Standard Bank CA (SA) Graduate Programme 2013/14

Advertiser: Standard Bank
Location: Johannesburg

The main purpose of this role will be to qualify as a Charted Accountant after completing your training contract over a period of 3 years. In doing so, the trainee accountant will be required to sign off competencies as prescribed by SAICA (South African Institute of Charted Accountants) whilst complying with the regulations as set out by SAICA.

You will be part of Group Finance which is a corporate function that serves the overall Standard Bank group across a variety of accounting disciplines - internal and external reporting, budgeting and planning, tax, technical Accounting and investor relations. It also runs the bank's capital management and regulatory reporting teams and the financial shared services processing centre.

On the job training within Financial Management, Accounting, Tax and Internal Audit gaining experience within various business units through a three - four month rotations, as well as attaining technical and professional skills. This will ensure that all the competencies that are required by SAICA are signed off in the three year article period.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
You'll need to have completed or be currently completing your Certificate in the Theory of Accounting (CTA) or equivalent from a recognised South African university accredited by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). Either way, you will need to be a South African citizen. You need to be a good communicator and have good written and presentation skills, you also need to have strong Microsoft skills specifically Excel, the following personal competencies are important:
- Ability to network and engage stakeholders
- Collaborative and team player
- Good attention to detail
- Time management
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Adaptability
- Pro activity and taking initiative and action

We are an equal opportunities employer and are totally opposed to discrimination in any form. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities for all employees regardless of race, sex, colour, nationality, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, marital / partnership status, religion, age or disability.

Closing date: 16 August 2013

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Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.