Audit Senior (CaseWare)

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Hire OverseasAudit, AI
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. Durban Central, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South AfricaFull-TimeSenior
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Job Details

Languages
Clear written English
Experience
At least 3 years of external audit experience including running engagements end to end
Required Skills
Microsoft Excel

Requirements

  • Hold a BCom in Accounting.
  • Have a completed or near-completed SAICA or SAIPA training contract.
  • Have at least 3 years of external audit experience, including running engagements end to end.
  • Have hands-on CaseWare Working Papers experience with file setup, trial balance import, roll-forward, mapping, working papers, and review sign-off.
  • Have working knowledge of ISAs, IFRS for SMEs, the Companies Act, and IRBA requirements.
  • Have strong Excel skills for sampling, reconciliations, and lead schedules.
  • Write clearly in English for request lists, review notes, and client emails.
  • Have a strong interest in AI and breaking audit work into teachable steps.
  • Be comfortable working with AI models and able to check and challenge their outputs.
  • Experience auditing non-profit companies or community associations is a plus.
  • Exposure to Pastel, Sage, or Xero client systems is a plus.
  • Experience drafting AFS in CaseWare is a plus.
  • Progress toward CA(SA) or RA registration is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Set up CaseWare files, import trial balances, roll forward prior-year balances, and test opening balances against signed prior-year AFS.
  • Document governance discussions, assess risks and materiality, and prepare audit plans for approval.
  • Send consolidated client request lists, track outstanding items, select samples, and document the sampling basis.
  • Test revenue, expenses, payroll, receivables, bank, VAT, fixed assets, provisions, and journals against supporting evidence.
  • Record results and conclusions on working papers and request records from simulated client management and bookkeepers.
  • Propose and agree adjusting journals, finalise trial balances, and complete going concern, subsequent events, and misstatement evaluations.
  • Obtain signed management representation letters, clear AI partner review notes, and evidence sign-off in CaseWare.
  • Prepare draft auditor’s reports, coordinate AFS preparation, manage approvals and sign-off, and deliver final audit packs.
  • Manage portfolio progress and budgets, record engagement time, and lock and archive files within assembly deadlines.
  • Document audit steps and judgments, design and refine AI workflows, test AI outputs against audit work, and help correct errors.
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