Audit Manager

PwC - Global; Durban; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm is looking for a Manager in External Audit to lead audit teams, mentor junior staff, and ensure compliance with regulations. Candidates should have a CA (SA) qualification and at least 3 years of relevant experience. Strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills are essential. This role offers the chance to work with a variety of clients, enhancing corporate governance and reliability of information, with travel requirements up to 20%.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in External Audit.
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Ability to analyze complex issues and propose recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop audit teams for various clients.
• Manage project planning, execution, and quality assurance.
• Mentor and coach team members for their professional growth.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Team player

Time management

Proactivity

Education

CA (SA)

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 specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Role summary:

A career within External Audit services, will provide you with the opportunity to provide a range of Assurance services and business advice to a variety of clients from small, fast growing clients to large entities. Our clients are often well-known brands and many have broad international reach. We focus on using the latest technology to reduce the level of manual testing ensuring you’ll focus on the most valuable areas of client service and on enhancing corporate governance and the reliability of our clients’ information.

Qualifications /certifications required:

CA (SA)

Experience required:

3 years

Responsibilities of role:

As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Develop new skills outside of your comfort zone.
• Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.
• Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
• Analyse complex idea';s or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
• Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
• Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations. Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
• Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
• Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Skill sets required:

• Display sound leadership skills.
• Computer literate with PwC software.
• Self-motivated.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and management skills.
• Ability to multitask.
• Analytical and solution driven.
• Pro-active and committed to delivery.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Team player

Role related attributes:

• We're very proud of our unique culture and expect our people to demonstrate skills and behaviors that will support us in implementing our business strategy. This is important to the work we do, both for our business and our clients.
• These skills and behaviors are a strong component of our global leadership framework: The PwC Professional.

Industry experience required:

External audit knowledge

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

January 28, 2026