Trainee Accountant (ACCA) - Cape Town 2027

Job Description

Are you ready to become a future-fit Chartered Certified Accountant?

Do you have the ambition to develop the digital expertise, business insight, and professional acumen needed to thrive in today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving world?

Are you looking to grow your skills in a dynamic, challenging, and collaborative environment?

Would you like to join a firm with a proven track record of sustainable growth and success?

Are you innovative, adaptable, and driven by a passion for teamwork and continuous improvement?

Do you want to work where your ideas are valued, your voice is heard, and your contributions make a real impact?

If you answered “yes” to the above, here are a few more reasons to say “yes” to us:

• Be part of a leading international audit and advisory firm.
• Join a global network of 40,000+ professionals across 100+ countries and territories.
• Gain exposure to a diverse client portfolio spanning multiple industries and specialisations.
• Accelerate your career through our strong commitment to learning, training, and professional development.
• Thrive in a vibrant workplace where more than half of our people are aged 30 or younger.
• Collaborate with forward-thinking teams supported by innovation hubs in South Africa and around the world.

Build your future with a firm that invests in your growth, champions innovation, and empowers you to make a difference.

At Forvis Mazars in South Africa, we are looking for ambitious future professionals to join our 3-year ACCA training programme and become part of our dynamic audit team.

Our training contract is designed to help you develop the technical, digital, and professional competencies required to qualify as an ACCA member, while gaining valuable exposure to a diverse range of clients, industries, and business environments.

What You Can Expect from Forvis Mazars

• A learning experience that encompasses an integration of your theoretical knowledge into a practical experience allowing you to perform audits across various industries and sectors.
• Global and Local Technical and Professional skills training equipping you to function effectively in a high-performance environment towards becoming a well-rounded registered ACCA member.
• Access to resources such as training material, partners, managers, other service lines to upskill yourself.
• A culture that embraces diversity and inclusion allowing you to feel safe to share your ideas and opinions that will be respected.
• A supportive environment that encourages your personal and professional growth throughout your training journey.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To perform audit procedures on various clients in different sectors/industries.
• To progress steadily throughout your articles to qualify as a registered ACCA member.
• To prepare and write all ACCA exams.

Minimum Requirements

• Matric with university entrance.
• Must have successfully completed all ACCA exams or have 9 ACCA Exemptions by December 2026.
• Must have selected Advanced auditing as one of the modules for ACCA exams.
• ACCA Accredited degree from a residential university with auditing as one of the major subjects.

Other attributes:

• Manage personal performance
• Work effectively in teams
• Uphold ethics and values, and act with integrity
• Communicates clearly and succinctly
• Work proactively in a challenging environment
• Computer literacy.