Audit Manager Centurion

This is an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified chartered accountant CA(SA) at Acredo. Acredo was established in 2012 in response to the high demand for expert trust administration services, and has since become the go-to back office for many family office entities, private families and B-BEE trusts in South Africa. At Acredo, the team prides themselves on offering only the best professional financial and administrative services – where success is measured by the success of their clients.  The position of Senior Audit Manager involves the organising and managing of all assurance and non-assurance engagements, as well as generating new business opportunities by developing ideas and solutions. The position offers ample opportunity for growth, and reports directly to the Associate.  *Assurance Engagements* * Managing and coaching audit juniors (may include article clerks and/or assistant managers). * Managing the Audit Client lists, signature dates etc to ensure IRBA compliance. * Develop and maintain strong working relationships with clients, to communicate value and inform of the client's scope of services. * Provide guidance/expertise and participate in the performance of audit procedures, especially focusing on complex or specialized issues. * Collaborate to plan objectives and determine an audit strategy to appropriately address risks; establish expectations, successfully monitor engagement team against the budget, and at a later stage if necessary. * Ensuring the team remains withing audit budget. * Ensuring regulatory and company compliance - IRBA and Internal checklists and procedures - are up to date and accurate.   *Team Management * * Communicating with the team on weekly or daily basis to ensure all are on the same page.  * Ensuring timesheets are accurate and submitted on time. * Facilitating detailed training of new and old employees. * Assisting with the recruitment of juniors for the Audit team. * Managing SAICA and SAIPA training goals for juniors, as well as administrative submission for both SAICA and SAIPA.   *Client Relations * * Build trusting client relationships.   *KEY COMPETENCIES* CUSTOMER INTERACTION (EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS): Behaviours reflecting successful interaction with customers. It includes professionalism, emotional self-control, and relating easily with customers. It further entails attentive and patient listening while displaying the necessary empathy. DELEGATING: Entrusting the team with increasingly more responsibility, and doing so in an effective manner to improve business efficiency. TEAMWORK: Refers to behaviours displayed by effective and integrated team members such as sharing knowledge; drawing on the expertise of team members; valuing team diversity; and serving team objectives. DIRECTING: Refers to behaviours that create role clarity and focus amongst team members. It includes clear instructions, specifying expected performance criteri