Manage and deliver audit engagements from planning through to completion. The role will require proficiency in ISA’s and IFRS). You will have your own portfolio of clients with responsibility for agreeing audit timetables, briefing the audit team, including other specialists, monitoring budgets and supervising the KPMG audit process. This will include:
To manage engagements, overseeing in-charge and audit assistants’ work ensuring compliance with client, statutory and KPMG Audit Methodology requirements, appreciating relevant internal and external market factors, ensuring the effective and timely delivery of engagements.
Oversee and direct the budgeting, planning, co-ordination and control of engagements in accordance with client, statutory, KPMG Audit Methodology and business requirements to ensure effective service delivery and maximized recoverability
Direct, coach and mentor In-charges to assist them in the effective delivery of engagements and the direction of their subordinates ensuring cost effective, timely completion and effective service delivery to the required standard on each engagement
Nurture and seek worthwhile relationships with clients, business departments and staff, for the sharing of information and to identify and progress current and future audit requirements
Prepare and negotiate fee proposals for our existing client base, and assist in forming propositions for new business.
Contributes towards the creation, implementation and delivery of the Audit Business Plan and offer support in relation to issues identified as a result of organisational or client focus change
Assist the Directors and Partners in monitoring the effectiveness of services delivered, providing feedback and reflection on the quality of service accordingly
Preparation of reports to senior management and audit committees
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Leadership skills and ability to act as a role model
Drive and resilience and ability to thrive in a pressured environment
Knowledge and experience of auditing and experience of systems/controls testing as well as substantive auditing, including consolidations, group audit, review of statutory accounts and disclosures
Sound working knowledge of ISA’s and IFRS
Well-developed supervisory skills e.g. coaching and motivation
Strong project management techniques including decision-making ability, analytical skills, time management, organisation and evaluative skills.
Strong communication and inter-personal skills, both verbal and written
IT literacy with sound knowledge and experience of Excel/Word
Proven research skills e.g. information seeking and knowledge sharing, understanding and interpreting information/applying knowledge
Able to demonstrate strong business development acumen
Minimum 5 years’ of external audit experience in an international audit firm.
Recent experience as an Audit Manager in an external audit capacity, working with clients from a variety of industry sectors
ACCA or CPA membership
Strong knowledge of current international accounting and financial reporting standards
Strong spoken and written knowledge of Azerbaijani and English language skills