Associate Director / Director- Assurance (Bangalore)

BDO India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO India is seeking an experienced audit lead to manage engagements end to end in Bengaluru. You will lead teams, oversee testing, review work papers and ensure compliance with firm policies and regulatory requirements.

As a single point of contact for clients, you will coordinate across internal and external teams, supervise article staff, and drive standardization, timely delivery, and risk controls. This role offers exposure to diverse audits and growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead audit engagements end to end, assigning testing and procedures.
• Prepare and review audit work papers ensuring policy and regulatory compliance.
• Serve as SPOC for the client, supervise team members including article staff.
• Coordinate with internal/external teams and client personnel for information.
• Support standardization of processes, documentation, and issue analysis.
• Participate in cross-team meetings and contribute to responsibilities.
• Understand business trends; ensure timely delivery as per timelines.
• Ensure compliance with engagement plans and risk management procedures.
• Own delivery of audit engagements from start to finish.
• Front-end and manage quality reviews for engagements.
• Collaborate with experts and specialists involved in delivery.
• Handle billing, collections, budgets and resource utilization.
• Take ownership of engagement deliverables.
• Support partner in communications with boards and audit committees.
• Coach and train team members and participate in trainings.
• Contribute to firm matters and national initiatives.
• Contribute to business development pursuits.

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Lead teams and audit engagements end to end. Handle areas and work allocated including testing and relevant audit procedures.
• Prepare and review audit work papers and ensure compliance with firms policies and procedures and also regulatory requirements.
• Act as a SPOC for the team with the client. Manage and supervise team members including article staff.
• Coordinate with internal and external teams including client personnel for information/ data
• Support the team on standardization of processes, documentation, analysis of technical issues, and research solutions.
• Participate in meeting with various teams and contribute for the areas and responsibilities handled.
• Understanding business & industry issues / trends. Ensuring timely delivery as per the defined timelines.
• Ensuring compliance with engagement plans, internal quality & risk management procedures. Should demonstrate knowledge of applicable laws and regulations and keep up to date with new pronouncements relating to Ind AS.
• Ownership and accountability of delivering all aspects of the audit engagement, from start to finish.
• Be responsible to front end and manage the internal and external quality review process for respective engagements and deliverables.
• Collaborate with teams including with experts and specialists involved in supporting delivery of audit engagements.
• Responsible for the operational matters including, billing, collections, efficiency and optimal utilisation of efforts and resources, monitoring engagement budgets, etc.
• Proactively taking up full responsibility of engagement deliverables.
• Support the Engagement Partner in managing communications, preparing and reviewing deliverables, discussions with stakeholders including boards, audit committees, etc
• Coach and mange team members including facilitating on the job training.
• Participate and undertake trainings and training programs both technical and non-technical topics
• Contribute to firm and practice related matters for the location and also national initiatives.
• Participate and contribute towards business development initiatives including pursuits and opportunities.