Senior Manager Audit & Assurance - Audit and Consulting firm

JOB SUMMARY:

As a Senior Manager, Audit and Assurance, you will be responsible for the Audit & Assurance department and manage Managers, article assistants, paid staff under the department. You will also review & manage the audit work (internal audit, process audit, ERP audit, HR audit, etc.) – existing & new audits - being carried out by the teams, develop a strong relationship with the clients & ensure superior client satisfaction, ensure completion of all special works (like GST Refunds, Notices, etc.), implement innovative ideas & solutions in the department, conduct walkthroughs of prospective clients in order to pitch & bag new engagements.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

a) CA / Semi-qualified CA with 5-6 years of working experience in the Internal Audit department of reputed audit firms such as the Big 4 or mid-sized CA firms

(or)

b) B.Com or M.Com with 5-10 years of experience in a CA firm

Experience Level - 5-10 years in the field of Audit and Assurance

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Nature of projects done in Audit & Assurance Department are of Process audits, Internal Audits, ERP audit, HR audit (Payroll function), Bank Audits, CAG Audits, & CFO Outsourcing

Audits will consist of analysis of provisions of GST, Income Tax, EPF, ESI, FEMA, RBI, IFRS, US GAAP, Ind AS, other statutes, verifying the compliance with them, reporting deviations, explanation to the management & providing solutions to rectify non-compliance & avoid non-compliance in future.

The Senior Manager will lead client team(s) for the above types of projects. The role would include:

- Acquiring New Clients for Audit Services,

- Ensuring the Audit Clients are satisfied with the service offered

- Meet with business owners to understand and assess their needs as well as technical requirements.

- Identifying Manpower Requirements

- Driving performance from recruited employees & retaining them

- Lead 4-5 teams of 6 members each in performing the above projects for clients

- Supervision of work being done by the audit team & ensuring superior quality

- Prepare for & lead reviews with client CEOs & other senior management

- Train in-house talent on audit skillsets and statutory amendments

- Stay abreast of industry trends, best practices, etc.

- Ability to handle multiple clients in various industries.

- Implement innovative ideas & solutions within the department

- Execution of client requirements (like Research on technical topics, GST Refunds, GST & Income Tax Litigation & Notices Handling, ERP related works like migration of data from one accounting package to another, coming up with tools within audit dept to simplify the work)

SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• CA / Semi-qualified CA with 5-6 years of working experience in the Internal Audit department of reputed audit firms such as the Big 4 or mid-sized CA firms (or) B.Com or M.Com with 5-10 years of experience in a CA firm

• Has led multiple teams in Internal Audit department & driven to work independently

• Should have experience in handling multiple clients

• No Frequent Jumps in Overall Career in terms of shift of companies/ Should have stayed at least 4 or more years in a CA firm.

• Understanding of statutory provisions (GST, TDS, Income Tax, FEMA, ESI, EPF), internal controls & knowledge of generally followed business processes

• Great problem-solving skills & communication (fluent error-free English compulsory; basic Tamil preferable)

• Willing to travel to client locations frequently (mostly within TN)

• Extensive experience of Tally; working knowledge of SAP B1 Finance Module & Zoho Books

• Preferably over 28-30 years of age