Associate Director - Statutory Audit

Primary responsibilities:

- Creating and managing good independent relationships with client's senior management

- Participates in building brand of the firm / service-line by participating in seminars, meetings or conferences organized by professional bodies / trade associations.

- Develop long-term relationships and networks both internally and externally.

- Demonstrate expertise in primary accounting framework (US GAAP, IFRS and Indian GAAP)

- Demonstrate from your wide industry, business, and technical knowledge to help the client resolve complex issues and improve performance by providing sound value-based solutions

- Provide real-time practical recommendations to add value to the client's business and improve the internal control environment through Management Letters.

- Review delegated work at suitable milestones

- Demonstrate sensitivity in discussing issues with senior management and /or audit committee.

- Effective engagement management from client setup to engagement closure including progressive billing and timely collection to minimize combined investment.

- Work across service-lines.

- Provides real-time constructive feedback to team members.

- Create a climate of high performance in the team.

- Leverage relationships to increase business from existing clients; find ways to optimize costs and monitor utilization.

- Strong USGAAP / IGAAP and/or IFRS financial reporting experience in complex/large companies, most likely in Big 4 audit vertical

- Ability to explain complex accounting and financial reporting issues simply

- Advisory mind-set, ability to develop solutions for the client with support from technical subject matter experts

- Business development skills and aptitude, depending on level. In applicants at Associate Director and above, a strong track record of business development is expected

- Strong project management skills

- Support a portfolio of clients, by leading a team of Managers, Assistant Managers, Seniors, and Associates

- Ensure the team delivers timely and high-quality work, as per Audit methodology and in line with the client's expectations

- Demonstrate strong understanding of audit methodology in service delivery and supporting various audits

- Develop and maintain productive relationships with key client personnel

- Proactively discuss workflow management with client, allocating resources to the assigned work and monitoring performance against standards.

- Monitor utilization for one's team, budget to actuals, and other operational matters

- Demonstrate professionalism, competence and clarity of communication when dealing internally with our team members and client.

- Establish expectations regarding value to be delivered to the respective aligned teams

- Identify opportunities to improve the scope of work for company Assurance

- Standardize assurance processes along with leveraging best practices across one's aligned clients or beyond

- Help team members grow by encouraging them to actively contribute to the team

- Lead by example, delegate work successfully and develop and maintain high performing teams

- Use technology and tools to continually learn, share knowledge with team members, and enhance service delivery

- Participate in development of training program and delivery of training.

- Contribute to technical and soft-skills training to continually develop the team's skills

- Actively participate in organizational initiatives, such as recruitment, diversity and inclusiveness, trainings, and others.

Qualifications, skills and experience:

- 9 to 12 years of post-qualification experience (CA/CPA/ACCA) with either a mid or top-tier accounting firm, focused on external or statutory assurance matters for an MNC or a large Indian company.

- Audit experience of Indian clients (listed clients or large private companies) will be an added advantage

- Expert knowledge of Ind AS (Indian accounting standards) and assurance standards or knowledge of IFRS

- Knowledge of US GAAP and International assurance standards is an added advantage

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

- Effective interpersonal, risk management, facilitation, and presentation skills

- Project management, leadership, coaching, counselling, and supervisory skills

- Ability to spread positive work culture and teaming

- Ability to quickly form strong working relationship with colleagues within Indian and global teams