Senior Auditor - CA/CPA - BFSI/Mfg

Job Level: Audit Senior

Qualification: B.Com or any Graduate

Professional Qualification: CA OR CPA (U.S.)

Work Experience: 2 - 5 years of relevant experience

Candidate should have experience in Statutory audits.

Candidates with experience in IFRS & US GAAP is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

- Participate in all aspects of audit activities including risk assessments, audit planning, audit testing, control evaluation, report drafting, and follow up and verification of issue closure, in close partnership with and support of other senior auditors.

- Partner with colleagues and stakeholders to evaluate, test and report on the adequacy and effectiveness of management controls, and make appropriate recommendations for improvement. This may be achieved through specific audit reviews or through ongoing involvement in major activities or projects.

- Monitor and analyse key performance indicators to identify trends.

- Develop and maintain business relationships to monitor changes in the control environment.

- When required, effectively manage teams performing timely review and providing honest and constructive feedback.

- Work with local, regional and global audit managers in the early identification of emerging control issues and report them timely to senior management

- Be able to perform audit execution and fieldwork efficiently within defined targets and work in close co-ordination with other auditors.

- Flexible and adaptable to dynamically changing work environments

- Stay abreast of local regulations and response to local regulator's inquiries on a timely basis.

- Communicate well, both verbally and in written form, audit results and issues

- Partner with legal, compliance, risk management and other control groups establishing strong work relationships, while maintaining independence.

- Partner with colleagues in other lines of businesses to facilitate achievement of the overall desired audit coverage.

Internal:

- Qualified Chartered Accountant with 6-8 years of audit experience in a financial services or an external audit firm.

- Business and/or operations experience could be partly substituted for auditing experience.

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline.

- Good understanding of internal control concepts

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, enthusiastic, self motivated, effective under pressure and willing to take personal responsibility/accountability

- Works well individually and in teams

- CPA or similar designation, a plus

- Strong Excel, Access or ACL skills will be a plus

- Required local/international travel up to 20%