Senior Audit Manager

At BDO, we believe in investing in our people to help them grow, both professionally and personally. The foundation of our business is strong relationships with colleagues, clients, and other stakeholders, and we work hard every day to make this a reality. Our commitment is to create unlimited growth by giving our people continuous opportunities and our client's unparalleled support.

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 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 timeously communicate to all relevant parties
• Manage and control staff allocations on audit projects
• 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 the audit opinion and ensuring that these are brought to the attention of the engagement partner and documented
• Manage the client and ensure that the project is delivered within the scope agreed on
• Mentoring of trainees
• Timely completion of performance reviews

Job Requirements

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
• Strong technical ability
• Extremely high level of attention to detail and analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to communicate effectively - verbally and in writing
• 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 the role
• Promote teamwork within the audit teams
• Strong planning, organising, and control skills