Audit Senior Manager - Durban at Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY)

Job description

The global business environment is rapidly adapting to transformational measures and developments. EY understand the challenges that may arise as a result of these changes. As our Senior Manager, you will use your skills and experience to help our clients anticipate and manage the impact of these changes and challenges to their businesses. 

The opportunity 

• You will work with challenging but motivating projects spread across a wide spectrum of companies and industries. Nonetheless, you will be working with a vibrant team that is focused on helping our clients succeed. Moreover, this role will offer you a diverse and independent work schedule that requires commitment and initiative.  

Qualifications

• Everything you do will lead to providing definitive auditing services that the capital markets and the client can rely upon. You will analyze financial statements, annual reports and annual general meetings for our clients to ensure that there are no breach of auditing standards. You will help our clients respond better to reporting and auditing issues within their businesses.   

Skills and attributes for success 

• Identifying potential audit issues or unusual trends in financial statements with detailed analytical trend analysis  
• Demonstrating your professionalism while working in clients’ environments and providing exceptional service  
• Operating effectively in a regulated environment, with a focus on protecting the capital markets and the investing public   
• Having a genuine passion for protecting the financial markets via audit procedures auditing, and the resilience to prioritize and adapt in a demanding, fast-moving, constantly changing environment   

To qualify for the role you must have 

• Bcom Honours
• Around 5-7 years’ experience as an accountant or auditor in the various sectors – Mining, Financial Service, Retail etc.   
• Excellent critical thinking and analysis skills, and the confidence to identify and resolve problems   
• A proven record of excellence in communication and negotiation, supported by the technical writing skills to translate data into compelling stories and meaningful insights.  

Ideally, you’ll also have 

•  Qualified CA(SA)