Audit Quality and Risk - Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Manager (Africa) at Deloitte Consulting

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

• Internal inspections / Engagement monitoring
• Performing an independent risk focused review of engagement files under the continuous monitoring programme
• Identifies non-compliance with methodology and auditing standards
• 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
• 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 and regulatory inspections
• Perform a variety of monitoring functions across the audit practice including independence, AWM monitoring

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.