Partner/director - Western Cape

6 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa SNG GrantThornton Full time

Job Purpose:
To deliver quality service to our clients, live the values of SNG Grant Thornton and align outcomes with the overall strategic objectives of SNG Grant Thornton. To ensure maximum profit for the organization through maximizing profits on engagements. To grow SNG Grant Thornton service line to be a significant player in the market

Duties/Responsibilities:

- Staff management, service delivery, profitability and expanding the services offered to current and prospective clients.
- Responsible to coordinate resources that are insourced through our network of independent consultants, or from our international colleagues in the wider Grant Thornton group, if additional specialist skills should be required
- Drive the implementation of talent management policies and processes for his/her mentees
- Ensure the development of his/her mentees in the organization to be technical experts, to manage talent management processes of his/her mentees including (talent acquisition, succession planning, career management)
- Comply with the governance structures within the organization to achieve on the strategies of the organization
- Provide strategic direction to the mentees and align people to the strategy
- Communicate the vision and strategy of the organization to all mentees and personnel in the service line
- Implement and monitor performance management processes for his/her mentees including the responsibility for managing out poor performers
- Set clearly defined KPI’s for his/her mentees
- Manage the capacity requirements of his/her assignments to ensure that the optimal capacity resulting from the engagement planning and strategy process is not exceeded
- Coach mentees and ensure they become effective business leaders
- Ensure the development of high performing teams in the service line
- Assist the service line leader to identify a strong leadership pipeline
- Assist the service line leader to ensure effective succession planning for the service line
- Ensure that gearing (Partner to staff) ratio is appropriate on assignments
- Implement organizations reward and recognition policies
- Lead and inspire people
- Identify key areas of strength of the engagement teams on his/her engagements and leverage off those key strengths
- Manage the performance of the engagement team
- Capacity building at staff level
- As and when interaction is required, to meet with the, CEO and the Chairperson
- Feedback on progress and projects to Head of Assurance on weekly/monthly basis
- Recruit and retain the best people
- Recruit specific team members
- Lead, energise and inspire people
- Empower staff and train others
- Mentor others and provide mentors for staff members
- Manage the performance of staff
- Set example to staff by living values of SNG and lead from the front

Stakeholder engagement
- Engage with Managing Director on matters relating to his/her portfolio
- Engage with internal Policy committee, EXCO and Extended EXCO on matters for which he/she is allocated responsibility as required

Innovation
- Innovation fundamental to distinguish firm from the competition in the marketplace
- Create developmental opportunities
- Work with Managing Director to engage in necessary research and formulate strategic approaches

**Requirements**:

- Partner/Director with at least 5 to 10 years of experience. (financial services will be required)
- Tender experience

**Experience**:

- A minimum of 10 years’ Internal Audit Experience
- Experience in a Professional Services firm essential
- Experience at an Associate Director level in a Big 4 firm or a Director in a Medium or Small Auditing firm or as Head of Internal Audit in an in-house outfit
- Business Development, Presentation and Influencing Skills
- Relevant Performance Management experience
- Integrated and industry knowledge imperative
- Organizational skills to delegate and receive appropriate feedback
- Some audit experience in the field in which your portfolio lies. (e.g. public sector)

Qualification:

- Honours degree in relevant field (BCom Hons)

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