Senior Audit Manager

BDO South Africa; Rosebank; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO South Africa seeks a Senior Audit Manager to oversee audits from planning to sign-off, coordinating stakeholders and ensuring profitable project delivery. You will report to the Audit Partner and drive client management, budgets and timely billing throughout engagement lifecycles.

You will lead engagement teams, manage WIP and debtors, mentor trainees, and contribute to business development while maintaining exceptional client service and strong relationships with executive-level clients.

Qualifications

• CA(SA) designation required.
• Minimum 4 years post-articles management experience with partner/director ambitions.
• Experience with listed companies is required.

Responsibilities

• Business development and client escalation management.
• Negotiate budgets/fees and overruns after partner approval.
• Manage WIP, write-offs, fee queries and debtors.
• Ensure timely and accurate billing of clients.
• Plan and execute audits with accuracy and timeliness.
• Lead audit engagement teams and manage staff allocations.
• Deliver audits within scope and deadlines.
• Build strong client and staff relationships and ensure exceptional service.
• Mentor trainees and conduct timely performance reviews.

Skills

Strong technical ability

Attention to detail

Analytical/problem solving

Effective communication

Executive-level client relations

Professional judgment

Self-development/continuous learning

Team leadership

Planning/organizing skills

Education

CA(SA)

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:

• 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
• 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 which might impact on the audit opinion and ensuring that these are brought to the attention of the engagement partner and documentation thereof.
• Manage the client and ensure that the project is delivered within the scope agreed on
• Mentoring of trainees
• Timeous completion of performance reviews

Qualifications And Experience

• CA(SA)
• At least 4 years post article Management experience with long term audit ambitions - partner/director
• Must have listed companies experience

Competencies

• Strong Technical Ability
• Extremely high level of attention to detail and analytical and problem solving abilities.
• Ability to communicate effectively - Verbally and Written
• Ability to relate to clients at executive level
• Ability to apply sound professional judgment.
• Demonstrate a commitment to self-development and growth through research and attending courses relevant to role.
• Promote teamwork within the Audit Teams
• Strong Planning, organising and control skills