Audit Senior (UK audit experience required)
JohannesburgOn-siteFull-time
AI Summary
An Audit Senior who plans and delivers audits end-to-end for SME clients, coaches junior auditors, and collaborates with UK colleagues to ensure quality, compliance, and strong client relationships.
About this role
We are looking for an Audit Senior to join the team at DPC, part of the Sumer Group, working in a hybrid model based at the 123 Consulting office in Johannesburg. Our culture is built on collaboration, innovation, and professional excellence, where every team member is encouraged to grow, contribute, and make a real difference.
As an Audit Senior, you'll be client facing (alongside UK based colleagues), helping to plan and deliver audits from start to finish while coaching junior auditors and ensuring we maintain our reputation for quality, rigour and responsiveness. You will collaborate closely with colleagues in the UK to support SME clients through audit delivery and wider client service.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead audits, implementing agreed plan, through to completion, co-ordinating resources, allocating the team to tasks and timescales for completion.
- Lead on audit quality, ensuring adherence and compliance with company practice and auditing standards
- Work closely with audit juniors, reviewing their work and supporting them in the development of their role
- Be responsible for audit findings report, identifying and documenting any areas of concern/risks identified by audit team, emphasising relevant messages, and submitting for review
- Develop good client relationships, to adapt approach and communication and ensure client satisfaction
- Understand the impact on client relationship where there are multiple services offered across the firm to the same client and works with the rest of the teams to ensure a great client experience
- Offer support to team members and across other teams, sharing knowledge as appropriate and personally getting involve
- We’re looking for colleagues who want to learn and expand on their own knowledge identifying where work overlaps; identifying potential areas of conflict and opportunities and taking actions to maximise cross-team working
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- CA(SA), AGA(SA) or ACCA Qualified
- Newly qualified (0 – 1 years PQE)
- UK audit experience including FRS102 is required
- Experience in compiling financial statements an advantage
- Experience of overseeing, training and developing audit juniors on assigned clients
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Benefits
At Sumer, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment, not just as buzzwords, but as the heartbeat of our team. Our recruitment practices reflect this commitment, welcoming individuals from all backgrounds. We prioritise creating an environment where every candidate feels respected and supported throughout the hiring process.
Everyone is unique and we understand that each individual may have distinct needs to showcase their best selves during interviews. Our commitment is to offer personalised support for all
Skills
ACCAAGSAAudit PlanningAudit Quality/complianceCASAFinancial Statements CompilationFRS102Multi-disciplinary Teamwork
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