Audit Senior Associate 2

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career within External Audit services will provide you with the opportunity to provide a range of Assurance services and business advice to a variety of clients from small, fast-growing clients to large entities. Our clients are often well-known brands and many have broad international reach. We focus on using the latest technology to reduce the level of manual testing, ensuring you’ll focus on the most valuable areas of client service and on enhancing corporate governance and the reliability of our clients’ information.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this, we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies, and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.
• Act to resolve issues which prevent the team from working effectively.
• Coach others, recognize their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
• Analyze complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
• Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
• Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.
• Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
• Develop a point of view on key global trends and how they impact clients.
• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
• Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarizing key points.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

About the role

The Financial Services, Insurance, and Investment division in the Cape Town office is looking for an Audit Manager with a strong auditing background. The ideal candidate will need to have experience with Large Clients in the industry. This candidate must be fully acquainted with the FS industry.

Essential skills and experience

24 months or more post-article experience.

Required qualifications

CA(SA)

Desirable skills or attributes

• Specialist industry knowledge IFRS experience.
• Display sound leadership skills.
• Computer literate with all PwC software.
• Ability to market PwC services and to establish contacts in the marketplace.
• Self-motivated.
• High attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and management skills.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Analytic and solution-driven.
• Proactive and committed to delivery.
• Excellent time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage special projects.
• Risk management.
• Monitor costs.
• Development of staff.
• Business development and client relationship building.
• Manage work in progress and debtors.
• Staff management.
• Compliance with PwC audit methodology.
• Report writing.

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

November 23, 2024