Associate Director - Statutory Audit

Position – Associate Director (Statutory Audit)
Experience required – min 9 years relevant experience post Qualification
Education - CA

Ideal Profile:

Should have worked with reputed India firms (candidates from big 4 firms or from industry with prior firm experience would be preferred with difference in employment less than 2 years, since he/ she was a part of an Audit firm)

Job Profile:

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement audit plans


• Lead and manage audit teams


• Perform risk assessments


• Review and analyze financial records


• Prepare audit reports


• Ensure compliance with regulations
  
  ·Employs network of internal and external (cross LoS, cross functional) contacts to enhance Firm
  connectivity, performance and profitability.
  ·Takes responsibility for the quality of the team's work products and addressing the needs of the client, the Firm and other stakeholders, including compliance.
  ·Demonstrates continuous learning.
  ·Addresses conflicts in a timely, sensitive manner; escalates to leadership when appropriate.
  ·Interacts effectively with target audience to build consensus or agreement on difficult issues, e.g., proposed changes in operating procedures or culture.
  ·Educates staff on the linkage between their personal results and Firm economics.
  ·Advise clients and teams on technical accounting issues relating to IFRS and/or US GAAP
  ·Can actively manage multiple small and/ or medium-sized engagements simultaneously, or a large multi-location engagement, involving on an average 6 or more staff and 1 or more client staff. Adopts a holistic approach to the engagement by
  ounderstanding the rationale for the engagement; as well as
  omaking a conscious effort to understand the client's industry and business.
  ·Contribute to quality reviews for technical tasks on own projects.
  ·Negotiate billing (Fees & Expenses) schedules and raising invoices accordingly.
  Is able to actively define the scope of the assignment so as to maintain a balance between the effort, cost and expected value addition by the client.
  ·Demonstrate thorough knowledge of the Audit Framework w.r.t:
  
  Sampling Guidance
  Working Paper Requirements
  Re-performance Standards
  Quality Requirements
  Social Compliance reviews while guiding junior colleagues.
  ·Also demonstrate ability to tailor and then use appropriate methodology / practice aide /work plan for use during a client engagement.
  ·Technical skills - basic understanding of SOX (have done SOX related work is desirable), knowledge of US GAAP/IFRS (desirable).
  
  Other Skills
  
  ·Thorough technical knowledge on Corporate Law, Accounting Standards, Auditing Standards, CARO Principles, Companies Act
  
  ·Basic knowledge of Indirect tax, FEMA and Transfer Pricing (Desirable)
  General Business Awareness
  
  ·Project Management – Leading the project from the front, timely execution and completion, ability to foresee project pain areas and work out alternate resolutions
  
  ·Communication & Interpersonal – good communication and presentation skills, ability to discuss and handle senior management of the clients, connecting well with the client and team members.
  
  ·Report writing – clarity of thought, articulation of observation/issues, good command over written language
  
  ·Ability to prepare good proposals & have good networking skills
  General – self-starter, highly committed, self-motivated, driven by objectives and high value system
  
  ·Working knowledge of MS Office- word, power point and excel.