Auditor

At PwC, our audit and assurance professionals provide independent and objective assessments of financial statements, internal controls, and other assurable information, enhancing credibility for stakeholders. They ensure compliance with regulations, including governance and risk management. This Senior Associate role involves performing audit assignments, assisting in managing a portfolio of smaller clients, maintaining client relationships, and managing the audit team. The role focuses on building client connections, inspiring others, navigating complex situations, and deepening technical expertise while delivering quality.

Must Have

• Provide independent and objective assessments of financial statements and internal controls.
• Evaluate compliance with regulations, governance, and risk management processes.
• Obtain reasonable assurance about financial statements being free from material misstatement.
• Issue an auditor’s report with an opinion.
• Build meaningful client connections and manage teams.
• Navigate complex situations and deepen technical expertise.
• Anticipate client needs and deliver quality.
• Respond effectively to diverse perspectives.
• Utilize tools and methodologies for problem-solving.
• Apply critical thinking to complex concepts.
• Understand project objectives and overall strategy.
• Develop understanding of business context.
• Practice self-awareness and continuous development.
• Interpret data for insights and recommendations.
• Uphold professional standards, code of conduct, and independence.
• Perform Senior role on audit assignments.
• Manage portfolio of smaller clients (attest, accounting, consultation).
• Manage special projects and monitor costs.
• Contribute to office management and staff development.
• Conduct staff management and appraisals.
• Perform report writing.
• Ensure compliance with PwC audit methodology.
• Studying towards CA(SA) qualification.
• 3 years completed traineeship.
• Possess IFRS knowledge.
• Demonstrate sound leadership skills.
• Computer literate with PwC’s software.
• Be self-motivated and detail-oriented.
• Exhibit excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multi-task effectively.
• Be analytical and solution-driven.
• Pro-active and committed to delivery.
• Possess excellent time management skills.

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in audit and assurance focus on providing independent and objective assessments of financial statements, internal controls, and other assurable information enhancing the credibility and reliability of this information with a variety of stakeholders. They evaluate compliance with regulations including assessing governance and risk management processes and related controls.

In financial statement audit at PwC, you will focus on obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes the auditor’s opinion.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Job Purpose

Perform a Senior role on audit assignments. Assist in managing a portfolio of smaller clients, maintain sound client relationships and assist in managing the audit team.

Job Profile

Principal Accountabilities

Perform a Senior role on audit assignments. Assist in managing a portfolio of smaller clients in respect of attest, accounting and consultation work. Manage special projects. Monitor costs against budgets. Contribute to office management team. Contribute to development of staff. Staff management and appraisals. Report writing. Compliance with PwC audit methodology.

Person Profile

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Professional qualification – studying towards the CA(SA) qualification.

Experience

3 years completed traineeship.

Key Knowledge & Skills

IFRS knowledge. Display sound leadership skills. Computer literate with all PwC’s software. Self-motivated, pay attention to detail. Excellent communication skills. Strong interpersonal and management skills. Ability to multi-task. Analytical and solution driven. Pro-active and committed to delivery. Excellent time management skills.

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

November 20, 2025