Senior Audit Manager (Cape Town CBD)

BDO South Africa; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading audit firm in Cape Town seeks a Senior Audit Manager to oversee audits and ensure projects run efficiently. Responsibilities include managing stakeholders, business development, and supporting the Engagement Partner. Candidates should have a CA(SA) and at least 4 years of management experience, particularly with listed companies. This role demands strong technical abilities and effective communication skills.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years post article management experience with long term audit ambitions.
• Experience with listed companies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and ensure the project runs efficiently and profitably.
• Manage all relevant stakeholders in accordance with the Firm’s policies.
• Support the Engagement Partner with commercial management.

Skills

Strong Technical Ability

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Problem-solving abilities

Effective communication

Ability to relate to clients at executive level

Professional judgment

Teamwork

Planning and organising

Education

CA(SA)

Job description

Job title: Senior Audit Manager (Cape Town CBD)

Job Location: Western Cape, Cape Town

Deadline: November 08, 2025

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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 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
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