KPMG - Associate - GDC Audit - CA/CFA/CPA

Associate 2 - GDC Audit - Bangalore

About the position :

- The Associate - 2 should have prior experience either during CA Articleship or other relevant experience in audit attestation domain and should have proven experience in audit service delivery.

- Prior team management skills and ability to handle stakeholder relationships would be an added advantage.

Broadly, the key responsibilities are :

- Audit service delivery - Be a part of the team that is responsible for audit service delivery and ensure timely and quality audit deliverables on the work done by self and by other junior team members

- Content & industry focus - Build strong domain expertise (accounting & auditing) and industry knowledge to enable better engagement with US ET and improve quality of work performed from GDC

Roles and responsibilities :

The Associate 2 will be predominantly responsible to :

- Be an integral part of teams assigned as Dedicated teams for US audit engagement teams

- Demonstrate understanding and knowledge of industry specific audit procedures

- Ensure the work is performed with high quality and completed within agreed turnaround time

- Timely raise any issues identified to the GDC Seniors, Managers and ET so that the quality and turnaround time are not impacted

- Provide clarifications, train and mentor junior associates on a timely basis on industry specific audit and accounting knowledge and client specific matters on audit work papers

- Perform upfront reviews wherever required for deliverables and as advised by the team lead

- Plan and organize the work in such a way that the Quality and Efficiency are not impacted on the deliverables

- Interact and seek clarifications from US rotationals and ET points of contact

- Understand and capture comments during Quality and Risk Management team (QRM) review and from ET to provide feedback to junior associates

- Work on improvement in audit work papers based on ET feedback

- Continuously adopt process improvements and work towards improving efficiency in the performance of audit

- Develop self by participating in and developing others by facilitating audit conceptual trainings

- Participate in firm's strategic initiatives and/or corporate social responsibility programs

Education and Experience Requirements :

- Qualified CA/US CPA/CMA/ACCA/CFA (Intl) and minimum of Bachelors- degree in Finance & Accounting with first division (60%)

- 0 - 1 year of post qualification experience along with strong Articleship experience from a mid-size or a Big 4 firm in case of CA OR Relevant experience of atleast 2 years in case of possessing certifications other than CA

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

Technical Skills :

- Audit and accounting knowledge

- Good knowledge of MS Office (with an emphasis on MS Excel skills)

- Strong English communication skills (Oral & Written)

Enabling Skills :

- Attention to detail and quality consciousness

- Be a quick learner and demonstrate adaptability to change

- Should be willing to and capable of delivering under tight timelines, basis the business needs including working on weekends

- Should be open to travel to US on short and long term assignments