Senior Audit Manager

BDO South Africa; Rosebank; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 000 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading audit firm in Rosebank is seeking a Senior Audit Manager to oversee audit projects from inception to completion. The ideal candidate will manage business development, negotiate budgets, ensure timely billing, and mentor trainees. Strong leadership and negotiation skills are essential to maintain exceptional client service and manage effective relationships with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in audit management and business development.
• Strong negotiation skills for budgets and fees.
• Ability to manage client relationships and ensure exceptional service.

Responsibilities

• Oversee audit projects from inception to sign off.
• Manage business development and client commercial management.
• Ensure timely and accurate billing of clients.
• Mentor trainees and manage staff allocations.

Job description

Senior Audit Manager oversees and ensures that the project runs efficiently and profitably from inception to sign off, by managing all 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 be responsible for the following:

• 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
• 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 communicating to all relevant parties in a timely manner
• Managing and controlling staff allocations on audit project
• 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 on the audit opinion and ensuring that these are brought to the attention of the engagement partner and documented
• Managing the client and ensuring that the project is delivered within the scope agreed on
• Mentoring trainees
• Timely completion of performance reviews