Assistant Manager

Crowe UAE; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Crowe UAE in India seeks an Assistant Manager to lead audit engagements from planning to completion. You will supervise the team, ensure high-quality deliverables for financial services clients, and communicate with client finance teams and management.

The role requires understanding regulated financial businesses, complex instruments, and technology-enabled operating environments, with a focus on accuracy and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant CA/ACCA/CPA or equivalent.
• External audit experience in a professional services firm.
• Experience with banks, funds, fintechs or other regulated financial institutions.
• Experience supervising teams and managing multiple engagements.

Responsibilities

• Manage audit engagements from planning through completion.
• Supervise junior team members and provide coaching and feedback.
• Develop understanding of clients' business models, products, systems and controls.
• Identify and assess risks related to financial instruments and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and review audit plans, working papers and client communications.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards and firm procedures.
• Coordinate with specialists and manage engagement timelines and budgets.
• Communicate clearly with client finance teams and management.

Skills

Audit experience

Team supervision

Client communication

Regulatory understanding

Education

CA/ACCA/CPA or equivalent

Job description

We are seeking a motivated Assistant Manager to join our Audit service line. The successful candidate will manage audit engagements from planning through completion, supervise team members, and support the delivery of high-quality work for clients operating primarily within the financial services sector.

The role is suited to an audit professional who understands regulated financial businesses, complex financial products, and technology-enabled operating environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage audit engagements, including planning, risk assessment, fieldwork, completion, and reporting.
• Develop a thorough understanding of clients’ business models, products, systems, governance, internal controls, and regulatory environments.
• Identify and assess risks relating to financial instruments, valuation, revenue recognition, impairment, custody, regulatory compliance, and safeguarding of client assets.
• Prepare and review audit plans, working papers, financial statements, and client communications.
• Evaluate accounting treatments, management estimates, control frameworks, and significant or unusual transactions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting and auditing standards, ethical requirements, and firm quality procedures.
• Manage engagement timelines, budgets, staffing, and deliverables, escalating significant matters promptly.
• Supervise junior team members and provide effective coaching, review, and feedback.
• Communicate clearly with client finance teams, management, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate with valuation, tax, technology, and regulatory specialists when required.
• Support audit quality initiatives, training, and the use of audit technology and data analytics.

Qualifications and Experience

• A recognized professional accounting qualification, such as CA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent.
• Relevant external audit experience within a professional services firm.
• Audit experience involving banks, investment managers, funds, brokers, payment businesses, fintech companies, or other regulated financial institutions.
• Knowledge of financial instruments and relevant financial reporting requirements.
• Experience supervising teams and managing multiple engagements.