Roles and responsibilities

Growth & Profitability

• · Support engagement profitability by ensuring efficient execution of audits within budgeted time and costs.
• · Identify and communicate audit findings, potential efficiencies, and value-added recommendations to clients.
• · Assist in billing processes and proactively follow up on outstanding audit fees.
• · Monitor engagement economics and highlight variances from the plan to the engagement manager.
• Leadership / Employee Excellence & Company Relationships
• · Take ownership of engagements from start to finish, proactively initiating action and anticipating requirements.
• · Foster teamwork and contribute to a positive work environment by providing guidance and support to junior team members.
• · Actively participate in coaching and mentoring junior staff to enhance team performance.
• · Engage in continuous professional development and learning opportunities to enhance technical and leadership skills.
• · Demonstrate strong project management skills by tracking budgets, ensuring timely completion of deliverables, and updating management on engagement progress.

Market Focus / Client Centricity

• · Build and maintain strong relationships with clients to ensure continuous and effective communication.
• · Conduct interactive interviews and discussions with clients to understand business operations and potential risks.
• · Provide advisory support on financial performance, and business improvement areas.
• · Prepare statutory accounts, including consolidations, and ensure compliance with accounting standards.
• · Identify opportunities for value-added services and communicate potential business growth areas to management.

Operational Excellence:

• · Plan and execute audit engagements in compliance with IFRS, and company Audit Manual and Approach.
• · Ensure all audit work is completed efficiently and effectively while maintaining high-quality standards.
• · Monitor and address client expectations, ensuring engagement milestones are met.
• · Direct daily fieldwork, oversee audit procedures, and manage performance of assigned team members.
• · Strengthen critical thinking and professional judgment skills, improving technical research capabilities.

Quality, Risk, and Compliance

• · Maintain a relentless focus on quality by upholding professional standards, independence, and integrity.
• · Identify and assess risks, ensuring that management letter points and audit issues are adequately addressed.
• · Ensure compliance with firm policies, ethical guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
• · Review work papers and documentation to ensure audit findings are well supported.
• · Identify early warning signals, escalate significant issues to management, and propose potential solutions.

Experience & Qualifications 

• · A degree in the field of accounting, finance, or any other related field
• · Completed Professional Exams for ACCA or CPA.
• · Minimum of two (2) years of audit experience
• · Strong analytical and communication skills, both written and oral
• · Professional competence, timeliness and mastery of subject matter.
• · Proficiency in English and French is essential. Kirundi language skills are desirable.

Specific skills

• • Appraisal Skills
• • Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Ms. Word and Excel.
• • High Analytical and time management skills.
• • Team player with leadership capability
• • Excellent coordination and planning skills