Assistant Manager - Audit & Assurance

BDO UAE; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading auditing firm in Dubai seeks an experienced Audit Manager to lead audit teams and manage client engagements. The ideal candidate has over 4 years of extensive auditing experience, holds a relevant professional qualification (CPA, CA, ACCA), and is fluent in English. This role requires reviews of financial statements, client interactions, and project efficiency management. Competitive compensation and a collaborative work environment are offered.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of post-qualification experience in auditing.
• Successful record of engagement management.
• Fluent in English (Reading, Speaking and Writing).

Responsibilities

• Lead the audit team to complete assignments on time.
• Monitor project efficiency, ensuring timely billings.
• Conduct 1st level review of financial statements per IFRS.
• Lead client preliminary meetings and audit closing meetings.

Skills

Audit coordination

Financial statement review

Client management

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

CPA, CA, ACCA or equivalent

Degree in Business or Accounting

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for coordinating the audit team to complete allocated complex assignments/group engagements in line with respective timeline. Ensure work is delegated appropriately.
• Responsible for monitoring project efficiency and ensuring timely billings and collections.
• Responsible for 1st level review of complex financial statements of the allocated assignments as per IFRS
• Takes responsibility for understanding key statistics and industry matters about entity before engagement begins, for example, by asking other team members and reading the prior year financial statements (including the enhanced audit report) or audit documentation
• Organize and lead attend preliminary meetings with clients as per allocated portfolio.
• Manage effectively different points of view to build consensus, promote collaboration and create a positive work environment for all team members
• Signs off appropriately on work performed and reviewed.
• Understand the client's requirements in detail. Organize ideas logically and present thoughts rationally and confidently.
• Prepares and reviews documentation by anticipating questions that reviewers may ask, including not just the conclusion but the relevant facts, analysis, reference to authoritative literature and professional judgements made in reaching it
• Documents objectivity, independence and continuance decisions, checking that sufficient enquiries have been made and that all information has been captured.
• Checks that staff on the engagement have adequate technical knowledge, including industry knowledge, for the areas in which they are working.
• Prepare/review reports and communicate findings and recommendations to the client and agree with them. Actively participate in presentation to the Audit Committee/BOD/TCWG. Lead the client audit closing meetings.
• Perform appraisals or Support the Manager/ Director in performing appraisals for team members assigned on the engagement.
• Encourage others to take ownership of their own personal development. Be open and direct in dealing with difficult issues and conflicts.

Experience & Education

• 4+ years of post-qualification experience in auditing, with leading professional services firms or large multinational organizations and systems
• CPA, CA, ACCA or equivalent is must
• Degree in Business, Accounting, or related field
• Successful record of engagement management
• Fluent in English (Reading, Speaking and Writing)