Senior Audit Manager

BDO South Africa; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading auditing firm in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Audit Manager to oversee audit projects from inception to completion, ensuring profitability and compliance. Responsibilities include managing staff, client relationships, and business development initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and communication skills, with a focus on delivering exceptional client service.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project efficiency and profitability from inception to sign off.
• Manage all relevant stakeholders in compliance with Firm's policies.
• Support the Engagement Partner with business development initiatives.
• Manage staff allocations on audit projects.
• Build effective relationships with clients and staff.

Job description

The Senior Audit Manager oversees and ensures that the project runs efficiently and profitably from inception to sign off, by managing all the relevant stakeholders in accordance with the Firm’s policies and procedures. The Senior Audit Manager further supports the Engagement Partner with clients' commercial management and business development initiatives.

Reporting to the Audit Partner you will inter alia be responsible for :

Key Responsibilities

• Business Development
• Negotiating budgets / fees and overruns for clients once fee base has been agreed with the partner
• Managing WIP, write offs, fee queries and debtors
• Ensuring timely and accurate billing of clients
• Accurate and timely planning of audits
• Management and execution of audits
• Managing staff movements on and off the job and timeously communicating to all relevant parties
• Managing and controlling staff allocations on audit projects
• Ensuring completion and finalisation of audits
• Building effective relationships with clients and staff
• Ensuring exceptional client service
• Deciding on audit appropriateness of audit opinion by resolving issues which might impact the audit opinion and ensuring that these are brought to the attention of the engagement partner and documentation thereof
• Managing the client and ensuring that the project is delivered within the scope agreed on
• Mentoring trainees
• Timely completion of performance reviews