Job Description

SAPRO is seeking experienced External Audit professionals to support our US-based client on a contract basis. This opportunity is ideal for auditors with strong US audit experience, particularly those with exposure to SOC engagements, Yellow Book audits, Construction, and Manufacturing clients.

The position will begin as a remote contract opportunity, and it will transition to a hybrid model in the future.

• Contract Duration: 4–6 months initially, with potential for extension
• Work Arrangement: Remote initially, with potential hybrid opportunity in the future
• Location Requirement: Candidates must be based in Pretoria or surrounding areas in Gauteng
• Industry Exposure: Construction and Manufacturing
• Required Experience: Prior US external audit experience

Senior – Minimum Requirements:

• ITC / Board 1 Pass (non-negotiable)
• Fully Qualified ACA / ACCA / CPA
• Minimum 4 years’ external audit experience
• Prior US external audit experience
• Experience with Yellow Book audits
• Construction and Manufacturing audit experience required
• SOC experience preferred
• Experience auditing and documenting basic and complex audit sections
• Ability to review, guide, and coach junior team members

Senior In-Charge – Minimum Requirements:

• ITC / Board 1 Pass (non-negotiable)
• Fully Qualified ACA / ACCA / CPA
• Minimum 5 years’ external audit experience
• 2+ years’ experience leading teams and managing audits end-to-end
• Prior US external audit experience
• Experience with Yellow Book audits
• Construction and Manufacturing audit experience required
• Experience planning audit budgets and allocating resources
• Proven ability to review and sign off on audit work papers

What you will do:

Provide a broad range of fully integrated audit services for our global clients. (Plus below per level)

Senior:

• Provides timely, high-quality deliverables covering complex sections, with a reasonable number of workpaper comments. 
• May facilitate fieldwork, coordinate deliverables from multiple team members. 
• Demonstrates depth of knowledge of methodology, relevant standards, and systems and may collaborate with Manager to guide associates, interns and monitor productivity and workplan schedule. 
• Proactively addresses client concerns and escalates issues as they arise. 
• Interacts with clients and engagement teams to help ensure the information flow from the client to the team is efficient. 

Senior In-Charge:

• Provides timely, high-quality deliverables covering complex sections while overseeing fieldwork, coordinating deliverables from multiple team members.
• Demonstrates a depth of knowledge of systems, methodology and can educate and redirect team members. 
• Leads the team through the engagement and prepares financial statements, related disclosures, and reportable conditions letters, focusing on quality and accuracy. 
• Actively monitors productivity, budgets and ensures adherence to work plan schedule.  

Behavioural and technical requirements:

• Proactive communicator.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to problem-solve and address issues in a timely manner.
• High learning agility.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

If you meet the requirements and are ready to take on a challenging, rewarding independent contract assignment apply now!

Note:

• Should you be successful in your application, you are expected to have access to the internet, and to ensure that the internet connection is uninterrupted and always accessible. This should be, at minimum, a fibre connection with a proven bandwidth of least 50 Mbps download and 50 Mbps upload, and a latency not exceeding 30ms. This connection should be sustainable in the event of power interruptions. 
• Audit experience and alignment to a specific level within SAPRO, shall be determined based on your individual audit exposure, technical interview and evaluation.
• Generally, we work on a 4 hour overlap with the host firm, however this is client dependent.

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