Audit Manager

Safrin Maruli Chartered Accountant; Jakarta Timur; On-site; IDR 420,000,000 - 600,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Safrin Maruli Chartered Accountant is seeking an Audit Manager in Jakarta Timur to lead day-to-day audit engagements from planning through completion. You will direct teams, review work and financial statements, and manage client relationships while upholding audit quality, deadlines and budgets.

This role requires strong judgment and experience in PSAK/IFRS contexts, with English and Indonesian proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting is required.
• CPA qualification or equivalent is an advantage.
• Significant external audit experience with leadership of multiple engagements.
• Strong knowledge of auditing standards and financial reporting frameworks (PSAK/IFRS).
• Excellent professional judgment and evidence-based conclusions.

Responsibilities

• Plan audit engagements with risk-based strategy, scope, materiality, timetable, staffing and procedures.
• Direct fieldwork, monitor progress and information requests, adjust response to new risks.
• Review working papers, evidence and conclusions to ensure robust conclusions.
• Resolve complex accounting issues including revenue recognition, fair value, leases, and going concern.
• Review financial statements for accuracy and compliance with reporting framework.
• Lead client communications with finance leadership on progress, findings and adjustments.
• Oversee completion and reporting, including misstatements, analytical procedures and management representations.
• Ensure audit quality, independence, ethics, firm methodology and quality reviews.
• Coach and develop team members, provide feedback and performance reviews.
• Manage engagement budgets, hours, WIP, billing and variances.

Skills

Audit leadership

External audit

IFRS/PSAK knowledge

English & Indonesian

Team coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Job description

The Audit Manager leads the day-to-day delivery of audit engagements from planning through completion. The role directs teams, reviews audit work and financial statements, resolves significant issues, manages client relationships, and maintains audit quality, deadlines, and engagement budgets. Escalates matters requiring significant judgment to the Senior Manager or Engagement Partner.

Key responsibilities

Plan audit engagements by developing a risk-based audit strategy, understanding the client's business, industry, financial reporting processes, and internal controls, and setting the scope, materiality, timetable, staffing plan, and audit procedures

Manage audit execution by directing fieldwork, assigning responsibilities, monitoring progress and outstanding information requests, and adjusting the audit response when new risks or findings arise.

Review audit work including working papers, evidence, and conclusions prepared by the team to ensure procedures address identified risks and significant judgments are clearly documented and supported.

Resolve accounting and audit matters by evaluating complex areas such as revenue recognition, accounting estimates, impairment, financial instruments, leases, related parties, fraud risks, and going concern.

Review financial statements for accuracy, consistency, and compliance with the applicable reporting framework.

Lead client communication as a primary contact for the client's finance leadership to discuss audit progress, findings, proposed adjustments, control deficiencies, and matters requiring management action.

Manage completion and reporting by overseeing the evaluation of misstatements, final analytical procedures, subsequent events, management representations, clearance of review notes, and preparation of reporting materials for Partner review.

Maintain audit quality and compliance by ensuring the engagement complies with applicable auditing standards, independence and ethical requirements, firm methodology, documentation policies, and quality review procedures.

Lead and develop the team by coaching team members, providing timely feedback, reviewing performance, and creating opportunities for their technical and professional development.

Manage engagement economics by monitoring budgets, hours, work in progress, billing, and overruns, and identifying causes of variances.

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• CPA qualification or equivalent professional certification is an advantage
• Substantial external audit experience, including responsibility for leading teams and managing multiple engagements
• Strong knowledge of applicable auditing standards and financial reporting frameworks, including PSAK/IFRS where relevant
• Sound professional judgment and the ability to assess complex issues, challenge assumptions, and reach evidence-based conclusions
• Strong financial statement review, technical writing, project management, and client communication skills
• Ability to coach teams and communicate effectively in professional English and Indonesian

SMCA is recognized as an established accounting firm. Our clients will get to enjoy personalized, comprehensive and utmost services at competitive rates in Indonesia and globally.

Our desire for quality has been recognized by clients and the accounting profession. We are currently seeking for professionals with desire and passion to work and life balance to join our team.