Senior Audit Manager (Financial Services) Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Senior Audit Manager (Financial Services) to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage an audit portfolio of insurance, asset management and unit trust clients in South Africa and Southern Africa;
- Accountable for the final file review in preparation for partner sign off after the completion of the audit engagements;
- Lead and project manage audit engagements within agreed timelines and scope;
- Manage and lead audit team members (including overseeing team productivity);
- Management of Work in Progress;
- Team Performance assessments;
- Manage client expectations and relationships;
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge about firm standards, policies and regulations;
- Grow client portfolio and identify cross selling opportunities;
- Manage the audit budget and billings and cash collection process during audit engagements.
Requirements:
- Ability to build and maintain excellent client relationships;
- Minimum of 2 — 4 years’ experience within a similar role;
- Proven track record of working on Financial Services Audits;
- Entrepreneur;
- Proven history of satisfactory quality/cold reviews;
- Ability to maintain the highest technical and professional standards;
- Motivating/ Communicating leadership style;
- Qualified CA (SA), IRBA Attest Registered;
- Good business developer with a good network within the financial services sector in South Africa;
- Catalyst for change;
- Seen by others as a role model within the audit profession;
- Sound experience with life insurance/asset management/unit trusts;
- CA(SA);
- 5 years post article experience;
- Financial services/banking experience non-negotiable.