Audit Senior Manager at KPMG South Africa

Description of the role and purpose of the job:

• The purpose of this role is to build and cultivate strong business relationships and demonstrate technical and operational leadership to deliver quality audits and client-centric solutions.
• Manage the preparation, delivery, reporting and evaluation for larger and higher risk projects and engagements.
• Advocate innovation both within the firm and with clients and take a leading role in developing team members to their full potential and promoting collaboration among larger teams.
• Provides advanced technical knowledge, direction and training to others and participates in team practice decisions such as resource allocation.

Key responsibilities:

The Senior Audit engagement manager’s role is to:

• Lead/manage multiple projects through the management of a team of professionals and possibly with the contribution of cross-divisional specialists.
• Effectively manage commercial and contractual aspects of an engagement to achieve expected levels of Quality and profitability.
• Be involved in/take the lead in negotiations
• Executes projects to a level that meet member firm’s Quality standards within a commercial context.
• Manage scope and deliver timely and quality deliverables.
• Communicate risks and issues early to Leaders as appropriate.
• Input into creation of innovative and repeatable solutions which strengthen business performance and differentiate KPMG from our competition.
• Skills and attributes required for the role:

Skills:

• Sound project management skills
• Sound judgement
• Risk averse
• Sound leadership skills
• Ability to build strategic & collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• High focus on quality output
• Sound technical knowledge
• Sound negotiation skills
• Familiar with the SAICA training contract sign off requirements

Personal attributes:

• Self-motivated, committed, driven
• Resilient 
• High levels of Integrity

Minimum requirements to apply for the role (including qualifications and experience):

•   Fully qualified Chartered Accountants with experience in the Consumer Goods industry.
•   Registered assessors to meet the counselling requirements of this role.