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A leading South African organisation is seeking an accomplished audit executive to provide strategic leadership, operational oversight, and performance management for a significant audit portfolio. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for a seasoned audit professional with proven experience leading large audit teams, managing complex stakeholder environments, and driving excellence in audit quality and business performance. The role is accountable for shaping and executing business strategy while ensuring the delivery of high-quality audit outcomes. Key Responsibilities Provide strategic leadership and direction for a large audit function and contribute to organisational strategy. Lead and oversee complex audit engagements, ensuring adherence to professional auditing standards and methodologies. Drive audit quality, governance, risk management, and operational excellence across the portfolio. Build and maintain strong relationships with executive stakeholders, oversight structures, professional bodies, academic institutions, and external partners. Lead and develop high-performing teams, talent pipelines, succession planning initiatives, and transformation objectives. Manage business unit financial performance, profitability, budgeting, productivity, and resource allocation. Provide leadership on sensitive, complex and high-risk audit engagements and sign-off responsibilities. Minimum Requirements CA(SA), RGA or ACCA qualification. 10+ years' post-qualification audit experience. At least 6 years' experience in a senior management or executive leadership role. Proven track record leading large-scale audit operations and managing senior stakeholder relationships. Strong commercial, financial, people leadership and business management capabilities. Sound understanding of public sector governance, legislation, and audit practices. Ideal Candidate We are looking for a decisive and influential leader who combines deep technical audit expertise with executive leadership capability. The successful candidate will have the credibility to engage at Board, Executive and Committee level while driving a culture of accountability, innovation, stakeholder excellence, and high performance.
