Supervisor/Manager - Employee Benefit Plan - CA

- Qualified Chartered Accountant

- 7+ years of relevant experience Working in an accounting and audit related field.

- Previous Big 4 experience preferred

- Excellent technical skills in accounting including USGAAP and GAAS and IFRS

CA/CPA/MBA/EBP + Financial Services / Real Estate / CPIP (Consumer Products / Industrial Products)US Audit exp + EBP + Financial Services / Real Estate / CPIP (Consumer Products / Industrial Products).

- Highly developed problem solving and analytical skills

- Relevant experience in providing effective management oversight of staff

- Ability to cultivate and maintain positive, productive and professional relationships

- Ability to influence and communicate with stakeholders at all levels

- Excellent verbal and written communication (English) as the position requires frequent communications with US client engagement teams

In this important role as Audit Lead Manager you will manage a team of audit staff at the in a management support function to the US engagement team. Manager will be responsible for a team of up to 30-40 experienced associate and senior associate qualified professionals, primarily Chartered Accountants.

Job responsibilities will include:

- Plan and coordinate various phases of the support service, such as staff requirements, applying client engagement team work plans, monitoring of hours and skills assessment

- Coordinate and participate in monitoring and review of quality control related to service delivery.

- Maintain relationships with US teams to provide excellent client service throughout the year through supervision of staff assisting with review of work product, ensuring staff are performing proper self-review , providing guidance on testing, monitoring and reporting of productivity and adherence to work plan schedules on each assignment

- Maintain high technical and professional standards

- Promote and uphold firm policies and procedures

- Develop, motivate, and train staff level team members, advise on career development

- Participate in design and delivery of training programs to continually develop and expand know ledge and expertise through learning opportunities

- Proactively anticipates and address concerns and escalate issues as they arise

- Understand line of business service offerings and work as a team in providing an integrated service delivery

- Maintain on professional development through ongoing education/development opportunities

- Participate in a range of projects and open to collaborate and work with multiple teams; demonstrating critical thinking, problem solving, initiative and timely completion of work.

- Actively seek opportunities to expand services to US business teams