Senior Audit Manager (with FEG experience)

KPMG South AfricaJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

30+ days ago

Job description

Senior Audit Manager (with FEG experience)

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Job Title / position

Senior Audit Manager (with FEG experience) – Financial Services

Job Title / position

Senior Audit Manager (with FEG experience) – Financial Services

Number Of Positions

One

Function And Business Unit

Financial Services – Banking

Description Of The Role And Purpose Of The Job

The Financial Services Audit division provides audit services to the largest banking clients in South Africa. Audit managers are required to guide, manage and oversee the planning, staffing and supervision of audits of large banking clients. This specific role will also be responsible for managing Global Markets division audits at banks, and Global markets and or derivatives audit experience is therefore an imperative. We aim to provide clients with audits of the highest quality that add value to their business.

Key Responsibilities

Manage and oversee the planning and running of a large audit of a bank / division of a bank, including global market / treasury divisions.
Engagement with group auditors / fellow joint auditors with respect to cross reviews / ISA 600 responsibilities on audit matters.
Liaise with specialists, including actuaries, tax professionals and IT auditors regarding their involvement and scope on the engagement and determining the impact on the audit approach of any findings they might raise
Provide IFRS technical, audit operational and audit quality leadership with a focus on professional scepticism
Presenting audit findings relating to the respective engagement to clients as well as assisting with audit committee document submission.
Management of staff with respect to equitable planning of resources and ensuring that teams are adequately transformed
Demonstrate a strong tone and culture supporting audit quality through a commitment to maintain objectivity, professional scepticism, ethics and integrity.
Have the operational accountability and responsibility to drive audit quality in response to the needs of stakeholders and external regulators
Reviewing the work performed by junior resources to ensure that the various audit risk factors have been accurately addressed and documented
Communicate with the highest levels of staff at the client
Take commercial and contractual responsibility for managing engagement billings, collections and identification of overrun opportunities

Skills And Attributes Required For The Role

Understanding of accounting under IFRS, especially as it relates to IFRS 9 financial instruments

Deep understanding of the audit risks within a banking environment, especially within a global markets division

Good organisation skills

Able to see the bigger picture

Strong leader

Team player

Ability to work under pressure

Good communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills

Up to date with financial services industry knowledge and processes, auditing standards and global best practice templates

Enthusiasm, individual initiative with self-drive

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

CA (SA) or equivalent qualification, and has at least 4 years of experience since completion of training contract.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Accounting / Auditing and Finance

Industries

Business Consulting and Services

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