Audit Team – Executive, Senior / Junior – 6 positions – Grant Thornton 620 views

Grant Thornton in Botswana is a member firm of Grant Thornton International Limited, one of the world’s leading organizations of independent assurance, tax and advisory firms. With offices in Gaborone and Francistown, we help dynamic organizations unlock their potential for growth by providing meaningful, forward-looking advice. Proactive teams led by approachable partners, use insight, experience, and instinct to understand complex issues for privately owned, publicly listed and public sector clients, and help them find solutions. More than 56,000 Grant Thornton people, across over 140 countries, focus on making a difference to clients, colleagues and the communities in which they live and work. We offer an excellent and competitive growth environment for people who join the Grant Thornton network, and are looking for passionate, innovative individuals that demonstrate key attributes of ownership, adaptability and accountability, to join our team.

Behaviour competencies expected from all candidates: excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong drive for success and confidence, work with minimum supervision, team player, ability to work efficiently with time consciousness, people management skills, professional behaviour, appetite to learn, result and deadline driven, decisive, ability to prioritise, assertive, lateral thinking. problem solving skills, creative and attention to detail.

Audit Team – Executive, Senior / Junior – 6 positions – Gaborone / Francistown branch

Responsibilities include: Maintaining an excellent understanding of audit methodology, audit manual requirements and recommending improvements for greater robustness and efficiency of audit process; perform and execute audit planning promptly . review various reports (such as planning memorandum etc) and submitting completed planning file for Manager/ Partner approval on timely basis: delegate and supervise the work of other members of the team which includes review and sign off their work papers ensuring the work performed in terms of the professional standards and firm policies; gain com­prehensive understanding of client operations, process and business objectives and utilise that knowledge: assist/lead the training initiatives. Advising clients on various technical matters relating to IFRS and IFRS for SME’s. The applicant if selected will report to the Audit Managers.

Qualification, experience and skills: Candidate should have a professional qualification like BICA/ CA/ACCA/ CIMA/ ICZA and a minimum of 1-4 years’ post qualification experience. Knowledge of data analysis tools including IDEA and finan­cial statement preparation tool, Caseware would be given weightage. Position will be offered based on the skills and relevant experience of the candidate. Candidates with prior audit related work experience, especially with large audit firms may be considered for the position of Senior Executive and others who have prior experience either in CA firms or any accounting related work would be offered positions relevant to their experience.

Competencies candidate must have: Demonstrate excellent knowledge on IFRS and IFRS for SMEs, and International Standards on Auditing. Must possess very good understanding of accounting and audit concepts, knowledge of Botswana taxation. Analytical skils, communication skills, interpersonal skills and interpretation skills.. Candidates must have the ability to work in a team.