Assurance Supervisor 1 - Life Sciences

Responsibilities:

• Provide timely, high quality client service as part of the client engagement teams serving large and small companies in a variety of industries.
• Develop strong working relationships while working closely with teams to understand and solve clients' complex businesses and challenges.
• Understanding clients' needs and expectations, their business and industry, accounting and control systems, employees, company values and industry-related GAAP and GAAS issues
• Developing and demonstrating an understanding of the RSM US audit approach, methodology and tools
• Performing audit procedures and tests in accordance with the RSM audit methodology based overall audit plan, ensuring proper documentation of work performed.
• Identifying areas of risk and accounting and auditing issues; discuss with engagement teams to solve issues that arise.
• Researching technical accounting issues
• Developing industry expertise
• Preparing audit reports, and management letters
• Exercising professional skepticism, judgment and adhere to the code of ethics while on engagements
• Ensuring that documentation is compliant with quality standards of the firm
• Working collaboratively as a part of the team and communicate effectively with RSM audit professionals
• Provide supervision and development training for associates
• Taking ownership of assigned tasks and deliverables to ensure service excellence through prompt responses to internal and external clients
• Providing timely, high quality client service that meets or exceeds client expectations including coordinating the development and execution of the audit work plan and client deliverables
• Understanding RSM US and RSM Delivery Center's line of business service capabilities and work as a team in providing an integrated service delivery
• Ensuring professional development through ongoing education
• Participate in a range of projects and open to collaborate and work with multiple teams
• Demonstrating critical thinking, problem solving, initiative and timely completion of work.
• Provide oversight to senior associates and associates, including training and development activities.

Required Qualifications:

• Basic Qualifications:
• Qualified CA/ ACCA/ Licensed CPA
• Chartered Accountant 4-7 years of relevant experience working in an accounting and audit related field specifically Life Science industry.
• Strong technical skills in accounting including GAAP and GAAS
• Strong Data Analytical skills including advanced Excel skills (Vlookups, pivot tables, and basic formulas), Word and PowerPoint
• Strong multi-tasking and project management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication (English) as the position requires frequent communications with RSM International clients and the United States based engagement teams.