Employer - Leading Big4 Shared service

Role. Associate Director- External Audit (9+ Yrs)

Job Location - Kochi

Qualification - CA

Roles and responsibilities:

The AD will be predominantly responsible to

Audit Service delivery -

- Be a mentor to a team of Manager, Seniors and Associates and train them to deliver high Quality industry specific work on time and within the time estimates made and agreed with the ET.

- Develop and maintain productive relationships with key US industry leaders and contacts to grow GDC business through -

- Establishing expectations of value to be delivered on the engagements worked up on from GDC

- Building industry specific knowledge and capabilities within the GDC teams

- Work closely with the US audit engagement teams to transition new engagements and services to GDC while maintaining high quality

- Identify opportunities to standardize and optimize audit processes across a portfolio of clients and the industry to improve efficiency

- Develop an understanding (US and specific to GDC) Quality and Risk Management procedures, and ensure these are embedded into the GDC team's work papers

- Proactively discuss complex audit procedures with the GDC teams and monitor performance against standards by performing continuous reviews

- For select engagements/projects, perform US Manager level reviews of work prepared by GDC teams as approved by the US engagement teams under the guidance from DPP or the risk teams

- Monitor and manage key industry specific Performance Quality metrics for the GDC teams

- Understand scope of GDC offerings across all lines of businesses to provide overall solutions for engagement teams needs (D&A, KAAP, Advisory & Tax)

- Demonstrate professionalism, industry competence and clarity of communication when dealing with the US audit engagement teams

- Use technology (on specific areas of work), continually learn, share knowledge with team members, and enhance service delivery

- Contribute to technical and soft-skills training to continually develop the team's skills on industry specific areas of work

Manage people

- Be a performance manager to guide and coach GDC professionals on career advancement and provide continuous feedback throughout the performance year on their development areas

- Lead performance management and feedback process at team level and at an overall GDC level

Education and Experience Requirements

- Actively get involved on business and industry specific knowledge development initiatives at GDC

- Lead / participate in the firms strategic initiatives and/or corporate social responsibility programs

Education and Experience Requirements

- Qualified CA and minimum of Bachelors degree in Finance & Accounting with first division (60%)

- 9 - 12 years of post-qualification experience along with strong Articleship experience from a mid-size or a Big 4 firm in case of CA OR

- Relevant audit experience of atleast 11 years in case of possessing certifications other than CA

- Experience with Big 4/leading Audit firms or their shared service center would be preferred

Please send your CV with below details if this suits your requirement:

1. Current Salary

2. Expected Salary

3. Current Employer

4. Current Location

5. Notice Period-

6. Ok for Kochi-Yes / No

Nishi

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