Audit Manager - VFS CoE

Management Level

Manager

Job Description & Summary

A career in our Controls Assurance practice, within Internal Audit services, will provide you with an opportunity to gain an understanding of an organisation’s objectives, regulatory and risk management environment, and the diverse needs of their critical stakeholders. We focus on helping organisations look deeper and see further considering areas like culture and behaviours to help improve and embed controls. In short, we seek to address the right risks and ultimately add value to their organisation.

Our team helps business leaders gain comfort that their systems, processes, and risk management procedures are operating effectively within a well controlled environment. We focus on helping clients make sure they have adequate controls in place to mitigate key risks, maintain key processes that enable management to make appropriate decisions, and ensure that an effective risk management framework is in place in case of a system breakdown.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.
• Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.
• Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
• Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
• Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
• Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.
• Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
• Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
• Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Role Summary:

A career in our Virtual Funds & Schemes Center of Excellence (VFS CoE) is the natural extension of PwC’s leading class global delivery capabilities. We provide premium, cost effective, high quality services that support process quality and delivery capability in support for client engagements. As a Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution.

Qualifications / Certifications required:

Relevant professional qualification and / or studying toward the CA(SA) qualification CA (SA) preferred

Experience required:

2 years post SAICA traineeship experience in a Senior Auditor role. 2 years experience industry experience in auditing Financial Services clients (Insurance and Investment Management)

Responsibilities of role:

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

● Assist in managing the VFS CoE team, which provides audit support to audit teams across Africa on a remote basis;

● Coaching, supervision and co-ordination of staff;

● Review audit work performed by juniors in line with PwC methodologies for pension and retirement funds, medical and asset wealth management schemes;

● Assist with work in progress management and administration as well as with the processing of invoices;

● Assist with mapping out planned deadlines for the department as a whole with regard to the various audit teams to which we provide support on an annual basis;

● Assist with month end reporting and other month end tasks;

● Monitoring compliance with independence requirements with regard to each request for work performed;

● Participation in the facilitation of training and orientation of new joiners;

● Assist in performance management process;

● Manage relationships with key audit teams that are supported by VFS CoE;

● Drive new initiatives and general growth of the VFS CoE division;

● Prepare budgets for new requests;

● Allocation of new requests to staff;

● Monitor correspondence with regard to requests that are in progress;

● Follow up on the progress of current requests;

● Contribute to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen;

● Develop strategies to solve complex technical challenges;

● Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issues;

Skill sets required:

Display sound leadership skills; Analytical and solution driven; Good communication skills, verbal and written; Detail oriented and deadline driven; Punctual, flexible and responsive; Enthusiasm and passion to deliver exceptional client service; Good interpersonal and client liaison skills; Pro-active and committed to delivery; Strong planning, time management and organisational skills; Work effectively under pressure and handle confidential matters with tact and professionalism; Pragmatic problem-solving approach; Able to work independently and in a team; Meticulous; Strong work ethic; Computer literate and highly proficient in Microsoft office suite (Excel, Word and PowerPoint); Google suite;IFRS and IFRS for SME's knowledge.

Role related attributes:

We're very proud of our unique culture and expect our people to demonstrate skills and behaviours that will support us in implementing our business strategy. This is important to the work we do, both for our business and our clients. These skills and behaviours are a strong component of our global leadership framework: The PwC Professional.

Independence requirements to be taken into consideration:

EIC model

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Job Posting End Date

November 16, 2024