Audit: Senior Audit Manager - South Africa (Secondment opportunities) at Deloitte

Main Purpose of Job

To support service / business area leadership in the implementation of strategic plan through the effective management of team/s. To support the Partner in delivery of services to / at client premises on specific delegated engagements / project. 

Qualifications
Qualifications & experience required

• CA (SA)
• Minimum 3 to 5 years in an Audit Manager role
• Ideally 2+ years as a Senior Audit Manager
• Desired 5 years in a client facing management role
• Extensive audit experience - alignment to specific industry sector within the Firm, shall be determined based on the individual's audit exposure and preference  
• Secondments shall be determined based on project/audit and client fit, coupled with relevant skill set and desired duration of a maximum of a two year period

Additional Information
Specialized Competencies

• Delivering on challenging audit engagements across the insurance industry
• Sustain Profitability
• Proactively contribute to the business strategies of the firm in all aspects
• Talent Management
• Risk and quality Management

Leadership Capabilities

• Living our Purpose - Acts as a role model, embracing and living our purpose and values, and recognizing others for the impact they make
• Talent development - Develops high-performing people and teams through challenging and meaningful opportunities
• Performance drive - Delivers exceptional client service; maximizes results and drives high performance from people while fostering collaboration across businesses and borders
• Influence - Influences clients, teams, and individuals positively, leading by example and establishing confident relationships with increasingly senior people
• Strategic direction - Understands key objectives for clients and Deloitte, aligns people to objectives and sets priorities and direction

Technical and Professional Capabilities

• Stakeholder Focus: Leverages a deep understanding of audit and risk advisory services and stakeholder needs to deliver high quality engagements
• Become experts in risk assessments and audit responses: Takes an independent view and contributes heavily in developing and challenging the risk assessment and controls testing strategy and designing appropriate audit responses for risks
• Integrate engagement teams and manage referred work: Collaborates effectively across Deloitte functions to deliver a seamless audit that is responsive to stakeholder needs
• Make appropriate use of tools, guidance and methodology: Provides appropriate guidance to the audit team in relation to the application of tools, guidance and methodology in delivering the audit
• Manage project plans to optimize engagements: Proactively manages the project plan through efficient use of resources and tracking delivery of assigned tasks, guiding team members’ prioritization
• Formulate reasonable judgements and conclusions in order to deliver informative and timely outputs: Uses judgement and consults appropriately when dealing with complex matters, applying an appropriate level of professional skepticism
• Apply Ethical and Professional Standards: Understands their business security, ethical and compliance responsibilities, displaying best practice and actively encouraging appropriate behaviours of engagement teams

Key Performance areas

• Strategic Impact: Supports the Senior Manager on delivery of designated engagement / project, managing the implementation of the agreed deliverables
• Budgets / Profitability: Manages engagement budget through accurate budgeting,  cost control and profitability management
• Development/Growth of Team: Shares expertise and knowledge with team members and counselees on an ongoing basis