Audit Manager - PCAOB

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 TMT Waterfall division is looking for an Experienced Audit Manager with a strong auditing and accounting background as well as specialist knowledge in PCAOB. The ideal candidate will need to have experience on l arge c lients in the TMT industry (i.e. multi-national and/or listed) .

Essential skills and experience : Completed SAICA/SAIPA articles, 3 to 4 years post-article Audit experience at a reputable mid-tier or large auditing firm

MinimumQ ualifications :

CA(SA)

Desirable skills or attributes

• You completed the CA(SA) qualification

• More than 3 years post articles experience working at a reputable mid-tier or large auditing firm

• You are technically extremely strong with an excellent working knowledge of:

• IFRS Accounting Standards

• I nternational Standards on Auditing (ISA)

• PCAOB auditing standards

• SOX

• JSE Listing requirements

• Companies Act of South Africa

• TMT / CIPS Industry

• Experience with working on Foreign Private Issuers (or subsidiaries of US listed entities)

• You have experience in managing large multi-location audits and you are very effective in your day-to-day management of clients and component teams (PwC and non-PwC)

• Understanding and prior experience on consolidations

• Display sound leadership skills

• Computer literate with al l PwC software (Including Microsoft Suite and Alteryx)

• Ability to market PwC services and to establish contacts in the marketplace

• The individual must be good at working under pressure

• Self – motivated

• High attention to detail

• Excellent communication skills

• Strong interpersonal and management skills

• Ability to multi - task and project management

• Analytic and solution driven

• Pro – active and committed to delivery

• Excellent time management skills

Responsibilities

• You will audit clients in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications industry as well as other industries such as Commercial and Industrial Products and Services (CIPS).

• You are responsible for integrated audits of companies that prepare financial statements in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards and file with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).

• You are responsible for statutory audits of companies that prepare financial statements in accordance with South African law.

• You are responsible for audits of private companies that prepare financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

• You are responsible for integrated audits of companies that prepare financial statements in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards and file with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) as Foreign Private Issuers (or subsidiaries of US listed entities).

• You are responsible for managing audits of non-financial reports (e.g. ESG audits).

• You are responsible for the preparation of the audit file for Engagement leader review and assisting in the presentation of the audit findings to management or Board of Directors.

• You are responsible for develop ing new and extend existing relationships with our clients and actively support the client in technical accounting matters.

• You are responsible for building client relationships and being involved in audit or other non-audit services audit proposals as required .

• You are in the driver seat of your own responsibility, flexibility and development.

• You are responsible for monitoring costs and other project economics , including billing and debtors' management .

• You are responsible for ensuring compliance with PwC’s risk management processes and compliance with PwC Methodology for your audit engagements.

• You are required to be comfortable with

• You are required for the development of staff, coaching, mentoring and assisting staff members with the trainee requirements on becoming qualified Chartered Accountants in terms of the guidelines provided by SAICA

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

May 2, 2025

About the company

PricewaterhouseCoopers is a multinational professional services network of firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand.