Assurance Manager

Job description

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS • Leading a field work team including supervising and coaching more junior members of staff to help them reach their full potential. • Reporting to audit Partners and Directors on all salient points arising from audits. • Planning and execution of audit fieldwork and statutory reporting across a portfolio of clients. • Project management of all aspects of audit including agreeing audit timelines, team briefings, and supervision and delivery of audit work. • Budgeting and monitoring the financial performance of engagements, focusing on optimizing profitability. • Identifying, researching and helping to resolve complex audit issues. • Preparing client deliverables, building relationships with the client staff and acting as an ambassador for the firm. • Keeping up to date with service offerings and identifying the sales opportunities that will help us grow our business. • Working on audit tenders. KEY ATTRIBUTES • Good communication skills both written and verbal • Confident and comfortable in client interactions • Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams • Able to assimilate and communicate new information (e.g. legal and practice developments) quickly and accurately • Able to draft proposals, reports and other documentation to a high standard as per the internal guidelines • Adaptable and flexible in a dynamic environment • Experience across multiple industries (non-financial services preferred) KEY EXPERIENCE PARAMETERS • Bachelors degree in accounting, Finance, or related field • CA (India), CPA (US), or ACCA qualification – mandatory • Minimum 4+ years of post-qualification audit experience • Strong leadership, project management, and team supervision skills • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) • Excellent command of written and spoken English