Audit Manager

PwC Careers Africa; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Careers Africa in Cape Town seeks a seasoned Audit & Assurance Manager to lead client portfolios and guide audit teams to deliver high-quality assurance services. You will coach staff, drive performance, and develop business opportunities while upholding PwC standards and ethics.

You will mentor, manage budgets, and ensure timely delivery of reports, while maintaining strong client relationships and upholding governance and risk practices within the firm.

Qualifications

• Must be SAICA Assessor or willing to be registered as one; eligible to register as RA under IRBA ADP.
• CA (SA) qualification holder required.
• Experience in audit leadership and client management is expected.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of attest clients and deliver high-quality audits.
• Lead and coach audit teams, ensuring performance and development.
• Develop new business and manage client relationships to grow the practice.
• Oversee risk management and compliance with PwC methodologies.

Skills

Industry knowledge

IFRS experience

Leadership skills

Computer literacy

Marketing services

Stakeholder comms

Curiosity

Proactive

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Work under pressure

Professionalism

Solution-driven

Education

CA (SA)

Tools

PwC software

Job description

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in audit and assurance focus on providing independent and objective assessments of financial statements, internal controls, and other assurable information enhancing the credibility and reliability of this information with a variety of stakeholders. They evaluate compliance with regulations including assessing governance and risk management processes and related controls.

In financial statement audit at PwC, you will focus on obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes the auditor’s opinion.

Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.
• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
• Effectively mentor others.
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Management Level

Manager

Main purpose

To manage client portfolios, maintain sound client relationships and manage the audit team, including the coaching and development of staff in the Assurance division.

Relevant professional qualification

CA (SA)

Competencies/Skills

• Specialist industry knowledge
• IFRS experience
• Display sound leadership skills
• Computer literate with all PwC’s software
• The ability to market our services and to establish contacts in the market place Ability to work with and easily converse with all levels of management
• Strong Intellectual curiosity and general scepticism
• Pro‑active, able to take responsibility and multi‑task
• Ability to work both as part of a team as well as independently
• Good organisational skills, methodical and analytical approach
• Able to prioritise work, work efficiently and accurately under pressure
• Maintains high level of professionalism
• Solution driven

Job Description

• Manage a portfolio of clients in respect of attest
• Manage special projects
• Develop our practice by targeting new clients
• Risk management
• Monitors costs against budgets
• Contribute to office management team
• Contribute to development of staff
• Business development and client relationship building
• Manage Work In Progress and Debtors
• Staff management and appraisals
• Report writing
• Compliance with PwC audit Methodology
• Must be a SAICA Assessor, or willing to be registered as one if not already. Must be registered on the IRBA programme Audit Development Programme (ADP) as a Registered Candidate Auditor (RCA) and eligibility to register as a RA, or willing to be registered as one if not already.

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

November 12, 2026