Job Description

A Manager vacancy has opened in the offshoring division of Mazars International Services within the Forvis Mazars in South Africa, Gqeberha office. This division works primarily with our offices in the Netherlands and services a broad spectrum of clients in the corporate and financial services sectors. The division operates in a hybrid business model.The purpose of this role will be to perform audits for international clients and to assist on other audit engagements locally and internationally with minimal supervision and builds long-lasting client relationships. The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring that the overall audit quality standards are met for all engagements and managing junior staff. Supporting business development and building client relationships with our business partners and customers will also be key aspects of the role.We require the available vacancies to be filled as soon as possible.
Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan, execute and finalise audit engagements within budgets and time frames with minimal supervision
• Produce client reports (annual financial statements, minutes, certificates, and report to management)
• Builds realistic and achievable plans which enable him/her and his/her team to balance work and home life whilst meeting client/partner expectations
• Monitors and assesses performance, provides feedback on a timely basis and provides performance support especially when improvement is required
• Proposes appropriate approaches to problems and changing priorities and contributes to the development of new initiatives and methods
• Demonstrates the capacity to work in a multi-disciplinary and international environment and uses the diversity of cultures and perspectives
• Liaise with Partners, Staff and Clients on all aspects of the engagement
• Ensure the latest statutory knowledge is applied and undergo any required training
• Maintain effective client relationships
• Participate in business development efforts including targeting, lead generation, proposals etc

• Completed audit articles essential
• Qualified CA(SA)
• 3 - 5 years post articles experience
• Experience with guiding more junior staff members in the team.
• International experience and previous experience with a big four firm advantageous.
• Proficient in preparing financial statements and other financial reports
• A thorough knowledge of IFRS and ISA standards
• Proficiency in MS Office with good working knowledge of Excel, MS Word, and MS Power Point.
• Must be able to plan, execute, and supervise the execution of fieldwork and finalisation of audit engagements
• Experience in the real estate industry advantageous
• Understanding of the Dutch or Afrikaans language advantageous

• Pro-active and solutions driven
• Intrinsically motivated
• Eager to learn and develop new skills
• Culturally diverse mindset
• Adherence to principles and values
• Writing and reporting skills
• Information gathering and analytically strong
• Able to demonstrate and exercise sound judgment skills
• Planning and organisational skills
• Attention to detail and quality oriented
• Customer focused
• Able to work and cope under pressures and deal with setbacks
• Results driven and able to achieve work goals and objectives

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