Corporate Finance Traineeship 2021

Corporate Finance Traineeship 2021 Opportunity

BDO: Corporate Finance Traineeship 2021 opportunity has become available in Eastern Cape. If interested, kindly check the below requirements. STREAK OF LUCK!

BDO South Africa invites unemployed graduates to apply for Traineeship Programme 2021 / 2022.

Company: BDO South Africa

Reference # CFT02

Date Listed: 25 August 2021

Job Title: Corporate Finance Trainee

Job Type: Graduate Traineeship

Job Functions: Advisory, Finance

Industries: Consulting Services

Duration: 36 months

Location: Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Closing Date: 08 September 2021

Introduction

YOU’VE WORKED HARD FOR YOUR SUCCESS.

Now make it work for you, by joining the fastest-growing professional services firm, globally.
At BDO, we invest in our people to help them grow, both professionally and personally. Work with over 1 800 professionals across seven offices in South Africa and watch your career take off.

We have vacancies for a Corporate Finance Trainee at our Durban Office.

Specification

The Corporate Finance Trainee will assist in providing deal related services, principally from a financial and accounting perspective to both financial and strategic buyers and vendors. The successful candidate will also be involved with JSE advisory services from time to time.

• Building trust and relationships
• Fostering Collaborative Teamwork
• Approachability, persuading and influencing
• Proactive in all that we do
• Fostering active communication (verbal and written)
• Continuously adding value
• Excellent presenter
• Have a Commercial and Innovative Digital Mind-set
• Aligning career aspirations with the strategies, goals and objectives of the team and firm
• Innovative and willing to share ideas for new ways of working.
• Ability to work with all levels within an organisation

Job Description

Transaction Advisory (50%)

• Execution of due diligence projects including working paper and report template preparation
• Production of comprehensive due diligence reports which indicate, inter alia key due diligence findings and recommendations to the client, which are in compliance with best practice and BDO standards
• Contribute to professional and collaborative client relationships
• Maintain active communication with managers, partners and clients ensuring the management of expectations and client satisfaction. Proactively identify, document and communicate any changes to the scope of work

M&A (50%)

• Liaise with partners in the Port Elizabeth office to identify M&A deals
• Work with our other regional M&A teams on the execution of their Port Elizabeth based jobs
• Prepare information memorandums and teaser documents in compliance with best practice and BDO standards
• Assist in the preparation of valuation workings and reports of privately held businesses and projects using various valuation techniques.
• Identification of potential buyers by leveraging the BDO network, desktop research, client contacts, and own network

Requirements

Qualifications:

• BCOM-Economics, Statistics
• Fresh out of University

Competencies:

• Ability to build strong and effective relationships with internal and external clients ensuring a professional and quality service that meets required expectations and needs
• Have a clear interest in a broad range of business, strategy and finance topics
• Stays up to date with market conditions and developments
• Excellent communication and report writing
• Ability to identifying new business opportunities
• Ability to work as part of a team and build a successful team
• Excellent planning and organising abilities
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve internal reporting deadlines
• Have a strong commitment to excellence and personal and professional growth
• Have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and an aptitude for analytics
• Have a strong record of leadership in a work setting
• Ability to prepare detailed reports with the appropriate levels of literacy.

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

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

How to Apply for Corporate Finance Traineeship 2021