Audit Senior/ Manager (Multiple Positions)

BACK TO ALL VACANCIES

Role: Audit Senior/ Manager (Multiple Positions)
Employer: The Betts Firm SL
Reports to: Managing Director
Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Application Deadline: April 20, 2026

 

Application Instructions: Submit CV and Cover Letter to info@afriqia-solutions.com with “Audit Senior/Manager” in Subject Line.

 

Company’s Overview

The Betts Firm is a tax advisory, accounting and consultancy firm established with the principal objective of providing high-end advisory services for their clients. The Betts Firm serves a wide range of clients in the manufacturing, energy, logistics, services, travel, NGO, diplomatic missions, telecommunications, general merchandise and financial services sector. Their clients include large businesses, family-owned businesses, sole proprietors and small and medium-sized businesses. Beside their core services of Tax Advisory and Accounting & Bookkeeping, the Betts Firm also provides services relating to Business and Investment advisory and the regulatory framework in Sierra Leone to ensure that their clients are in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations. 

 

Key Purpose

The ideal candidate is a proactive and commercially aware audit professional with solid technical grounding, proven external audit experience, and the confidence to manage client engagements independently while developing junior team members. They should be comfortable operating in a fast-paced professional-services environment and committed to delivering high-quality work.

 

Key Responsibilities

Audit Planning and Engagement Delivery

  • Lead external audit engagements from planning through final completion.
  • Develop audit strategies, detailed audit plans, risk assessments, and audit programs.
  • Coordinate and oversee audit fieldwork to ensure effective execution across all engagement phases.
  • Ensure all audit assignments are carried out in accordance with ISA, IFRS, the firm’s methodology, and relevant local regulatory requirements. 

Audit Review, Quality Assurance, and Reporting

  • Review financial statements, audit working papers, and supporting documentation for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
  • Identify material misstatements, control weaknesses, compliance gaps, and audit risks, and recommend practical corrective actions.
  • Prepare and/or review draft audit reports, management letters, and other engagement deliverables.
  • Resolve audit issues arising during engagements and escalate complex accounting, tax, audit, or regulatory matters when required. 

Team Leadership and Capacity Building  

  • Supervise, coach, and review the work of Audit Seniors, Associates, and trainees.
  • Provide clear guidance, performance feedback, and on-the-job support to ensure quality output and continuous professional development.
  • Promote high standards of accountability, ethics, and technical excellence across the audit team. 

Client Management and Stakeholder Engagement

  • Serve as a key point of contact for clients throughout the audit process.
  • Liaise directly with clients’ finance teams and senior management to obtain information, discuss findings, and resolve audit queries.
  • Maintain strong professional relationships through responsive, high-quality client service.
  • Support client meetings, proposals, and relationship-building activities where required. 

Commercial, Regulatory, and Professional Compliance

  • Monitor engagement budgets, timelines, and team productivity to ensure assignments are completed on time and within budget.
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Sierra Leone company, tax, and filing requirements relevant to audit engagements, including corporate income tax, GST, and withholding tax basics.
  • Uphold professional ethics, independence, confidentiality, and compliance with firm quality-control procedures at all times.

 

Qualification & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • Minimum 2–5 years’ external audit experience in a professional audit firm, with demonstrated responsibility for leading fieldwork and reviewing team output.
  • Experience using accounting and ERP systems such as QuickBooks, Sage, SAP, Oracle, Tally, or similar platforms is an advantage.
  • ACCA qualification in progress, part-qualified, finalist, or newly qualified required; full professional qualification will be an advantage.
  • Membership or progress toward a recognized professional body such as ACCA, CPA, CA, or CIA is preferred.

 

Skills and Competencies 

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Advanced) and good working knowledge of Microsoft Word.
  • Comfortable using audit software, electronic working papers, and digital documentation systems. 
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Leadership and people-management ability.
  • High level of professional judgment, ethics, and integrity.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple engagements, and meet tight deadlines.
  • Confident client-facing presence with the ability to build trust and maintain professionalism.