Audit Senior/Supervisor

Red Ember Recruitment; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 520,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Ember Recruitment is seeking an Audit Senior/Supervisor for a client in Port Elizabeth. The role focuses on leading audits, ensuring compliance with standards and regulations, and delivering high-quality client service.

You will guide audit teams, manage engagement timelines, and provide sound technical support to clients while reporting to the Audit Manager/Partner. A strong emphasis on team leadership and continuous improvement underpins the culture.

Qualifications

• Must have high stress threshold and ability to manage deadlines
• Proven interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and prioritisation abilities

Responsibilities

• Ensure audit team complies with policies, approach and regulations and identify, address and mitigate client risks
• Provide sound professional advice and support to clients
• Provide regular reporting on assigned client to Audit Manager/Partner
• Manage delivery of audit work by the team to clients and Partner
• Plan and schedule audit engagements and ensure audits are completed on time
• Review and assess completion of audits and integrate best practices into audit programs
• Nurture and guide team members and share knowledge on an ongoing basis
• Provide guidance to audit teams

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Team management

Effective communication

Education

CTA (BCom Accounting Honours) or IAC

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Red Ember Recruitment is currently recruitng for an Audit Senior/Supervisor for their client in PE. They are looking for accomplished professional who are ready to take the next step in their careers within a firm that values excellence, innovation, and long-term growth and a supportive culture.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the audit team complies with policies, audit approach, auditing standards and regulations and appropriately identify, address and mitigate client, engagement and audit risks
• Provides client with sound professional advice and support
• Provide regular reporting on the assigned client to the Audit Manager / Partner
• Manage delivery of audit work done by the team to clients and Partner
• Creates opportunities to drive impact
• Demonstrates an informed and in-depth understanding
• Plan and schedule audit engagements
• Ensure audits are completed on time
• Review and assess completion of audits
• Analyze financial data, records, reports and statements
• Recommend internal audit controls for effective management
• Maintain and update financial databases including audit findings
• Integrate best practices into the audit programs
• Lock down files on time
• Nurtures and guides team members and shares expertise and knowledge on an ongoing basis
• Provide guidance to audit teams

Requirements

• Be a South African citizen
• Minimum Requirements – Must have CTA (BCom Accounting Honours) or IAC
• High stress threshold, effective interpersonal skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage deadlines and prioritize duties
• Team management skills
• Effective communication
• Proficient in Microsoft Office