Audit & Assurance Manager

Uaeadvise; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading audit firm in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Audit Manager to demonstrate expertise in auditing practices. You will be responsible for managing key client engagements, coordinating project deliverables, and ensuring quality and compliance in audit procedures. The ideal candidate has over 6 years of experience in auditing, preferably in real estate, and possesses strong communication and leadership skills. A degree in Business or Accounting and CPA/CA certification are required. Fluent English is necessary, and Arabic is a bonus.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in auditing, ideally with professional services firms or multinational organizations.
• Experience in handling a real estate client portfolio.
• Fluent in English; Arabic is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Understand key statistics and industry matters about the entity before engagement.
• Coordinate with management and experts for project deliverables and due dates.
• Sign off on work performed and ensure necessary protocols are followed.

Skills

Auditing

Communication

Relationship-building

Professional skepticism

Education

Degree in Business, Accounting, or related field

CPA, CA, or equivalent

Job description

Audit & Assurance|Audit Manager: During Your Tenure As An Audit Manager In Audit & Assurance, You Will Demonstrate And Develop Your Capabilities In The Following Areas:

• 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.
• Understands allocation of responsibilities between the engagement team and experts or specialists, including timescales and how the work of experts and specialists will contribute to the objectives of the audit.
• 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.
• Understands allocation of responsibilities between the engagement team and experts or specialists, including timescales and how the work of experts and specialists will contribute to the objectives of the audit.
• Coordinates with management and expert/specialists for the key engagement or project deliverables and due dates. Track’s findings of work performed and follows up the impact of work to be performed by other members of the engagement team.
• Applies guidance material in relevant guides, practice aids, and tools so that an appropriate level of professional skepticism is reflected in procedures performed, evidence obtained, and conclusions reached.
• Signs off appropriately on work performed and reviewed. Takes responsibility for meaningful completion of all necessary checklists, procedures and tailoring and concluding questions prior to signing-off. Proactively checks whether others have signed off appropriately and follows up where necessary.
• Contributes to the development of a comprehensive project plan, using prior year knowledge to help identify audit priorities that can be performed earlier in the audit cycle. Seeks awareness of contingency plans if the entity’s management team fails to meet their deadlines.
• 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.
• Encourages wider team adopt an attitude of professional skepticism, to have a questioning mind-set and to further investigate as and when appropriate. Can identify the key questions to be answered.
• Document’s 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. Provides briefings as required.

Leadership Capabilities

• Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact.
• Demonstrates strong commitment to personal learning and development; acts as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent.
• Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track.
• Actively focuses on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills.
• Understands how their daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in auditing, with leading professional services firms or large multinational organizations and systems.
• Degree in Business, Accounting, or related field.
• Experience in handling real estate client portfolio.
• Successful record of engagement management
• Fluent in English (Reading, Speaking and Writing). Arabic is a plus.
• CPA, CA, or equivalent