Senior ManagerA. F. Ferguson & Co. (a member firm of the PwC network)

Key Responsibilities Lead a portfolio of complex audits and assurance engagements across various sectors including manufacturing, oil & gas, telecommunication, mining, banking and not-for-profit entities. Set engagement direction with partners and directors, challenge the audit strategy and ensure appropriate responses to significant, elevated and emerging risks. Oversee key judgments and complex auditing and accounting matters, including expected credit losses, impairment, fair values, contract assets & liabilities, actuarial assumptions, consolidation, going-concern, and emerging financial products. Review critical audit documentation, financial statements, audit reports, regulatory returns, management letters and communications to audit committees and boards. Lead consultations with technical accounting, methodology, risk and quality, independence, legal, actuarial, valuation, tax and technology specialists, ensuring conclusions are timely and appropriately documented. Maintain senior relationships with chief financial officers, finance leadership, audit committees, boards and other key stakeholders, providing clear insight while preserving auditor independence. Anticipate and manage engagement quality, acceptance and continuance, independence, delivery, reputation and commercial risks; escalate matters promptly to engagement leadership. Oversee portfolio economics, resource deployment, scheduling, budgets, recoveries, billing and collection, and drive efficient delivery without compromising quality. Direct and develop managers and wider engagement teams through coaching, performance feedback, succession planning, technical guidance and on-the-job learning. Support regulatory and group-auditor interactions, quality reviews and inspections, including timely preparation of robust supporting documentation and remediation actions. Contribute to proposals, client account planning, thought leadership, market initiatives and development of audit and assurance opportunities within permissible independence boundaries. Champion audit quality, professional scepticism, ethical conduct, collaboration, innovation and consistent application of PwC policies and values.