Audit Manager at Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY)

Due to the significant growth in our Financial Services Audit Sector, we are looking for Managers and Senior Managers to join our team in Johannesburg. We have a leading audit market share of Financial Services, our clients in this sector are active across banking capital markets, and corporate investment banking.This is an exciting opportunity to help further develop our financial services sector and be part of a rapidly growing and dynamic team. In order to better serve our clients in our JOhannesburg office, we are looking for an Audit Manager/Senior Manager working mainly in the Banking / Financial Services sector.

Qualifications and Experience
 CA(SA)

•  Financial Services client experience
•  Thorough knowledge of current auditing techniques
•  Experience of the entire audit process
•  Familiarity with IFRS and local GAAP
•  Detailed understanding of risk-based auditing and risk and control strategies
•  Understanding of Quality & Risk Management procedures
•  Compliance with regulatory requirements

Technical skills requirements

•  Thorough knowledge of current auditing techniques
•  Five years to eight years of relevant work experience preferred
•  Experience of the entire audit process
•  Understanding of IFRS and local GAAP
•  Detailed understanding of risk-based auditing and risk and control strategies
•  Understanding of Quality & Risk Management (Q&RM) procedures
•  Compliance with and understanding of regulatory requirements

Client responsibilities

•  Manage engagement economics and communicate significant issues, fees and estimates to complete to partners and clients
•  Assist partners with generating new business opportunities and building client networks and relationships
•  Understand our service offerings and actively identify opportunities to better serve clients
•  Build strong internal relationships within Assurance and across other services
•  Execution of complex audit engagements, managing risk and applying professional scepticism
•  Application of complex risk management policies and procedures on engagements with an understanding of global and local independence rules
•  Maximize operational efficiency with a focus on key performance drivers and improve operating practices by leading the implementation of all new audit solutions and enablers
•  Enhance EY’s brand positioning through strong external relationships across a network of existing and future clients
•  Provide strategic and relevant insight, connectedness and responsiveness to all clients that anticipates their needs
•  Maximize business development opportunities through leveraging of networks across other service lines and geographies
•  Participate as a reviewer in the Audit Quality Review process
•  Defend the audit work in connection with internal or external inspections (regulator, AQR, peer review)

People responsibilities

•  Be recognized as a respected and supportive mentor, coach and counsellor, building career value for individuals
•  Build and develop an inclusive culture and high-performing diverse teams
•  Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for all levels of staff
•  Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training Assurance professionals
•  Contribute to the maintenance of an educational program to continually develop personal skills
•  Understand, follow and communicate workplace policies and procedures to all levels of staff
•  Develop personal profile and awareness of EY offerings in the marketplace
•  Build strong and long term relationships with key client sponsors
•  Manage risk of delivery on client engagements
•  Manage all financial aspects of client engagements
•  Act as an ambassador of EY in the market and with clients