Audit supervisor

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title:

Audit Supervisor

Department:

Audit Department

Reports to:

Audit Managers

Short Summary of the purpose of the role:

To supervise audits and other activities.

Academic Qualifications Required:

1. BCom Accounting or BCom Auditing Degree
2. Completed SAICA Articles
3. CA (SA)

Skills, Competencies and Experience:

1. Coaching Skills
2. Time Management Skills
3. Leadership Skills
4. Academic/Technical
5. People Management
6. Interpersonal Skills
7. Communications Skills
8. Conflict Management Skills
9. Professionalism
10. Flexibility
11. Problem-solving skills
12. Multi-tasking skills

Required Computer Packages:

1. MS Office
2. CaseWare
3. Greatsoft (advantageous)
4. Pastel

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Co-ordinate and oversee activities of trainee accountants
• Supervision of audit engagements
• Client liaison
• Weekly staff briefing
• Evaluation of employee performance
• Liaison between directors and employees
• Planning
• Training, mentoring, and motivating employees
• Coaching audit employees
• Review statutory audits
• Supervision and review of work performed by employees
• Systems development
• Compilation of business plans
• Compliance with the firm's System of Quality Management (SOQM), policies and procedures.
• Compliance with the firm's Employee Code of Conduct which consists of the firm's HR policies, SAICA, IRBA, and IESBA Codes of Conduct.

Other Duties:

Ad hoc duties as requested by the directors.