Audit Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Job Description & Summary

• At PwC, our people in audit and assurance focus on providing independent and objective assessments of financial statements, internal controls, and other assurable information enhancing the credibility and reliability of this information with a variety of stakeholders. They evaluate compliance with regulations including assessing governance and risk management processes and related controls.
• In financial statement audit at PwC, you will focus on obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes the auditor’s opinion.
• Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.
• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
• Effectively mentor others.
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Role summary: 

• The TMT division is looking for an Audit Manager with a strong auditing background. The ideal candidate will need to have experience on Large Clients in the industry.

Qualifications / certifications required: 

• CA(SA) 

Experience required: 

• Completed SAICA/SAIPA articles. 
• 3+ years of Audit experience 

Responsibilities of role: 

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: 

• Manage special projects. 
• Risk management 
• Monitor costs and budgets. 
• Development of staff 
• Business development and client relationship building 
• Manage work in progress and debtors 
• Staff management/Coaching 
• Compliance with PwC audit methodology 
• Report writing 
• Roll out technology 
• Skill sets required: 
• Specialist industry knowledge IFRS experience 
• Display sound leadership skills 
• Computer literate with al 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 multitask. 
• Analytic and solution driven. 
• Pro – active and committed to delivery. 
• Excellent time management skills 

Industry experience required: 

• External audit knowledge