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EY Assistant Manager Audit Technical 
South Africa, Gauteng, Johannesburg 
903351

30.06.2024

As an assurance audit technical manager / assistant manager (“manager”), you will be responsible for providing

completion offormal consultation documents relating to auditor reporting, reportable irregularities or other mandatorymatters per policy. You will draw on your knowledge and experience to help teams solve complex or contentiousissues brought to you or the Senior Managers you report to in Audit Technical. You would seek guidance from your

Consultants at a manager / assistant manager level are also required to work on internal projects relating totechnical matters. These may include developing training material, collateral or template development, coaching ofdirectly by you. Usually you will work with Senior Managers on contributing to the delivery of larger projects withinAudit Technical.

There is also a smaller element of presenting training to partners and managers across Africa. Managers /AssistantManagers specifically also support learning and development in presenting training to staff below manager level.

You may alsoopt to take on client serving responsibilities. (Encouraged)

Within the technical team you will be required to build valued relationships with the managers in the audit business,managers in other service lines supporting audits, with the executives in audit technical and your peers.Working asa role model for Quality & Risk Management (Q&RM), you'll build relationships with the senior managers you willwork for and the managers and assistant managers who will work with you on projects and on technicalconsultations. Youwill be responsible to help managers with less experience build sustainable technical

Technical Roleresponsibilities

  • policy, Companies Act issues, reportable irregularities, NOCLAR and other audit technical matters. Youwill seek guidance from senior members in the audit technical team to enable you to do so as required.
  • Provide support to the consultation process as a Subject Matter Resource (SMR). An SMR works withaudit teams to ensure the consultations they submit to an Approver are complete in fact pattern,appropriately researched, well documented and have a conclusion that you as SMR would concur with.
  • Assisting partners and managers in audit with the application of complex risk management policies andprocedures to resolveImanage arising risk matters through applying an understanding of global and
  • local policies. You will seek guidance from senior members in the audit technical team to enable you todo so as required.
  • Responsible for supporting technical Senior Managers on all arising and urgent technical matters.
  • Develop a wide and deep knowledge across various technical matters (reporting, JSE regulations,Companies Act, audit methodology, analytics (digital auditing) and/or Reportable Irregularities) and overtime determine an expertise as you progress.
  • Manage smaller audit technical projects from inception to completion through appropriate projectmanagement of selfand other technical resources (if required) and similarly execute tasks and elementsof projects assigned to you by Senior Managers.
  • Assist Senior Managers with the research and development of technical material including:
  • Training material for in person and skype based training;
  • Enablers, forms and template, guidance, and communications;
  • Policy updates.
  • Assist partners in responding to internal quality inspection findings and assist Senior Managers whosupport partners with external inspections.
  • Assist partners and audit teams with root cause analysis process following external and internalinspections.
  • Present in-person and skype based training as required and gain experience in each of the corecurriculum training events presented to trainees and new managers.
  • Train and coach peers and juniors in Professional Practice on technical matters through day to dayinteractions.
  • Build strong internal relationships within Assurance and across other services
  • (Optional) Execution of complex audit engagements, managing risk and applying professionalscepticism
  • Enhance EY's brand positioning through strong external relationships across a network of externalrelationships through involvement on SAICA and IRBA committees ifdeemed appropriate by Senior


People responsibilities

  • individuals
  • Build and develop an inclusive culture of high-performing and diverse teams
  • Contribute to performance feedback for peers and staff.
  • Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training Assurance professionals whereappropriate.
  • Contribute to the maintenance of an educational program to continually develop personal skills
  • Understand, follow and communicate workplace policies and procedures to all levels of staff
  • Develop personal profile and awareness of EY offerings in the marketplace
  • Build strong and long term relationships with key partners and ADs
  • Act as an ambassador of EY in the market, with regulators and with clients

Qualifications and Experience

  • CA(SA)
  • Thorough knowledge of current auditing techniques
  • Knowledge and understanding of ISAs, SAAPS and Auditing Professions Act
  • Experience of the entire audit process
  • Familiarity with IFRS
  • Detailed understanding of risk-based auditing and risk and control strategies
  • Understanding of Quality & Risk Management procedures
  • Compliance with regulatory requirements
  • 1-3years post articles experience in an auditing environment for manager position.
  • 0-2 years post articles experience / completed articles in an auditing environment forassistant manager position.
  • Advantageous to have been in a part time or full time audit technical role in an audit firm.

environment that offers you great opportunities to develop an interesting and fulfilling career focusing on technicalwork. The ability to include some client work as an audit manager further allows you to develop your skills and

You'll work with many multidisciplinary teams to handle complex issues and resolve challenges for audit teamsauditing leading companies. Equally the projects you will beinvolved in will vary and will rotate amongst other seniormanagers to enable a wide variety of experiences. Well support you in your professional development so you are