400 Senior Audit Manager jobs in South Africa

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BDO South Africa has a vacancy for an Audit Manager in our External Audit Division at our Durban office.

The Audit Manager oversees and ensures that the project runs efficiently and profitably from inception to sign off, by managing all the relevant stakeholders in accordance with the Firm’s policies and procedures. The Audit Manager further supports the Engagement Partner with clients' commercial management and business development initiatives.

Reporting to the Audit Partner you will be responsible for:

• Business Development
• Negotiating budgets/fees and overruns for clients once fee base has been agreed with the partner
• Managing WIP, write offs, fee queries and debtors
• Ensure Timeous and accurate billing of clients
• Accurate and Timeous planning of audits.
• Management and the Execution of audits.
• Managing staff movements on and off the job and timeously communicate to all relevant parties.
• Manage and control staff allocations on audit project.
• Ensure completion and finalisation of audits
• Building of effective relationships with clients and staff.
• Ensure Exceptional Client Service.
• Decide on audit appropriateness of audit opinion by resolving issues which might impact on the audit opinion and ensuring that these are brought to the attention of the engagement partner and documentation thereof.
• Manage the client and ensure that the project is delivered within the scope agreed on
• Mentoring of trainees
• Timeous completion of performance reviews

Qualifications And Experience:

• CA(SA)
• A minimum of 2 years post article management experience with long term audit ambitions - partner/director
• Listed companies experience will be an advantage.

Competencies:

• Strong Technical Ability
• Extremely high level of attention to detail and analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to communicate effectively - Verbally and Written
• Ability to relate to clients at executive level
• Ability to apply sound professional judgment.
• Demonstrate a commitment to self-development and growth through research and attending courses relevant to role.
• Promote teamwork within the Audit Teams
• Strong Planning, organising and control skills

The appointment will be made in terms of the Firm's Employment Equity Policy.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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Are you a passionate Audit Professional, wanting to start your RA Program?

Our client is looking for someone to groom into a future Partner of the firm.

Are you a passionate Audit Professional, wanting to start your RA Program?

Our client is looking for someone to groom into a future Partner of the firm.

• CA(SA)
• Minimum of 2 years previous experience within an Audit Supervisor / Managerial role.

Overview

PKF Pretoria is looking for an Audit Manager to join their team.

• Eligible to register as a CA(SA) or already registered as a CA(SA)
• Working knowledge of CaseWare, GreatSoft, Excel, Word, Pastel, Microsoft Outlook
• Experience in compilations, reviews, and audits
• Academic/Technical Knowledge: IFRS, IFRS for SMEs, VAT, Income Tax, Companies Act, Auditing Standards
• Own transport, a valid driver’s license, and willingness to travel
• Good communication skills (English and Afrikaans)
• Completed a 3-year SAICA Training contract

• Plan and co-ordinate work with audit trainees
• Manage resourcing and plotting of staff members on audit engagements
• Provide technical assistance to staff members
• Manage and supervise audit engagements
• Counselling, coaching, and training audit trainees
• Conduct full audit file reviews and related reports to ensure the relevant files are ready for sign-off
• Weekly staff briefing
• Plan for upcoming jobs and continuously adapt plans to take account of changes
• Report to Partners and monitor progress on their jobs - act as a liaison between Partners and audit trainees
• Meet with Clients regarding Audit/Accounting Issues
• Manage Client queries
• Communicate firm’s decisions to Audit Dept and feedback Audit Dept issues to Partners
• Audit assignment budget planning and management
• Approve timesheets. Perform billings and manage
• Monitoring and evaluation of performance in relation to the budget
• Performance management of staff members including, continuously providing feedback to staff
• Responsible for Staff Assessments (SAICA Assessment Process)

• Ability to give and accept constructive criticism in a professional manner
• Comfortable in digital space and reviewing files using IT
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Excellent analytical skills with attention to detail
• Self motivated and able to work alone and in a team
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
• Solution driven
• Excellent time management skills
• Keen interest in remaining in public practice

• Your full CV
• Copy of your full academic records
• Copy of your identification certificate
• Please ensure that you provide all the required documents to avoid rejection of your application

• Manage a diverse portfolio of clients, overseeing both tax and audit aspects, providing exceptional service and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Take charge of all phases of audit engagements, from meticulous planning to efficient execution and reporting. You will collaborate with the Audit Manager and Partner to communicate findings effectively.

• Skilfully allocate resources and plan staff assignments for optimal engagement outcomes.

• Perform comprehensive reviews of audit files, tax returns, and management reports to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Produce meticulous and high-quality documents, reports, and engagement files that meet the firm's standards.
• Skilfully prepare annual financial statements in alignment with IFRS for SMEs, demonstrating your expertise in financial reporting.
• Provide daily supervision, guidance, and leadership to audit staff and teams, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.

• Develop, coach, and mentor junior audit staff, offering guidance and support while conducting performance reviews.

• Liaise with clients, maintaining clear communication and delivering outstanding service, thus enhancing the firm's reputation.

• Prepare insightful management reports that highlight key findings and recommendations.

• Regularly update progress reports and other relevant documentation, ensuring timely and transparent communication.

• Prepare and monitor audit budgets, ensuring engagements are carried out efficiently and within financial constraints.

• Assess trainees using the SAICA EAT system, contributing to their growth and development.
• Review and approve trainee timesheets, overtime, expense claims, and leave forms, demonstrating your attention to detail.

• Contribute to the smooth functioning of the firm by taking on additional responsibilities as needed.

Reference: Pta -VLR-1

A well-established Micro Finance company in Sandton is looking for an Audit Manager (Internal).

Job Summary:
To ensure administrative/financial standards and legislative requirements are met, rules/regulations followed, and personnel managed and developed accordingly. Ensuring audits and reporting, in all listed audit categories, are carried out regularly on the four main transaction types on the online loan management system, on the accuracy and validity of system-generated reports and cash transactions, while following up/acting upon irregularities and fraud and suggesting/implementing new controls as and when required.

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• BCom Finance degree or similar
• Certified Internal Auditor qualifications (Advantageous)
• 3 – 5 Years management experience, including auditing.
• Systems (Run-a-Loan and ALLPS) auditing experience will be an advantage.
• Drivers license (Essential)

Responsibilities (Not limited to):

• Network with companies to research and solve problems and develop policies and procedures that comply with current legislation.
• Recording, reviewing, and interpreting data to determine the effectiveness of operations.
• Researching discrepancies, operational problems, or other issues.
• Examining records, reports, receipts, or other documents.
• Bringing company strengths and weaknesses to the attention of management and providing advice as they develop responses or fixes for these issues.
• Generating reports and presenting findings to management.
• Maintaining awareness of current industry trends, technology, and developments.
• Handling additional duties and special projects to ensure the business is operating efficiently and in compliance with all current regulations.
• Travelling to branches/regions as and when the function requires.
• Maintaining and improving excellent internal/external client relations.

• Responsible for developing and improving quality control procedures, reviewing existing processes and suggesting new approaches and practices - ensuring that our published data is always accurate.

• Reviewing samples of the firm’s case files, ensuring they are in good order in compliance with internal policy and procedure and regulatory requirements.

• Leads a group of auditors who identify risk, assess performance, prepare financial reports in various complex auditing projects. Schedules audit plans and builds audit criteria, ensures all auditing activities are in accordance with the organization's policies and standards.

• Objectively assess the company’s loan management and business processes.
• Assess company risks and the efficacy of its risk management efforts.
• Ensure that the company is complying with relevant laws and regulations, primarily NCA, POPIA, and SACRRA.
• Evaluate internal control and make recommendations on how to improve.
• Identifying shortfalls or gaps in processes.
• Promote ethics and help identify improper conduct.
• Assure safeguards.
• Investigate fraud.
• Communicate the findings and recommendations.

Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from us in 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

R30 000 - R40 000 - Monthly plus Pension fund, Funeral Cover and Death benefit.

Hire Resolve's Client is currently hiring an Audit Manager to join their team based in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town. As an Audit Manager, you will be responsible for leading and managing audit engagements for clients. You will work closely with a team of auditors to ensure the accuracy of financial records and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate and execute audit engagements
• Review and evaluate financial statements
• Assess internal controls and identify areas for improvement
• Provide recommendations and solutions for areas of non-compliance
• Supervise and mentor audit staff
• Maintain effective client relationships

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• SAICA Articles Completed
• Strong knowledge of auditing standards and regulations
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Attention to detail and analytical thinking
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines

Benefits:

• Health Care (Medical Insurance, Vision Insurance, Dental Insurance)
• Family leave (Paid paternity leave; Paid maternity leave)
• Tuition assistance and Student loan assistance

Contact Hire Resolve today for your next career-changing move. Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience. Apply for this role today, contact Michaela Boustred at Hire Resolve, on LinkedIn, or You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us.

We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your resume on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.

Overview

The Private division is looking for an Audit Manager with a strong auditing and review background. The ideal candidate will need to have experience on Small to Large Clients. As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. You will manage a portfolio of clients and manage the relevant staff on these assignments

Please note that this role is based at our Worcester practice in the Western Cape and you will be required to be based either in or around Worcester

Experience required:

• 24 months or more post article experience.
• Must have a thorough understanding and working experience in auditing, reviews and accounting (IFRS and IFRS for SMEs)

• Manage portfolio of clients
• Manage and review work of staff
• Relationship building with clients and staff
• Planning of work and staff allocations
• Coaching and training of staff
• Performance appraisals of staff
• Monitor cost and drive efficiencies
• Compliance with PwC audit methodology and ensure quality
• Proposals for new work
• Comply with and drive risk management
• Compliance with audit methodology
• Invoice clients for work done
• Collection of outstanding debtors
• Other administrative functions

• Self-starter and motivated
• Display sound leadership skills
• Ability to manage multiple activities, with a strong ability to prioritize tasks
• High attention to detail and problem solving skills
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• Ability to build and sustain relationships
• Sound administration skills
• Strong interpersonal and management skills
• Analytic and solution driven
• Pro – active and committed to delivery
• Fluent in English and Afrikaans
• Sound knowledge of AURA, MS Word and Excel
• Must have excellent technical knowledge and experience in Auditing, Reviews, Accounting (IFRS and IFRS for SME)
• Must be able to work overtime when necessary
• Valid driver's license and own transportation.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Accounting/Auditing
• Industries
• Business Consulting and Services

• Adhere to the firm's process for audit client acceptance and continuance e.g. executing timely completion of the engagement set-up and annual client re-evaluation/continuance procedures
• Monitor client service standards and takes action to improve poor audit quality service
• Actively participate with the audit partner in the optimization and rationalization of our portfolio of clients
• Lead/Manage multiple projects or programs, through the management of a team of professionals and possibly with the contribution of specialists
• Take commercial and contractual responsibility for managing engagement billings, collections and identification of change order opportunities. Facilitate timely identification and analysis of potential change orders, discuss the change order opportunities with clients at interim periods during the year
  
  

• Determine during the planning phase that the engagement team has the appropriate proficiencies, resources, tools and capabilities deployed to drive audit quality
• Determine that the work performed by less experienced members of the engagement team is directed, supervised and reviewed by more experienced engagement team members
• Superviseandreviewtheworkoftheengagementteambeingsuitablyinvolvedthroughouttheengagement
• Develop, coach, mentor and share expertise with team members, providing stretch assignments to advance their capability
• Take action to support the wellbeing of individuals in their team(s)
• Adhere to the firms policies or procedures for staffing and resource allocation, performance management and engagement review evaluation of individuals within their teams(s)
• Take a leading role in developing team members to their full potential promoting collaboration
• Provide technical knowledge, direction and training to engagement team members
• Determines that the audit engagement team undertake the appropriate training and coaching in line with member firm requirements
• Work on professional development to maintain status and accreditation undertaking all mandatory and regulatory training as required by the due date
• Keep up to date with technical developments in audit quality, audit and accounting standards, and comply with latest quality directives
  
  

• Determine adequate and timely planning by involving the audit partner. audit director, engagement quality control reviewer, and relevant specialists
• Contribute to the development of the audit strategy, materiality, risk assessment, risk of fraud and planned audit approach, prior to commencing field work
• Propose the most appropriate audit approach and audit workflow to be taken for the engagement
• Adopt new approaches to improve audit quality including new audit methodology and technology tools
• Determine that audit procedures obtain sufficient appropriate cumulative audit evidence to support the audit opinion in accordance with professional standards, applicable legal and regulatory requirements
• Focus on complex, high risk and sensitive technical issues, involving the engagement partner and the engagement quality control reviewer early in discussions and consulting with the Department of Professional Practice as necessary. Document the conclusion reached and the disposition of the consultation in accordance with firm requirements
• Lead and coach team members on the exercise of professional skepticism including robust challenge, consideration of alternatives and disconfirming evidence
• Lead the preparation of the proposed auditor's reports considering the proposed wording to be included in the Key Audit Matters section and the conclusions reached in formulating the auditor's report
• Lead the engagement team's assessment of the significance and disposition of corrected and uncorrected misstatements identified and matters to be communicated to management and those charged with governance
• Participate in consultation on matters involving differences of opinion e.g. with the EQCR or other personnel involved in the audit and document the conclusions arising from those consultations in accordance with firm requirements
• Facilitate debrief sessions upon completion of and during projects to identify lessons learned and enhance future quality and commercial planning
• Determine that the engagement files are assembled within an appropriate period of time after the engagement reports have been finalized and the engagement documentation retained is in accordance with firm requirements
• Lead and coach the engagement team in:
• Determining appropriate substantive procedures on significant accounts and risk areas and material non-significant account;
• Coordinating with specialists and assessing the impact of specialists findings on the audit;
• Completing tasks and deliverables to a high quality standard as part of client engagements -working to an agreed plan, budget, and quality;
• Understanding of the importance of the work being completed and how it contributes to the audit overall;
• Identifying and documenting risks, issues and conclusions -consulting with appropriate team members as necessary; and,
• Keeping senior team members informed of significant developments and progress on the engagement
  
  

• Make sound decisions
• Foster innovation
• Apply a strategic perspective
• Take opportunities to learn and adapt
• Develop and motivate others
• Build collaborative relationships
• Drive quality
• Act ethically and responsibly
• Advocate for equality
• Ability to work under pressure
• Manage multiple priorities
• Demonstrate leadership qualities.
  
  

• Registered Chartered Accountant (CA) SA.
• Minimum of 2 years working experience as a Audit Manager.
• Must have experience in working in a big multinational audit firm.
• Must have completed SAICA Articles in an audit environment.
• Must have own reliable vehicle.
• Listed and PCAOB experience is advantageous.

Overview

The Financial Services Audit division provides audit services to the largest banking clients in South Africa. Audit managers are required to guide, manage and oversee the planning, staffing and supervision of audits of large banking clients. We aim to provide clients with audits of the highest quality that add value to their business.

• Manage and oversee the planning and running of a large audit of a bank/division of a bank.
• Engagement with group auditors/fellow joint auditors with respect to cross reviews/ISA 600 responsibilities on audit matters.
• Liaise with specialists, including actuaries, tax professionals and IT auditors regarding their involvement and scope on the engagement and determining the impact on the audit approach of any findings they might raise.
• Provide IFRS technical, audit operational and audit quality leadership with a focus on professional scepticism.
• Presenting audit findings relating to the respective engagement to clients as well as assisting with audit committee document submission.
• Management of staff with respect to equitable planning of resources and ensuring that teams are adequately transformed.
• Demonstrate a strong tone and culture supporting audit quality through a commitment to maintain objectivity, professional scepticism, ethics and integrity.
• Have the operational accountability and responsibility to drive audit quality in response to the needs of stakeholders and external regulators.
• Reviewing the work performed by junior resources to ensure that the various audit risk factors have been accurately addressed and documented.
• Communicate with the highest levels of staff at the client.
• Take commercial and contractual responsibility for managing engagement billings, collections and identification of overrun opportunities.

• Deep understanding of the audit risks within a banking environment.
• Good organisation skills.
• Able to see the bigger picture.
• Strong leader.
• Team player.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Good communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Up to date with financial services industry knowledge and processes, auditing standards and global best practice templates.
• Enthusiasm, individual initiative with self-drive.

• CA (SA) or equivalent qualification, and has at least 1 year of experience since completion of training contract.