WHAT IS AN AUDIT MANAGER ❓| DAILY ACTIVITIES 🔖 | CA(SA) IN AUDIT | Elle Ramaila

[@gialm0110]

girl I'm subscribing!!!! fellow audit manager here. so happy we have a vlogger rep in KZbin

[@elle_rankou]

Welcome!! 🤗 and I hope they stop asking you 10 million times 😅

[@zenanitsengiwe]

For a layman, I understood everything you said. Really informative, thank you 😊

[@elle_rankou]

Glad it was helpful 🌻

[@sugar4177]

Hebana you just summarised my whole text book in one video and I wasn’t expecting it 😂😂😂 I needed this when I was studying 📖 😅

[@elle_rankou]

Love to hear that 😂🙋🏽‍♀️

[@bobojo8591]

Hello Elle Thanks for the informative video. l think you would make a great teacher, it seems not only are you well versed in your profession but you are also very experienced and crucially you understand it in such a way that you can simplify it or put in your own words such that ordinary folk can get it. That is where the skill of teaching or imparting knowledge comes in. Some people can explain a complex topic in such a way that the book may appear easier to read, while others can take a seemingly daunting one and make it something less abstract and more tangible. When you can do this then not only are you really good at what you do but it shows you can then transfer it to others. You touched upon something which l found very interesting about do not do this if you are mean or bitter or such. Many years ago, talking to a friend who had done auditing while on vacation at uni. He said something to the effect that some people would go to work and if they did not find something amiss they would be very disappointed. So you have this sort of person who strikes fear in client staff because for them as an auditor he needs to find problems instead of merely making sure that the Financial Statements do indeed reflect what they are saying they do and that the end user can rely on them for whatever purposes. Of course the auditor should not take it on blind faith but he should as some say 'trust but verify'. So that topic about people getting nervous when auditors are around is very real whether it is due to ignorance from the client staff about what they really are there for or the fact that some auditors make the relationship adverserial. The other thing l found very interesting was... why do auditors want to recruit these people who are outgoing etc? l noticed in school when they were recruiting that they would often go for those guys who were prefects, debate types, sports types etc. Then l would think but why, what does this have to do with auditing especially when you think of the traditional stereotype of an auditor being those shy, technically competent people who had very poor social skills? I realsed later due to the fact that one may need to interface with many people of dfferent backgrounds and in different circumstances you just need to be someone confident and capable of talking to many people in different situations, at the boardroom level to the shopfloor due to the nature of the job. So it made sense that one was an outgoing person and as auditors generally work in teams, the ability to function well in a team is also a valuable asset. So these are some of those things which are not readlly apparent hence there should be more emphasis on these for those wishing to go into this profession. As one person said, technical skills will get you into the firm and keep you there whereas your 'soft' or people skills are the ones which will make you rise. At a certain level everyone has the same technical skills so the differentiator becomes your soft skills e.g. politics, negotiating, influencing, leading etc, So this is an interesting aspect of work and in any case as long as there are people at work sometimes who you chat with at the offee machine or who you play golf with or go mountain biking with may be more important than what you actually know!!!

[@elle_rankou]

The time you take you write done your comment is unmatched 🌻🙏🏽 thank you for that. And I appreciate all the good words. The part where soft skills keep is absolute truth. More people need to know that. Loud people need to be more humble and quite people need to stretch themselves. Both equally have a lot to learn

[@buhlebuhle3400]

You summarised audit in the most simplest way, thank you. 🫶🏾

[@elle_rankou]

Only a pleasure!!

[@ThandoKay]

Wow love this girl this was so informative❤😊

[@karabomoji3572]

Thank you so much for this Lesego, as a trainee who sometimes doubts if they know what they are doing, I am glad that you confirmed that i actually know audit bc I was just finishing your sentences as you spoke😂❤️ Thaankssssss💕

[@elle_rankou]

😂 love to hear that

[@bernardettesharara7891]

Thank you so much for the informative video.

[@elle_rankou]

You are so welcome!🌻

[@esinakogqala3219]

Hi Elle😊, I love how you made audit so simple to follow. I will also share this video with everyone who wants to know what I do daily 😅. The loving people part in audit is so key. Daily you have to show up sana and love the people, solve all problems with the deadline in mind ❤ A new subbie😉❤

[@elle_rankou]

Welcome 🥹!! And hope you stay for a long time. Thank you 🌻

[@DIANANATE]

Loved this video so much😂 You explained it so well!!

[@elle_rankou]

Thank you Dee 😂🤗

[@gloria08322]

Hi Lesego. I am currently studying CIMA- Strategic level and this is such a great explanation. Thank you ❤❤. Love your channel

[@elle_rankou]

That’s amazing ❤️ I’m glad you found it useful! All the best with your studies

[@ufaraway]

Hahaha i love the was you just explained the three risks! 😂😂😂 I come from an institution that was not SAICA accredited into one that is now SAICA accredited and i have found it so challenging, i mean work a full time job, family and the full time studies. Thanks for your content, it really helps a lot, you share so many key insights, your struggles your wins, and your journey motivate a person, please keep the content coming!!!🤓🤓🤓

[@elle_rankou]

I know all that struggle all too well 🔥 but prayer, support and discipline 🙏🏽 all the best !

[@ShaunMzwandile-l8z]

Thank you I like the way you are explaining thinks .

[@elle_rankou]

Ahhh thank you! I’m glad I was able to simplify it 🙏🏽

[@mawandeisaac]

Very informative and comprehensive information indeed❤✨️💐

[@elle_rankou]

Thank you ☘️

[@sage_bs]

Elle!!! I’m currently doing my CTA and you’ve made me rethink my training - kaore most people who’ve been on the audit side don’t have good things to say. Late nights, seniors who are “Miranda Prietly” and small pay 😭 on top of that, they need you to have a car! It’s a horror movie that side mara you’ve made my studies to make sense 😂

[@elle_rankou]

Audit can be rough 😂 I won’t lie but I think a full picture is important. We all struggle but you must choose your own struggle. The lessons from audit do outweigh how terrible in can be tbh 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@qhamanimzingeli8750]

❤❤

[@ntsoakisuping9601]

well said. 👌

[@tarryndeelie5995]

Very informative, thank you!😃 Please advise what is the study route towards an audit manager?

[@elle_rankou]

The degree has many names across universities but basically accounting sciences degree 3 years, Postgraduate diploma 1 year, articles with a firm/bank/equity firm for 3 years. 2 board exams in between. You can visit the the SAICA website for more details

[@goodenoughcele2068]

I like the last part cast and everything is done by Lesego. 😅

[@elle_rankou]

Ankere this is a foreshadowing of what’s to come 😂🤫 watch this space

[@allthingsluxury6877]

I just wanna be a trainee at your firm and you be my manager 😅❤....I hope to do BCTA Next year

[@elle_rankou]

May that hope materialise 😌📍

[@growlife4779]

Thank you for your content. can I ask what your reasons were for leaving big 4 please?

[@elle_rankou]

Thank you 🙏🏽. I have a video on that on my LinkedIn. Lessons from 2023. Do check it out

[@notmastered]

Hi Elle, did you consider a secondment before becoming an audit manager?

[@elle_rankou]

Hey there, yes and I encourage it fully. Even if it’s just short term secondment (3-6months). The reason why I didn’t go is because I was recently married and we were going to live with our daughter and transition her into a new school. I wanted to be a part of that

[@lindokuhlemposula8257]

I have sign the register 🎉😂❤❤❤❤

[@elle_rankou]

📍🥳

[@mosesmotsamai8260]

Well explained, Is it worth the pay ?

[@elle_rankou]

It depends what you do with your pay 🤫

[@ThabisoRatlou]

The humor 😂😂😂..

[@elle_rankou]

😅🤭

[@dimaawad7725]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@citizenoftheyearCC]

I can tell by the way you speak you are a CIA, no?

[@elle_rankou]

I am a CA(SA) in external audit 🙂

[@citizenoftheyearCC]

Ahh ok I am an Internal Auditor in the US, I have 1 more part to go to get my CIA@@elle_rankou

[@elle_rankou]

@citizenoftheyearCC all the best ☺️ and I hope it goes well!!