About Organisation:

Ernst & Young Global Limited, trade name EY, is a multinational professional services partnership headquartered in London, England. EY is one of the largest professional services networks in the world. Along with Deloitte, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers, it is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms.

Job Summary: We are currently seeking qualified candidates for an excellent career and leadership opportunity in our Assurance Department. Join our talented and dedicated professional staff to deliver audit solutions to many types of entities.

We are looking for talented professionals with energy, enthusiasm and commitment, who are looking to grow their careers in a fulfilling and rewarding professional environment as Audit Managers. The selected candidates will have a great opportunity to work with a pool of highly qualified and experienced professionals. The right candidates will be team players and committed people managers, with a passion for implementing new approaches and seeing them through from idea generation, testing, to actualisation.

The Assurance Department specialises in delivering high quality and efficient audit and advisory services to a portfolio of clients, understanding the enterprise-wide view of business risk and how this risk can be effectively managed. We use state-of-the-art diagnostic tools to evaluate business processes and controls, and advanced technology in knowledge sharing.

Everything you’ll do will come back to providing exceptional services to our clients. Colleagues and clients from a diverse array of backgrounds will look to you first for answers, so you’ll be a high-profile contact when it comes to resolving complex issues.

As you continue to build your knowledge and experience, you’ll become a credible advisor, influencing clients and engagement teams on resolutions that will shape the future.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Client responsibilities:

• Demonstrate the ability to effectively manage the audit process with appropriate consideration of audit risk issues and accounting technical matters
• .Demonstrate the ability to lead and manage audit fieldwork including liaising with other departments to ensure the smooth delivery of the audit process.
• Review work prepared by junior personnel and report to Senior Managers and/or Partner.
• Demonstrate an application and solution-based approach to problem solving.
• Demonstrate expertise in IFRS and related financial reporting aspects.
• Demonstrate expertise in International Standards on Auditing (ISAs).
• Identify areas requiring improvement in client’s business processes and possible recommendations.

People responsibilities:

• Demonstrate the ability to influence, change and shape actions and behavior, internally and/or externally.
• Organizing teams in such a way that processes, roles and responsibilities are clear and work is efficiently and effectively executed.
• Coach and develop people and support the Firm’s people development programmes.
• Contribute to effective teamwork

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Effective leadership
• Proven project management skills
• Exceptional client service
• Excellent communication
• Analytical skills
• Business development and acumen
• Operational excellence
• Right quality and risk management tone
• Negotiation skills
• Collaborative approach to management
• Proficiency in English
• Willingness to travel at short notice
• A university degree of at least 2nd upper class
• CPA/ACA/CA/ACCA or other equivalent qualifications
• At least 4 years of audit experience, with 1 to 2 years at manager level
• Experience in IFRS and ISA

What we are looking for:

• We’re interested in leaders with a genuine creative vision and the confidence to make it happen.
• You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so you’ll also need the ability to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and processes.
• If you’re serious about auditing and ready to take on some of our clients’ most complex issues, this role is for you.
• Applicants from East Africa Community member states are encouraged to apply.

What is in it for you:

• Acceleration of your technical capabilities and transformative leadership skills with future-focused courses and development programmes.
• Broadening of horizons by working in highly integrated teams across the globe and collaborating with people of diverse backgrounds — both professionally and culturally.
• The opportunity to bring out the best in yourself with continuous investment in your personal well-being and career development.
• Development of personal purpose which will help create a positive ripple effect on our teams, our business, clients, and society, shaping the world with confidence, together.
• Opportunity to learn businesses in multiple sectors and geographies.

All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 3rd May 2026

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.