Experienced Associate (Australia Opportunity)

SAPRO; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 997,000 - 1,330,000; Full time

Job summary

SAPRO invites experienced External Audit professionals for a 12-month contract to work with a small to mid-tier Australian accounting firm from January to December 2027. Work remotely from South Africa or Zimbabwe with international client exposure and access to specialist audit tech.

Role focuses on audit engagements with CaseWare proficiency and potential DataSnipper use. Applicants should hold an undergraduate accounting/finance degree and have recent external audit experience.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• At least 4 years of external audit experience, or 3 years combined with an international secondment after articles.
• Completion of audit training or articles.
• Experience in a public accounting or external audit firm.
• Recent external audit experience with no more than one year away from audit.
• Practical experience using CaseWare (non-negotiable).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience auditing and documenting both basic and complex audit sections.
• The legal right to work in your country of residence.

Skills

External audit experience

Communication skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

CaseWare

DataSnipper

Job description

Experienced Associate (Australia Opportunity)

South Africa

Ready to broaden your audit experience through international client exposure?

An exciting 12-month contract opportunity is available for an External Audit professionals based in South Africa or Zimbabwe to work with a small to mid-tier Australian accounting firm from January to December 2027.

This is an opportunity to expand your international exposure, gain experience working on Australian audit engagements, and collaborate with a dynamic audit team - all while working remotely from your country of residence.

Contract Duration: January 2027 – December 2027

Location: South Africa or Zimbabwe

Work Arrangement: Fully remote

Firm Profile: Small to mid-tier firm

Industry and Sector Exposure: General and Commercial, and Not-for-Profit

Required Audit Software: CaseWare experience is essential

Advantageous Software Experience: DataSnipper

To be considered for the Experienced Audit Associate position, you should meet the following criteria:

An undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.

At least4 years of external audit experience, or 3 years combined with an international secondment following completion of articles.

Completion of your audit training or articles.

Previous experience working within a public accounting or external audit firm.

Recent external audit experience, with no more than one year away from audit.

Practical experience using CaseWare (non-negotiable).

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Experience auditing and documenting both basic and complex audit sections.

• The legal right to work in your country of residence.

Note:

• Should you be successful in your application, you are expected to have access to the internet, and to ensure that the internet connection is uninterrupted and always accessible. This should be, at minimum, a fibre connection with a proven bandwidth of least 50 Mbps download and 50 Mbps upload, and a latency not exceeding 30ms . This connection should be sustainable in the event of power interruptions.
• Audit experience and alignment to a specific level within SAPRO, shall be determined based on your individual audit exposure, technical interview and evaluation.
• Generally, we work on a 4 hour overlap with the host firm, however this is client dependent.

AI may support our recruitment process, but all final decisions are made by our Talent Team. Human judgment remains central to our hiring decisions.