Junior Audit Assistant

Forvis Mazars; Milnerton; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading auditing firm in South Africa is looking for a Junior Audit Assistant to support the audit team on various assignments. This one-year contract position is ideal for Accounting students eager to gain experience in the auditing environment and who may wish to pursue a SAICA trainee contract in the future.

Responsibilities

• Assist audit team on audit assignments.
• Complete assigned tasks for audit engagements.
• Report to Audit Supervisors and Managers.

Job description

The Forvis Mazars in South Africa Junior Audit Assistant programme offers Accounting students the opportunity to gain entry to and experience in the auditing environment, allowing them the prospect of starting their journey towards developing into an accounting professional and / or Chartered Accountant.

The purpose of the role is to form part of the audit team to assist on audit assignments which would entail the successful completion of specific assigned tasks to ensure sufficient conclusion of audit engagements, whilst reporting to Audit Supervisors and / or Audit Managers. Please note that this is not a SAICA trainee accountant role. However, it offers candidates the opportunity to access the SAICA trainee route in future years. The Junior Audit Assistant position is a one-year contract, and the ideal candidate should be motivated to pursue a SAICA trainee contract thereafter.