Department

Audit

Location

Kampala, Uganda

Position Type

Permanent

Experience Needed

8 years

Applications Time

2025-09-30 - 2025-10-15

About the position

PKF Uganda is a leading firm of accountants and business advisors, providing a comprehensive range of services to clients across various industries. We are committed to delivering exceptional service and innovative solutions to our clients.

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Audit Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing audit engagements, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and providing valuable insights to our clients. This role requires strong leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, and a deep understanding of audit processes.

 

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities are as follows:

Managerial Roles and Responsibilities

• Carrying out the audit scheduling and staff allocation for all audits of the team/cluster.
• Approving the audit-planning memorandum, prior to commencement of the audit for all audits.
• Controlling and monitoring the job and co-coordinating with the supervisor to ensure adherence to audit periods and budgets.
• Ensuring that all the financial statements are properly called over and meet the firm’s quality standards.
• Reviewing the management letter prior to the partner's review and ensuring response and doing the necessary follow up.
• Ensure the financial statements are sent expeditiously to client and returned back to the office by the client.
• Liaise with Tax Department to ensure tax returns and payments are made on time.
• liaise with secretarial department to ensure board minutes, resolutions and shareholders meetings/resolutions are done and annual returns filed on a timely basis.
• Submit regular report to partners on overdue audits/delayed audits/jobs not commenced.
• Build and maintain cordial relationship with clients.
• Active participation in practice development.

Operational Roles and Responsibilities:

• Managing and overseeing junior team, including interns.
• Participating in recruiting, screening candidates, head hunting, and interviewing of prospective junior team members
• Supporting management in budget planning and budget control
• Training associates on the job and teaching them work procedures and processes.
• Assisting partners in billing/collection for all the clients under his portfolio.
• Approving the annual/study leave for all the team staff in consultation with the audit partner.
• Assisting the partners in carrying out job/annual evaluations of audit team
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional certification (e.g., CPA, ACCA) is required.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in audit, with at least 2 years in a managerial role.
• Strong knowledge of audit methodologies and standards.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

 

How to Apply: Interested candidates are invited to submit their application via this link https://forms.gle/AkPXgm8NgvkxnbBbA by 15th October 2025 at 5:00 pm

PKF Uganda is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.