Audit Senior

Our client base is continually growing and this has resulted in us looking to expand our team. We are currently looking for an Audit Seniors. Specialist training and support will be provided.

The role

The successful candidate will be joining an enthusiastic and energetic team combining their audit experience with a fresh and innovative approach.

Department Audit Employment Type Permanent Location Johannesburg Workplace type Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Leads audits, implementing agreed plan, through to completion, co-ordinating resources, allocating the team to tasks and timescales for completion.
• Lead on audit quality, ensuring adherence and compliance with company practice and auditing standards
• Working closely with audit juniors, reviewing their work and supporting them in the development of their role
• Responsible for audit findings report, identifying and documenting any areas of concern/risks identified by audit team, emphasising relevant messages, and submitting for review
• Developing good client relationships, in order to adapt approach and communication and ensure client satisfaction
• Understands the impact on client relationship where there are multiple services offered across the firm to the same client and works with the rest of the teams to ensure a great client experience
• Offers support to team members and across other teams, sharing knowledge as appropriate and personally getting involved
• We’re looking for colleagues who want to learn and expand on their own knowledge identifying where work overlaps; identifying potential areas of conflict and opportunities and taking actions to maximise cross-team working
  
  

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Who We're Looking For

• Knowledge of Accounting, Auditing and Corporate Taxation
• The ability to take responsibility for resolving issues and proposing solutions
• Be able to effectively communicate
• To work in co-operation with others to achieve the required objective
• The ability to multi-task whilst maintaining quality of delivery
• Be able to see and understand the requirements for effective client relations, how these relate to individual roles, teams, departments and the overall objectives of the firm
• To work effectively, monitoring and checking the accuracy of work and developing others to solve problems
• You will want to be a part of what and who we are. As an independent firm we look to our people to challenge us and help us to grow but most importantly we want colleagues to enjoy coming to work, to feel challenged and to be part of our ongoing success.
  
  

Qualifications And Experience

• CA(SA), AGA(SA) or ACCA Qualified
• 1-2 years’ post qualification working in a similar environment (e.g. regional accountancy firm)
• UK audit experience including FRS102 an advantage
• Experience in compiling financial statements an advantage
• Experience of overseeing, training and developing audit juniors on assigned clients
• Experience of working with groups of companies/companies that are growing with possible MBO’s, funding requirements, plans to sell in foreseeable future, business acquisitions and group restructurings
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
  
  

Benefits

A new laptop, second screen and appropriate headset will be provided.

The successful candidate is entitled to join a medical aid scheme approved by the company after being employed for 3 months. Should the employee join the company’s medical aid scheme, the company will contribute R200 per month to the medical aid premium. The R200 per month contribution will form part of the per month cost to company.

About Sumer Offshore Services

We are dedicated to being the champions for SME businesses. Working together with our colleagues in the UK we are able to remotely deliver a range of accounting, tax, audit, advisory and business services to clients across the UK and Ireland.

Whether its to free up time so that businesses can focus on the things that matter, help grow the business, or work through the trickiest of problems, we are here to help you succeed.

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