Finance Audit Manager

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the finance sector seeks a Finance Audit Manager to oversee the finance audit plan, ensuring quality and efficiency. The role encompasses risk management, compliance, and team leadership within a dynamic audit environment. Candidates must be CA (SA) qualified with strong audit and risk management understanding.

Qualifications

• CA (SA) required, with Matric as minimum qualification.
• Advanced knowledge of audit principles, IFRS, and governance principles.
• Experience in IT risk controls and data analytics is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the complete finance audit plan ensuring quality reporting and recommendations.
• Optimize and improve the efficiency of the finance audit team.
• Maintain successful working relationships while providing quality independent audit assurance.

Skills

Audit principles and theory

Risk Management

Data analytics

Education

CA (SA)

Matric [Grade 12]

IT Risk and audit certification (e.g., CISA)

Risk Management certification

Tools

TeamMate

PowerBi

Job description

About the job: Finance Audit Manager

Minimum Requirements:

• Matric [Grade 12]
• CA (SA) (Essential)
• IT Risk and audit certification (e.g., CISA) (Desirable)
• Risk Management certification (Desirable)
• Advanced knowledge of audit principles and theory, including the new Global Internal Audit standards
• Knowledge of audit standards
• Knowledge of Internal Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and statutory accounting principles
• Knowledge of King IV and governance principles
• Understanding of IT risk and controls, general controls, and their impact on business risk and controls (Desirable)
• Utilising data analytics to increase testing coverage and insight (Desirable)
• Proficient in TeamMate and PowerBi

Responsibilities:

• Deliver the complete finance audit plan (retail and distribution) in line with the methodology, ensuring quality reporting, practical, cost-effective, innovative, and sustainable recommendations and root cause analysis in a timely manner.
• Optimize and improve the efficiency of the finance audit team and the quality of deliverables.
• Ensure methodical documentation of risk and control matrices, testing results, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Ensure follow-up on findings and corrective actions.
• Coordinate and assist with the preparation of Audit Committee deliverables.
• Implement a combined assurance approach to ensure maximum reliance by external audit on the work of internal audit.
• Provide technical assistance with investigations, special audits, and subject-matter expertise as needed.
• Maintain successful working relationships with key stakeholders, providing quality independent audit assurance on relevant risks.
• Inform senior management of significant risks or exposures related to internal controls, compliance, and governance that require immediate attention.
• Stay current on audit and regulatory trends and develop a risk-based approach incorporated into the annual audit plan.
• Support the head of internal audit in coordinating risk management activities and preparing bi-annual risk reports.
• Coach and up-skill junior team members.