• Ability to plan and organize the work of others
• Strong project management skills
• Quality and detail-oriented
• Excellent interpersonal skills for internal and external stakeholder relationship management
• Flexible in terms of working hours, when required

Job Requirements Full time in-office role

Roles & 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

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