Audit Senior

Are you ready to take the next step in your audit career? We're looking for a detail-driven, proactive individual who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about delivering high-quality work. As part of our dynamic audit team, you'll work alongside experienced professionals, contribute to meaningful client relationships, and play a key role in driving excellence across every engagement.

**Duties and responsibilities**:
**Technical Performance**
- Have an excellent knowledge of the audit approach
- Perform the planning of the engagement if there is no 3rd year available or as required and perform audit sections as planned
- Assist with the supervision of junior team members as requested
- Perform detailed review of junior team's sections as requested
- Assist with the pre-planning and final completion of files as planned
- Demonstrate evidence of consultations with appropriate specialists in areas of high risk
- Produce high quality files which are logical and complete
- Effective use of technology to ensure performance of an efficient audit
- Produce high quality documents (i.e. Management Reports, Management Representation Letters and Engagement Letters) which are factually and grammatically correct
- Produce high quality financial statements that are in conformity with the relevant accounting framework

**Client Service**
- Gain the credibility and respect of key client personnel
- Maintain a professional attitude, be polite, tactful, friendly and approachable at all times
- Meet the deadlines for review by the supervisor / manager / partner and deliverables to the client
- Prepare / review a Management Report detailing weaknesses in internal controls, business improvement ideas, and any other points requiring the attention of the client

**People**
- Assist with supervising of junior staff throughout the audit
- Quality on the job training of junior staff
- Ensure you are kept informed of audit progress and issues timeously
- Supervisor / manager or partner kept informed of audit progress and issues timeously
- Manage relationships within the audit team and resolve conflict timeously
- Ensure proper goals and objectives set for junior staff at the beginning of the engagement
- Act as a role model for junior staff by creating a positive work climate, motivating junior staff, providing clear expectations, constructive feedback and guidance
- Reliability without supervision

**Financial Performance**
- Submit weekly timesheets timeously
- Contribute to the firm's image
- Prepare a comprehensive budget for the engagement
- Manage the engagement, ensuring that it is completed within the approved budget
- Document all budget overruns and communicate these to the supervisor / manager / partner timeously
- Ensure that all budget overruns are communicated to you timeously
- Ensure that, to the best of your knowledge, staff charge all client related time worked

**Requirements**:
You should:

- Successfully completed SAICA Articles
- Pursuing PGDA/CTA in 2026
- Be self-motivated
- Take initiative
- Take responsibility for work done
- Be realistic about expected delivery time of work
- Communicate problems with the workload
- Be proactive in obtaining documentation from clients when needed
- Be enthusiastic and positive about your work
- Have good communication skills
- Be co-operative towards clients and colleagues
- Be open to suggestions and constructive criticism

Salary Range for the role: R24 000-R30 000