Graduate Trainee

1 month ago


Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya BDO East Africa Kenya Full time

Roles and responsibilities

Leadership Excellence & Employee Excellence:

  • Take on challenges and see assigned tasks to completion
  • Build new relationships with BDO professionals in other lines of business
  • Help new hires (including interns) integrate, guide them on work processes and procedures and make them feel like part of the team
  • Communicate ideas/opinions and information to the team and listen/respond to other team member's views
  • Accept constructive feedback given by seniors and use it to guide future actions

Growth & Profitability:

  • Obtain basic understanding of how the firm generates revenue and act in consideration of how to positively impact the firm

Market Focus & Client Centricity:

  • Explain the Firm's service offerings to clients or other contacts
  • Articulate BDO's value proposition and understand the Firm's target market/client profile
  • Assist in developing draft proposals, clearly and concisely, incorporating proper punctuation and correct usage of grammar
  • Follow up on assigned clients for outstanding information as requested by the engagement manager
  • Develop an understanding of processes assigned by conducting interviews and desktop research. Apply appropriate principles and standards to reach and support conclusions related to assigned areas
  • Research and communicate on current Issues relating to different client sectors
  • Obtain needed information from available client data and conduct appropriate client data analysis
  • Review client practices within an assigned area of responsibility and refer possible problems and solutions to team leader quickly
  • Promptly respond to client requests
  • Effectively and proactively utilize basic capabilities of technology tools and other firm standard technologies to perform and document work in assigned areas
  • Undertake engagement responsibilities as set out in the BDO manual
  • Proactively suggest ways to improve own performance/approach to work and client service delivery
  • Develop understanding of service offerings within and across lines of service to identify opportunities to meet client needs
  • Assist the line manager in performing ad-hoc related work as assigned.
  • Assist in developing client presentations, reports and other written deliverables clearly and concisely, incorporating proper punctuation and correct usage of grammar

Operational Excellence:

  • Assist in planning assignments and documenting work done
  • Collaborate with team members to plan engagements and develop work program timelines, risk assessments, and other planning requirements

Quality Risk & Compliance

  • Understand BDO methodology and work procedures
  • Execute assignments in line with BDO methodology, quality standards and approach
  • Assist the Senior in charge and/or the engagement manager with gathering sufficient appropriate information about the business and engagement to form an adequate basis for the preparation of the assignment strategy
  • Produce quality deliverables on the first attempt, avoiding negligent errors, with guidance and feedback from the engagement manager and partner
  • Know the quality standards of the firm and the connection with professional risk
  • Comply with all applicable laws, professional regulations, and firm policies/procedures

Skills and Competencies/ Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance related subject (or equivalent qualification)
  • Finalist or in advanced stages of professional qualification (CA, CPA or ACCA)
  • Good communication skills – both written and oral English
  • Proactive with staff and clients and able to work under pressure to meet client expectations and deadlines
  • Proactive in improving skills through training

*BDO East Africa Kenya is an ACCA Approved Employer



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