Job Description
Support the audit practice‘s System of Quality controls and the implementation and application of the auditing standards, methodology and applicable regulations through

• Consultations
• Monitoring
• Regulator’s inspections
• Internal inspections
• Develop high-performing people and teams, leading and supporting them to make an impact that matters, and setting the direction to deliver exceptional client service
• Performing an independent risk focused review of engagement files under the continuous monitoring programme
• Identifies non-compliance with methodology and auditing standards
• Uses experience, research and the ISA/Deloitte Methodology to develop solutions to issues identified on internal inspections and designs/suggests best practices to be used by practitioners in addressing identified deficiencies
• Holding constructive discussions, challenging senior members of the engagement team on the appropriateness of and approach to identified audit risks
• Liaising with engagement teams on resolution of any issues
• Providing added value for engagement teams and the wider audit practice, supporting them in performing quality audits by collating insights and considering their wider communication throughout the firm
• Ability to perform causal factor analysis to identify the root cause of a problem
• Ability to challenge remediation plans
• Support practitioners through external inspections
• Perform a variety of monitoring functions across the audit practice including independence, AWM monitoring
• Independent risk based audit of the firm’s system of quality control
• Liaising with senior leadership of the firm on systems of quality management
• Retention of engagement documentation
• Reporting (compliance & execution)

Qualifications

• Honours Accounting Degree
• Registered CA(SA)
• 7 years working experience: 5 years in a client facing role; 3 of these in a management role.
• Preference will be given to candidates who have audit experience in the financial services industries –  primarily banking, insurance, retirement funds and medical schemes.