Manager/Assistant Director - Statutory Audit - Accounting/Finance/Audit

Experience required: Min 5 years relevant experience post Qualification

Education: CA

Ideal Profile:

• Should have worked with reputed India firms (candidates from big 4 firms or from industry with prior firm experience would be preferred with difference in employment less than 2 years, since he/she was a part of an Audit firm)

Job Profile:

• Employs network of internal and external (cross LoS, cross functional) contacts to enhance Firm connectivity, performance and profitability.
• Takes responsibility for the quality of the team's work products and addressing the needs of the client, the Firm and other stakeholders, including compliance.
• Demonstrates continuous learning.
• Addresses conflicts in a timely, sensitive manner; escalates to leadership when appropriate.
• Interacts effectively with target audience to build consensus or agreement on difficult issues, e.g., proposed changes in operating procedures or culture.
• Educates staff on the linkage between their personal results and Firm economics.
• Advise clients and teams on technical accounting issues relating to IFRS and/or US GAAP.
• Can actively manage multiple small and/or medium-sized engagements simultaneously, or a large multi-location engagement, involving on an average 6 or more staff and 1 or more client staff. Adopts a holistic approach to the engagement by understanding the rationale for the engagement; as well as making a conscious effort to understand the client's industry and business.
• Contribute to quality reviews for technical tasks on own projects.
• Negotiate billing (Fees & Expenses) schedules and raising invoices accordingly.
• Is able to actively define the scope of the assignment so as to maintain a balance between the effort, cost and expected value addition by the client.
• Demonstrate thorough knowledge of the Audit Framework w.r.t:

• 1. Sampling Guidance
• 2. Working Paper Requirements
• 3. Re-performance Standards
• 4. Quality Requirements
• 5. Social Compliance reviews while guiding junior colleagues.

• Also demonstrate ability to tailor and then use appropriate methodology / practice aide / work plan for use during a client engagement.
• Technical skills - basic understanding of SOX (have done SOX related work is desirable), knowledge of US GAAP/IFRS (desirable).

Other Skills:

• Thorough technical knowledge on Corporate Law, Accounting Standards, Auditing Standards, CARO Principles, Companies Act.
• Basic knowledge of Indirect tax, FEMA and Transfer Pricing (Desirable).

General Business Awareness:

• Project Management - Leading the project from the front, timely execution and completion, ability to foresee project pain areas and work out alternate resolutions.
• Communication & Interpersonal - good communication and presentation skills, ability to discuss and handle senior management of the clients, connecting well with the client and team members.
• Report writing - clarity of thought, articulation of observation/issues, good command over written language.
• Ability to prepare good proposals & have good networking skills.
• General - self-starter, highly committed, self-motivated, driven by objectives and high value system.
• Working knowledge of MS Office - word, power point and excel.