Audit Manager

PwC; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 100 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global audit firm is seeking an Audit Manager in Cape Town. The ideal candidate must be CA(SA) qualified with extensive auditing experience on large clients. Responsibilities include managing projects, ensuring compliance with audit methodologies, mentoring staff, and building client relationships. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential for success. This role involves up to 20% travel and does not provide visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Experience managing large clients in the financial services industry.
• Understanding of IFRS and auditing standards.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to mentor.

Responsibilities

• Manage special projects and ensure compliance with PwC audit methodology.
• Risk management and cost monitoring.
• Develop staff and build client relationships.

Skills

Analytic and solution driven

Excellent communication skills

Strong interpersonal and management skills

Attention to detail

Self-motivated

Education

CA(SA)

24 months or more post article experience

Tools

PwC software

Job description

Management Level

Manager

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.

About the role

The Financial Services, Insurance, and Investment division in the Cape Town office is looking for an Audit Manager with a strong auditing background. The ideal candidate will need to have experience on Large Clients in the industry. This candidate must be fully acquainted with the FS industry.

Essential skills and experience

24 months or more post article experience.

Required qualifications

CA(SA)

Desirable skills or attributes

• Specialist industry knowledge IFRS experience
• Display sound leadership skills
• Computer literate with all PwC software
• Ability to market PwC services and to establish contacts in the market place
• Self – motivated
• High attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and management skills
• Ability to multi task
• Analytic and solution driven
• Pro – active and committed to delivery
• Excellent time management skills

Responsibilities

• Manage special projects
• Risk management
• Monitor costs
• Development of staff
• Business development and client relationship building
• Manage work in progress and debtors
• Staff management
• Compliance with PwC audit methodology
• Report writing

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

February 28, 2026