Manager

1) Ensuring their accounts comply with the requisite audit standards

2) Providing a robust and clear perspective to audit committees and

3) Providing critical information for stakeholders.

Our Service Offerings include External Audit, Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS), IFRS US GAAP conversion, IPO and other public offering, Corporate Treasury - IFRS 9 accounting implementation support etc.

Your key responsibilities

Technical Excellence

Networking- Creates and manages good independent relationships with clients senior management

Good Commercial Acumen- Provides a perspective to clients on trends and emerging practices in the local and global market in relation to client s operations

Client Management- Lead role in execution of client service and begins to serve as a Trusted Business Advisor, use in-depth knowledge of the client to anticipate and address complex issues

Business Development- Lead preparation of high quality proposals including developing the fees/entry strategy

Contributes to the profitability of the firm- Generates additional work from existing clients and supports in selling new client proposals

Leads and coordinates the planning and management of assignments with guidance from the partner

Manages projects and processes- Balances multiple priorities by considering risk, importance, level of urgency, political impacts and other linkages

Technical competence strategic thinking- Demonstrates a good level of technical knowledge and judgment and has the ability to develop well-reasoned and researched arguments on client issues, demonstrates expertise in auditing telecom companies.

Risk management - Provides pertinent guidance and advices to colleagues on quality or risk management issues, enables colleagues to address risk and quality issues by providing advice based on his experience

Knowledge management- Strong contribution to knowledge sharing efforts, reviews and continually improves processes so that the team and the firm capture and leverage knowledge

Leadership Team work- Creates a climate of high performance in the team, promotes a good understanding of his team s goals and contribution

Counseling and people development- Proactively provides guidance on development of technical, interpersonal and soft skills to improve competence of the team members and counselees

Exhibit professional demeanor- Look and sound professional, demonstrate appropriate conduct

Audit Analytics
Foundational analytics in areas such as Journal entry testing, Hire to Retire, Procure to Pay, Acquire to Retire Order to Cash, Record to Report, Production and Inventory, Re-performance testing
Sector specific analytics (Advanced/Custom analytics)
Visualization
Automated analytics model development for statutory audit enablements
Data extraction from Client ERPs
Design, review and rectify algorithms, systems and processes to analyze client data, as well as implement them in the appropriate tools and technologies
Hands on experience in analytics in financial reporting
Hands on experience in Machine Learning using R or Python with strong statistical background is a must
Knowledge of databases, ETL, and hands on experience / theoretical knowledge in SQL
Experience in any of the visualization tools like Tableau, Spotfire, Qlikview, etc.
Knowledge and experience in ERP such as SAP and / or Oracle and data extraction
Proficiency in MS Office Suite (advanced Excel skills Macros)
Experience in NLP/ Web Scraping/ Log Analytics/ TensorFlow/ AI / Beautiful Soup
Experience in Iron Python/JavaScript

Skills and attributes

To qualify for the role you must have
Qualification

Should have handled statutory audit assignments earlier

Must have strong knowledge of auditing accounting standards

Strong exposure in auditing manufacturing, retail, pharmaceutical industries etc. Good presentation skills and ability to respond promptly

Ability to prioritize work on multiple assignments manage ambiguity

Should be a team player with a proactive result oriented approach

Experience

5 to 6 years of post-qualification experience with either a mid or top-tier accounting firm, focused on external or statutory audit-related matters or an MNC or a large domestic Indian company, preferably within a shared services environment

10+ years of post qualification experience in Forensic Audits, Internal Audits and allied areas