Senior Audit Manager

BDO South Africa; Rosebank; On-site; ZAR 900 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading auditing firm in Rosebank is searching for a Senior Audit Manager to oversee project efficiency and profitability from start to finish. You will manage stakeholder relationships, negotiate budgets, and ensure timely billing and execution of audits. Mentoring trainees and delivering exceptional client service are also key aspects of the role. The ideal candidate will bring strong management and communication skills to support the firm's mission in client service.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the project from inception to sign off, managing stakeholders effectively.
• Negotiate budgets/fees and manage client queries related to billing.
• Execute audits and ensure timely completion.
• Build effective relationships with clients and mentor trainees.

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:

Responsibilities

• Business Development
• Negotiating budgets/fees and overruns for clients once the fee base has been agreed with the partner
• Managing WIP, write offs, fee queries and debtors
• Ensure Timeous and accurate billing of clients
• Accurate and Timeous planning of audits
• Management and the Execution of audits
• Managing staff movements on and off the job and timeously communicate to all relevant parties
• Manage and control staff allocations on audit project
• Ensure completion and finalisation of audits
• Building of effective relationships with clients and staff
• Ensure Exceptional Client Service
• Decide on audit appropriateness of audit opinion by resolving issues that might impact the audit opinion and ensuring that these are brought to the attention of the engagement partner and documented thereafter
• Manage the client and ensure that the project is delivered within the scope agreed on
• Mentoring of trainees
• Timeous completion of performance reviews