Job Advert Summary
Moore Durban is looking for a Financial Reporting and Advisory Manager who is responsible for managing and reviewing a diverse portfolio of compilation and independent review engagements along with providing support on advisory and corporate finance engagements. This includes technical consultations, due diligences, and other related advisory services.
The role requires strong technical competence, sound professional judgement, and effective leadership capabilities. This manager plays a central role in ensuring high-quality reporting outcomes, supporting clients’ financial compliance requirements, and delivering insight-driven advisory and corporate finance solutions that enable informed decision-making and transaction support.
Minimum Requirements
Key Competencies
- Strong technical grounding in financial reporting, advisory, and corporate finance principles.
- Excellent Excel and Microsoft Office proficiency.
- Excellent analytical abilities and sound professional judgement.
- Strong leadership, coaching, and staff development skills.
- High attention to detail with a commitment to quality and accuracy.
- Strong organisational and project management capabilities.
- Effective communication and relationship-building skills.
Qualifications & Experience
- Completed SAICA or SAIPA articles.
- 2 years’ post-articles experience in assurance, reporting, advisory, or corporate finance roles.
- Demonstrated experience reviewing compilation and/or independent review files.
- Strong understanding of IFRS and IFRS for SMEs and Companies Act requirements.
- Registration as a professional accountant (CA(SA), AGA(SA), or SAIPA member) preferred.
Duties and Responsibilities
Financial Reporting Oversight
- Manage and oversee compilation, independent reviews engagements, and other financial reporting assignments.
- Perform first full reviews of working paper files, ensuring technical accuracy, compliance with professional standards, and adherence to firm quality expectations.
- Evaluate engagement risks, identify areas requiring deeper analysis or consultation with the Divisional Director, and ensure issues are appropriately resolved.
- Ensure all client deliverables (financial statements, reports, schedules) are accurate, clearly presented, and submitted on time.
Advisory & Corporate Finance Services
- Support the Divisional Director in delivering advisory, corporate finance and transaction support assignments.
- Participate in due diligences, modelling, and other corporate finance deliverables as required.
- Identify opportunities within engagements to provide advisory insights and value-added recommendations.
- Assist with developing new advisory and corporate finance offerings, methodologies, and internal best practices.
Engagement Management
- Manage engagement timelines, budgets, priorities, and team allocation across reporting, advisory, and corporate finance projects.
- Ensure engagement documentation appropriately reflects the work performed, professional judgements applied, and conclusions reached.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients on day-to-day engagement matters, maintaining strong and professional client relationships.
Team Leadership & Staff Development
- Lead, coach, and mentor trainees and junior staff, with a focus on improving file preparation, technical understanding, and independent thinking.
- Provide constructive and timely feedback, contributing to performance assessments and long-term staff development.
- Promote a culture of professional scepticism, diligence, and continuous learning within the team.
Technical & Quality Leadership
- Maintain an up-to-date understanding of IFRS and IFRS for SMEs reporting frameworks.
- Support internal quality control initiatives, including file monitoring, technical reviews, and consulting on complex matters.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and contribute to enhancing the efficiency and quality of reporting and advisory engagements.