Assistant Manager Audit Financial Services

Kpmg Llp; Genf; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG in Geneva invites you to join our audit practice to lead engagements for banking clients, delivering consolidated and statutory financial statements in line with IFRS and local GAAP. You will assess internal controls across payments, lending, and financial instruments, ensuring quality and regulatory compliance.

The role requires a CPA or equivalent, 4–5 years in banking/audit, and a proven ability to manage teams and develop new business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Swiss Certified Public Accountant (CPA) qualification or an equivalent auditing qualification (obtained).
• 4-5 years of audit experience with banks and asset managers; experience in fund audits is an advantage.
• Proven track record in leading audit engagements and managing audit teams.
• Willingness to support business development activities, including client acquisition and tenders.
• Native French language skills and English language proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Audit consolidated and standalone financial statements for banking clients.
• Assess the effectiveness of internal controls across key business processes in banks.
• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to regulatory audits and investigations alongside statutory audits.
• Lead audit engagements by managing resources and supervising team members.

Skills

French (native)

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or related field

Swiss CPA qualification or equivalent auditing qualification

Job description

Your contribution to KPMG

• Audit consolidated and standalone financial statements in accordance with international and local accounting standards (IFRS, ...), directly at our banking clients.
• Assess the effectiveness of internal controls across key business processes within internationally active banks, covering areas such as payment transactions, mortgage lending, valuation of financial instruments, and the preparation of consolidated and statutory financial statements
• Take responsibility for ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to special regulatory audits and investigations, alongside your work on statutory and consolidated financial statement audits.
• Lead audit engagements by managing resource planning and supervising team members, ensuring the successful delivery of audit mandates.

This is what makes you successful

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Swiss Certified Public Accountant (CPA) qualification or an equivalent auditing qualification (obtained).
• 4-5 years of audit experience working with national and international banks and asset managers (Banking and Asset Management); experience in fund audits is considered an advantage.
• Proven track record in leading audit engagements and managing audit teams.
• Willingness to support business development activities, including client acquisition and participation in proposal and tender processes.
• Native French language skills and English language proficiency.
• Strong ability to motivate, coach, and develop team members.
• Committed, highly persuasive, and entrepreneurial professional with a proactive and results-oriented mindset.

Cyrielle Khosrovi
Recruiting & Marketing Specialist

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