Audit Manager - VFS Centre of Excellence (Virtual role) at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

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 working effectively.
• Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
• Analyse 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 summarising key points.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Role Summary:

• A career in our Service Delivery Centre (SDC) is the natural extension of PwC’s leading class global delivery capabilities. We provide premium, cost effective, high quality services that support process quality and delivery capability in support for client engagements. As a Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution.

Qualifications / Certifications required:

• Relevant professional qualification and / or studying toward the CA(SA) qualification.

Experience required:

• 3-4 years related experience in a professional services firm and completion of SAICA traineeship. Post traineeship experience in a Senior Auditor role. 

Responsibilities of role:

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assist in managing the Service Delivery Centre (SDC) Africa team, which provides audit support to audit teams across Africa on a remote basis;
• Coaching, supervision and co-ordination of SDC Africa staff;
• Review financial statements and other similar requests including performing IFRS and IFRS for SME’s disclosure checklists;
• Assist with work in progress management and administration as well as with the processing of invoices;
• Assist with the review of audit work performed i.e. test of details etc;
• Assist with planning, execution and review of group deliverables management;
• Assist with mapping out planned deadlines for the department as a whole with regard to the various audit teams to which we provide support on an annual basis;
• Assist with month end reporting and other month end tasks;
• Monitoring compliance with independence requirements with regard to each request for work performed;Participation in the facilitation of training and orientation of new joiners;
• Assist in performance management process;
• Manage relationships with key audit teams that are supported by SDC Africa;
• Drive new initiatives and general growth of the SDC Africa division;
• Prepare budgets for new requests;
• Allocation of new requests to staff;
• Monitor correspondence with regard to calls that are in progress;
• Follow up on the progress of current calls;
• Review of control logs and status updates before being sent to the relevant audit teams;
• Contribute to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen;
• Develop strategies to solve complex technical challenges;
• Train, coach, and supervise staff;
• Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issues;

Skill sets required:

• Display sound leadership skills; Analytical and solution driven; Good communication skills, verbal and written;Detail orientated and deadline driven;Punctual, flexible and responsive;Enthusiasm and passion to deliver exceptional client service;Good interpersonal and client liaison skills; Pro-active and committed to delivery;Strong planning, time management and organisational skills;Work effectively under pressure and handle confidential matters with tact and professionalism;Pragmatic problem-solving approach;Able to work independently and in a team;
• Meticulous;Strong work ethic;Computer literate and highly proficient in Microsoft office suite (Excel, Word and PowerPoint); Google suite;IFRS and IFRS for SME's knowledge.

Role related attributes:

• We're very proud of our unique culture and expect our people to demonstrate skills and behaviours that will support us in implementing our business strategy. This is important to the work we do, both for our business and our clients. These skills and behaviours are a strong component of our global leadership framework: The PwC Professional.

Independence requirements to be taken into consideration:

• Fully restricted model. 

Education(if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

• Degrees/Field of Study required:
• Degrees/Field of Study preferred:
• Certifications(if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

• Optional Skills
• Desired Languages(If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

• Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

• No

Government Clearance Required?

• Yes

Job Posting End Date

February 3, 2023