Audit Senior Manager at Forvis Mazars Group

Job Description    

• The Senior Audit Manager will support business leadership in driving the strategic plan into action by managing the team(s) well, overseeing the project, and ensuring that it is profitable and efficient from start to finish by managing all significant stakeholders to align with the Firm's guidelines and procedures. In addition, the Senior Audit Manager supports the Engagement Partner's commercial management and business growth initiatives for clients and assists in delivering services to or at client locations on certain projects or engagements that have been delegated.

Duties and Responsibilities    

• 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 trainees
• Timeous completion of performance reviews

Minimum Requirements    
Qualifications

• Qualified CA, with 5 plus years post-article experience with listed entity experience

Competencies

• High level of attention to detail and analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Be able to communicate effectively - Verbally and Written
• Be able to relate to clients at executive level
• Be able 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.
• Strong Technical Ability