ACEC - Statutory Audit | Manager

Deloitte Shared Services India; Kolkata District, Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte Shared Services India seeks a Team Leader for audit delivery. Base locations include Mumbai and Kolkata, with a hybrid working model and travel to client sites as needed.

You will lead a team, ensure timely, high‑quality audit work, and mentor staff while partnering with engagement teams. Your background as a Chartered Accountant with 5–8 years post‑qualification audit experience will be leveraged to drive performance and maintain client relationships in a dynamic shared services

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to deliver to agreed engagement plan.
• Experience in client relationship development.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• Advanced knowledge of Indian accounting standards (IAS) and auditing standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimise team workflow and utilisation to ensure high‑quality audit work delivered on time.
• Drive KPI achievement, identify performance gaps and support the team to address them.
• Coach and monitor team members in completing and reviewing audit tasks.
• Build and maintain relationships with engagement teams as the main point of contact.
• Address issues raised by engagement teams and resolve them in partnership with them.
• Proactively manage day‑to‑day team activities including attendance and leave per procedures.
• Monitor performance, address concerns early and escalate as required.
• Monitor staff welfare and needs, and seek support when needed.
• Act as Team Leader and Coach, preparing performance materials for reviews.
• Assist with training development, review and delivery for the center.
• Collaborate effectively in diverse, inclusive teams.
• Participate in recruitment, interview potential new starters and assist with assessments.

Skills

Communication skills

Client relationship development

MS Office proficiency

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Role & responsibilities:

The primary responsibilities of the Team Leader are detailed below, although this is not an exhaustive list:

• Managing and optimising your teams workflow and utilisation to ensure the allocation, completion and delivery of audit package work is to a high standard and quality within an appropriate time frame.


• Ensuring your team achieve their KPIs, identifying performance gaps and, through effective use of talent standards, supporting the team to address these.


• Supporting, advising and monitoring team members in the completion and delivery of a range of audit tasks and undertaking detailed reviews of their work.


• Building relationships with your engagement teams and acting as the overarching point of contact for engagement teams in relation to the completion and delivery of audit work.


• Manage and deal with any issues raised by your engagement teams ensuring timely response and working in partnership with them to resolve.


• Pro‑active day to day management of your team to include monitoring team attendance and addressing any issues, completion of return to work discussions after sickness absence, correct allocation and booking of annual leave in adherence to local procedures.


• Pro‑active management and monitoring of performance and address early concerns coaching and escalating where required.


• Monitoring staff welfare and support needs and addressing any potential issues seeking support if required.


• Acting as a Team Leader and Coach for team members and collating appropriate performance related materials for formal performance reviews.


• Assist with the development, review and delivery of training to your team providing guidance and mentorship to the center.


• Working effectively in diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution


• Participate in the recruitment process, interviewing potential new starters and supporting with the review of assessment center/tests as required.

Preferred candidate profile:-

• Qualified Chartered Accountant


• 5 - 8 years of post-qualification statutory audit experience.


• Excellent written and oral communication skills


• Demonstrated ability in delivering to agreed engagement plan


• Experience in client relationship development


• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications


• Advance knowledge of Indian accounting standards both current and proposed.


• Advance Knowledge of India auditing standards.

Location and way of working.

• Base location: Mumbai/Kolkata


• This profile involves frequent travelling to client locations.


• Hybrid is our default way of working. Each domain has customized the hybrid approach to their unique needs.