Job Description

Job Purpose:

Audit

To plan, execute and finalise all assignments.

Staff development

To ensure that all staff is productive, meet their development and competency needs and are assessed.

Financial

To ensure growth of the business and financial viability of the firm.

Ad - hoc To assist in the day to day operations of the firm

:

• Review the allocation of audits to members of staff ensuring that they understand their duties.
• Review composition of audit teams.
• Complete the relevant sections of the PRxe2x80x99s for all team members and discuss reports with them.
• Ensure that the trainee accountant has completed a TSR, PSR and ER (as relevant in the circumstances) for the assignment in concern.
• Consistent supervision and guidance of trainees on a regular basis to perform the audit work required to complete a file in support of the audit opinion and to achieve competencies as required by SAICA.
• Coach, train and develop auditing staff to upgrade their knowledge-both on the job on assignments as well as in the office environment.
• Complete managerxe2x80x99s performance evaluation and discuss with the engagement partner.
• Mentoring of staff.
• Implement consequence management processes in the event that the trainee accountant transgresses the firmxe2x80x99s quality standards or commits a disciplinable offence.
• Identify client needs requiring additional services and bring these to the attention of the engagement director.
• Full compliance with the quality control processes of the firm.
• Review of the risks identified at the planning stage and the materiality levels to ensure that the audit is directed towards the appropriate areas.
• Ensure that the afs are ticked up and tie back to the audit file lead sheets and all accounting policies in the afs are in accordance with IFRS/ the applicable reporting framework.
• Achieve team and individual budgets and business plan/ performance objectives.
• Create client projects on maconomy timeously (recommended that code is created at least a week in advance of the job commencement).
• Provide engagement director with cash flow forecast on own portfolio timeously.
• Billing and collection of invoices with respect to your portfolio.
• Review and approve all leave applications of your mentees.
• Takes a leadership role in professional, business or community organizations.
• Assist with marketing projects e.g. graduate recruitment, other marketing initiatives

Qualification:
CA(SA)

Experience:
2-3 years experience post articles

SNG GrantThornton