Assistant Audit Manager - Large & Complex: Cape Town

Deloitte Africa; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Cape Town seeks a skilled audit manager to lead strategic audit engagements and manage team deliverables. The ideal candidate has a CA (SA) and extensive experience in Financial Institution audits. Responsibilities include delivering quality assurance and maintaining strong client relations. Competitive salary and inclusive workplace environment offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in a client facing management role.
• Extensive audit experience in Financial Institution Audit.

Responsibilities

• Support Senior Manager on delivery of designated engagement.
• Manage and maintain oversight of deliverables team on client engagements.
• Communicate audit details to teams and monitor adherence.

Skills

Delivering on challenging audit engagements

Sustain Profitability

Talent Management

Risk and quality Management

Education

CA (SA)

A year post articles experience

Job description

Overview

What impact will you make?

Every day, your work will make an impact that matters, while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration and high performance. As the undisputed leader in professional services, Deloitte is where you’ll find unrivalled opportunities to succeed and realize your full potential.

Main Purpose of Job

To support service / business area leadership in the implementation of strategic plan through the effective management of team/s. To support the Partner in delivery of services to / at client premises on specific delegated engagements / project.

Specialized Competencies

• Delivering on challenging audit engagements in the Public Commercial industry
• Sustain Profitability
• Proactively contribute to the business strategies of the firm in all aspects
• Talent Management
• Risk and quality Management

Qualifications & experience required

• CA (SA)
• A year post articles experience
• Experience in a client facing management role.
• Extensive audit experience in particular:Financial Institution Audit Client experience

Key Performance Areas

• Strategic Impact:Supports the Senior Manager on delivery of designated engagement / project, managing the implementation of the agreed deliverables.
• Client Impact: External/Internal:Manages and maintains oversight of deliverables of team on client engagements.
• Operational Effectiveness: Communicates detail of Audit Engagement Agreement to teams and maintains level monitoring of adherence by all parties.
• Development/Growth of Team:Shares expertise and knowledge with team members and counselees on an ongoing basis.
• Budgets / Profitability:Manages engagement budget through accurate budgeting, cost control and profitability management.

Differentiators for this specific role

• Winning Business:Contributes to the regional and business areas winning business opportunities and targets, including contribution to Industry Manager initiatives and cross service line selling and collaboration.

Leadership Capabilities

• Living our Purpose -Acts as a role model, embracing and living our purpose and values, and recognizing others for the impact they make.
• Talent development -Develops high-performing people and teams through challenging and meaningful opportunities.
• Performance drive- Delivers exceptional client service; maximizes results and drives high performance from people while fostering collaboration across businesses and borders.
• Influence- Influences clients, teams, and individuals positively, leading by example and establishing confident relationships with increasingly senior people.
• Strategic direction -Understands key objectives for clients and Deloitte, aligns people to objectives and sets priorities and direction.

Technical and Professional Capabilities

• Stakeholder Focus:Leverages a deep understanding of audit and risk advisory services and stakeholder needs to deliver high quality engagement.
• Become experts in risk assessments and audit responses:Takes an independent view and contributes heavily in developing and challenging the risk assessment and controls testing strategy and designing appropriate audit responses for risks.
• Integrate engagement teams and manage referred work:Collaborates effectively across Deloitte functions to deliver a seamless audit that is responsive to stakeholder needs.
• Make appropriate use of tools, guidance and methodology:Provides appropriate guidance to the audit team in relation to the application of tools, guidance and methodology in delivering the audit.
• Manage project plans to optimize engagements:Proactively manages the project plan through efficient use of resources and tracking delivery of assigned tasks, guiding team members’ prioritization.
• Formulate reasonable judgements and conclusions in order to deliver informative and timely outputs:Uses judgement and consults appropriately when dealing with complex matters, applying an appropriate level of professional scepticism.
• Apply Ethical and Professional Standards:Understands their business security, ethical and compliance responsibilities, displaying best practice and actively encouraging appropriate behaviours of engagement teams.

Additional Information

At Deloitte, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work—in every country, in everything we do, every day. We aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect, including reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. We seek to create and leverage our diverse workforce to build an inclusive environment across the African continent.