Main purpose of the job

This role will be integral to the audit engagement team; it will be the pivotal role in coordinating audit delivery and will include a mix of responsibilities depending on the ‘point in time’ needs of the audit.

What you will do

• Coordinate scheduling of meetings, gather actions, allocate deadlines and responsible people, and follow up on the completion of the actions;
• Coordinate team reporting documents and manage reporting requirements for the audits;
• Help to develop a culture of continuous improvement through process re-engineering and change management;
• Manage the successful initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of the audit engagements;
• Manage client expectations and deliverables; and
• Flag any risks and issues arising to leaders.

Requirements

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university.
• A project management certification.
• 5 years’ Project Management experience post qualification.
• For internal candidates, 2 years at Senior level within the function will be advantageous.
• A recognized accounting qualification such CPA/ACCA or equivalent would be an added advantage.

Key Performance Areas

• Strategic Impact – Supports the Partner/engagement team on delivery of designated engagements/projects, managing the implementation of the agreed deliverables.
• Budgets / Profitability – Monitors the management of the engagement budget through accurate budgeting, cost control and profitability management.
• Stakeholder Focus – Leverages a deep understanding of audit nd risk advisory services and stakeholder needs to monitor the delivery of high-quality engagements.
• Tools, guidance and methodology – Monitors delivery of high-quality audits via a number of enablers.
• Project plans – Develops and manages project plans as a critical component to assisting the teams execute high-quality audits.

Behavioural competencies

• Proven ability of delivering initiatives on time, on schedule with the required level of quality.
• Ability to think critically and apply appropriate levels of challenge to plans, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Experience of having effectively managed risks, issues, dependencies in a project environment.
• Excellent time management, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage changing priorities and competing demands.
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing and team playing skills.
• Very driven and proactive.
• Professional, dynamic and positive attitude.
• Good commercial awareness and ability to understand a project’s business drivers.
• Excellent organisational skills and a keen eye for detail.

Technical Competencies

• Expert in field with sound industry and business knowledge.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Proven ability to manage and execute projects.
• Experience in developing and presenting client proposals.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Sound business acumen.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Focus on quality and risk.
• Understanding of Agile or other project management techniques.
• SAP skills.
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Understand risk management policies and procedures.