Senior Audit Role

Roles & responsibilities

- Lead audit service delivery for an assigned dedicated teams for ET and demonstrate understanding and knowledge of industry specific audit procedures

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

- Ensure that the work is planned, organized and performed by self and team by guiding them and performing upfront / postmortem reviews on deliverables to ensure Quality and timely delivery of work with Efficiency

- For identified and approved engagements/projects, perform US Senior level reviews for work prepared by teams

- Raise any issues identified on a timely basis to the managers, rotationals and ET, as well as seek possible resolution from them

- Understand and capture comments during Quality and Risk Management team (QRM) review and from ET to provide feedback to team for self and team development

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

- Identify more areas of work on US audits.

- Identify opportunities to standardize and optimize audit processes across a portfolio of clients and industries

- Demonstrate professionalism, industry competence and clarity of communication when dealing with the ET

- Develop self by participating in and developing others by facilitating audit conceptual trainings and ensuring that team members are trained

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

Mandatory technical & functional skills

- Audit and accounting knowledge

- Proficient in MS Office and Outlook

- Excellent communication skills (Oral & Written)

- Project management, time management, coaching and counselling skills

Preferred technical & functional skills

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

A strong understanding of the Asset Management industry (Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds, Private Equity and Building Construction and Real Estate)

Key behavioral attributes/requirements

- Attention to detail and quality consciousness

- Be a quick learner and demonstrate adaptability to change

- Rational, analytical and insightful

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

Qualifications

This role is for you if you have the below

Educational qualifications

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

- Relevant audit experience of at least 4 years in case of possessing certifications other than CA

Work experience

2 - 4 year of post-qualification experience along with strong Articleship experience from a mid-size or a Big 4 firm in case of CA