Audit Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers South African Firm; Cape Town; Sur place; ZAR 900 000 - 1 500 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

PwC in Cape Town seeks a Management Level Manager to lead audit engagements, coach staff, and manage client portfolios within the Assurance division. You will drive quality, governance and risk assessments while fostering growth and client value through strong leadership and integrity.

You will mentor teams, handle complex audits, and ensure adherence to PwC methodologies. Travel up to 20% may be required, with a focus on delivering results and professional standards.

Qualifications

• Lead and manage client portfolios in Attest/Assurance.
• Develop staff and coach team members effectively.
• Analyse governance, risk and internal controls.
• Maintain quality, timelines and deliverables with leadership.

Responsabilités

• Manage a portfolio of attest clients and supervise staff.
• Lead special projects and monitor costs against budgets.
• Develop business by targeting new clients.
• Engage in risk management and client relationship building.
• Ensure compliance with PwC audit methodology and standards.
• Support staff development and performance reviews.

Connaissances

IFRS experience

Leadership skills

Strong client relationships

Team development

Project ownership

Formation

CA (SA)

Outils

PwC software

Description du poste

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. 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 a RA if not already.
• Travel Requirements Up to 20% Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No.

Travel Requirements Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No

Job Posting End Date November 12, 2026

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