Sr Manager - Audit - Big4

Job in Abroad:One of the Big 4 companies hiring for Senior Manager-Audit!!

Job Title - Senior Manager

Country - Qatar

Location - Doha

Function - Audit

Service Line - Financial Services

Industry Sector/s - Financial Services

Job Level - Senior Manager

Contract Type - Permanent

Full Time / Part Time - Full Time

About us - Our client is a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We have over 140,000 outstanding professionals working together to deliver value in over 140 countries worldwide. As one of the world’s leading professional services organisations, our people play a vital role in helping organizations create value and grow with confidence. Our clients include some of the largest multinationals, best-known brands and public bodies.

Job Description - The Audit Role

A career in Audit at our client will give you insights into the inner workings of companies and a broad business perspective that can open up countless opportunities for professional and personal growth. Our Audit process does more than assess financial information. It’s designed to focus on the key areas of risk so that our clients can focus on managing their core business. Our client combines a multi-disciplinary approach with deep, practical industry knowledge to help clients meet challenges and respond to business opportunities.

Key responsibilities:

- Uses knowledge of the audit process (our client, and professional audit policies) to complete a detailed review of the audit file and ensure that sufficient appropriate audit evidence has been obtained, procedures carried out and documentation completed to form and support conclusions on key audit risk areas in conjunction with the Partner.

- Applies knowledge of our client’s risk management procedures and Quality Peer Review requirements to all audit engagements.

- Retains management responsibility for a portfolio of audit clients, identifies and communicates relevant trends, developments, and key performance drivers relevant to the client.

- Demonstrate a deep understanding of the client’s industry and marketplace, and leads the audit team on proposed solutions and how to progress them.

- Generate new business opportunities by developing ideas and solutions. Achieve growth by understanding our client and its service lines and actively assessing/ presenting ways to apply knowledge and services. Develop long-term relationships and networks both internally and externally.

- Monitoring the execution of external audit engagements within agreed budgets and deadlines, and explaining variances from budget and collects cash on time

- Establishing client relationships, anticipating client needs, responding to their queries, being alert to both commercial concerns and technical accuracy and referring upwards if necessary

- Complying with regulatory requirements by completing sign off and checklist procedures applicable to the local jurisdiction.

- Reporting to audit partners/ directors on all salient points arising from audits.

- Working with other managers to help ensure proper deployment of audit staff.

- Setting objectives (goal-setting) with the audit team, providing support and coaching for more junior staff, and giving them feedback on their performance.

- Providing technical training sessions to staff and clients at high level.

- Participation in overall practice management by taking administrative responsibilities within the Audit Department and in other social initiatives.

- Primary Focus on clients in the Financial Services sector

Person specification

Minimum qualifications:

- Graduate degree in Accounting or related field;

- At least 6 years post-qualification experience in any of the following international professional qualifications – CA, ACCA, ACA, CPA, CMA, CIA

- Knowledge of best practice reporting, International Financial Reporting Standards, IAS, etc

Experience:

- At least 8-9 years in public auditing and accounting, preferably with a Big 4 Audit firm;

- Recent experience and exposure to Audit clients in the Financial Services sector.

Personal Attributes:

- Good interpersonal and communication skills at all levels

- Ability to multi-task and work under pressure

- Excellent leadership and motivational skills

- Highly analytical, and able to manipulate and interpret financial data, and to suggest solutions to complex problems.

- Able to coach and develop others

- Maintains the professional attitude towards client communication matters and confidentiality of the clients’ and offices’ information.

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