Audit Manager

REED Accountancy & Finance are assisting one of the South’s largest and most reputable companies in finding an Audit Manager to join their team.

This company is renowned for their excellent benefits, support and duty of care to their employees.

If you have 5 years or more experience within Audit.

This may be an ideal opportunity for you.

Your Role: 

• Assist the Portfolio Manager in reaching an agreement on the risk analysis.
• Participate in local and global audits and document audit results in line with standards.
• Agree on corrective actions and deliver the final audit report, with support from the Portfolio Manager.
• Track the implementation of agreed actions.
• Execute Audit activities, determining scope, risk analysis and documenting results

• Develop your own knowledge of the businesses you are working with.
• Contribute to the Group Audit requirements
• Use data analytics in audits, where appropriate.
• Complete the annual performance assessments on time and with the required quality standards.
• Interact with peers or process owners, to seek information and clarifications during audit.
• Relationship build and seek stakeholder buy-in on recommendations.

 Your Duties:

• Create a business case for defined audits to demonstrate potential benefits; clarify logic for corrective action and ensure buy-in from business teams.
• Assist senior Group Audit stakeholders in reaching an agreement on the risk analysis and help develop the rolling audit plan
• Research primary audit data sources, select relevant information, analyse key themes and trends to provide inputs for policy development.
• Conduct process reviews and propose changes to enhance efficiency of the audit process.
• Provide audit advice and provide appropriate solutions for technical queries from business stakeholders.

Job Qualifications

• At least have a Masters degree (or equivalent) in Accounting.
•  5 or more years of experience in Audit

Ideally with:

• CISA, CIA, CPA or ACCA. CPCU, FLMI, CISSP or similar certification(s)
• Advanced experience in Operations, Compliance and/or Data Analytics/Data Science
• International work experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Subject Matter Expert or IIA for Audit
• Experience working cross-functionally across all levels an organization