Associate Director

Purpose of the role:

The Associate Director oversees and ensures that the project runs efficiently and profitably from inception to sign off, by managing all the relevant stakeholders in accordance with the Firm’s policies and procedures. The Associate Director further supports the Engagement Partner with clients' commercial management and business development initiatives.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Business Development
• Negotiating budgets/fees and overruns for clients once fee base has been agreed with the partner
• Managing WIP, write offs, fee queries and debtors
• Ensure Timeous and accurate billing of clients • Accurate and Timeous planning of audits.
• Management and the Execution of audits.
• Managing staff movements on and off the job and timeously communicate to all relevant parties.
• Manage and control staff allocations on audit project.
• Ensure completion and finalization of audits
• Building of effective relationships with clients and staff.
• Ensure Exceptional Client Service.
• Decide on audit appropriateness of audit opinion by resolving issues which might impact on the audit opinion and ensuring that these are brought to the attention of the engagement partner and documentation thereof.
• Manage the client and ensure that the project is delivered within the scope agreed on
• Mentoring of trainees
• Timeous completion of performance reviews

Qualifications

• RA
• CA(SA)

Requirements

• 7-10 years post articles experience in auditing
• Strong Technical Ability
• Extremely high levels of attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to communicate effectively with partners and managers both verbally and written
• Ability to communicate effectively with partners and managers under potentially difficult circumstances
• Ability to apply sound professional judgment.
• Demonstrate a commitment to self-development and growth through research and attending courses relevant to role
• People management (coaching and mentoring)