Job Duties:
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Manager to join GCC audit and accounting team. The candidate will play a critical role in managing client relationships, provide technical support to the team including developing new service lines in this domain. The detailed job profile will include:
- Operations:
- a) Ability to execute financial audits and other advisory services.
- b) Ensures overall project management and audit quality management.
- c) Assumes responsibility for efficiently supervising audit and accounting engagements.
- d) Participates in planning and scheduling client engagements.
- e) Provides technical support to the team in preparing and reviewing audits, compilations, and reviews.
- f) Analyses the scope of each engagement to manage schedules, budgets, and deadlines.
- g) Oversees the development and maintenance of audit and accounting policies including developing standardized procedures.
- h) Assumes responsibility for efficiently supervising audit and accounting engagements.
- i) Collaborates closely with Partners / Directors to build and maintain client relationships.
- j) Identifies new services which can be provided to the existing / prospective clients.
- k) Reviews existing SOPs and work methodologies, re-designing, at regular intervals, in terms of best practices and rollout of the same.
- l) Conducts regular sample review of the work done by the team 4 eye check, to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- m) Timely flagging and escalation of any critical issues.
- n) Assesses capacity utilization and recovery per staff and discusses the same with senior management.
- o) Participates in periodical meetings with senior management and making presentations as may be required.
- p) Follows organisation's code of conduct and ethical practices, including IT security protocols.
- q) Assists in BD efforts including networking, referrals, and cross-selling.
- Training and Development:
- a) Builds L&D plan for self and the team members.
- b) Regular supervision and monitoring of the same to ensure continuous upskilling.
- Team Building:
- a) Provides necessary training and guidance to the team as and when required.
- b) Coaches and mentor's others, recognises their strengths, and encourages them to take ownership of their personal development.
- c) Identifies star performers and planning growth path for them in discussions with senior management.
- d) Regular one-on-one interactions with team members to identify potential red flags.
- e) Maintains a high morale environment.
- f) Builds strategy to hire tax team members including building network of recruitment consultants.
- g) Performs quarterly performance reviews and annual appraisals of team members.
Requirements
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Qualified CPA/ ACCA/ CA with a minimum of 5 years of experience in US audits.
- Must have a detailed understanding of the audit and accounting framework including auditing (GAAS) and accounting (GAAP) standards and group audits.
- Knowledge of SEC and PCAOB rules.
- Possesses knowledge of working in ERP environment and cross border transactions.
- Proficient using MS Office and basic understanding of audit and accounting tools like CaseWare, CCH, AdvanceFlow, AuditFile, SAP, MS Dynamics, QBO, XERO etc.
- Strong experience with a variety of audit and accounting operations and ability to drive process improvements.
- Ability to build collaborative working relationships at all levels.
- Establishing credibility both internally and externally.
- Strong analytical skills and excellent verbal and written communication.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams/organizations.
