Senior Manager - Assurance - Asset Management - CA/CPA - Big4

Opportunity with one of the leading Big Fours for Senior Manager Level - Assurance(Asset Management) for Bangalore Location.

We are looking for Senior Manager, with experience in audits of Asset management industry. In addition to managing the service delivery of several key clients, the candidate should coach managers in the Asset management Segment, provide technical support, deliver industry training and assist growing the Asset management practice.

Key responsibilities

- Manage and develop people

Be an effective manager by empowering, monitoring, coaching and motivating the individuals in the teams

Identify development opportunities and training needs for high performing managers

In addition to technical training, identify non-technical training needs such as how to handle difficult clients, decision making, people issues etc.

Conduct assurance team performance reviews, serve as a positive leader and mentor, and contribute to Insurance team performance

- Manage business and clients

Develop/maintain strong relationship network with key decision makers in the Asset management sector of the client.

Actively support the Sector agenda both in terms of growth and quality initiatives (e.g. improvement of service delivery, standardisation projects, new solutions etc.)

Enhance connectivity between India teams and relevant counterpart onshore and leverage good connections to identify more opportunities for work.

Actively support the communication agenda for the Asset management sector.

Support the Segment Leader in preparing planning including annual growth, resource and activity plan.

Monitor KPIs (growth, quality feedback, utilisation, Q&RM compliance, attrition etc.) for the teams under supervision and take appropriate action where required

- Manage quality of service delivery

Identify sector specific training needs and review/update current curriculum

Assist in organising and providing technical training(both Sector and audit methodology)

Assist in addressing service delivery quality issues if and when they occur

Support Exceptional Service delivery action programs

Establish a practice of best practice sharing within the Asset management Segment teams

To qualify, candidates must have:

- Qualified Auditor in Home country (CPA, CA or equivalent qualification)

- Approximately 10+ years of audit experience within Big 4 accounting firms. International assignment of 2+ year will be an added advantage

- Specialisation on Asset management audits with specific focus on Hedge funds and Private equity

- Excellent project and people management skills