Lead External Auditor

tr; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading auditing firm in Bengaluru is seeking an Experienced Associate to manage audits, engage with clients, and mentor interns. In this role, you will run client engagements from planning through completion, ensuring financial audits are executed to budget. You will also draft reports for management review and identify key audit risks. This position offers a collaborative work environment focused on personal development and career growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning, directing, and completing audits.
• Strong understanding of financial statements and technical accounting.
• Ability to manage client relationships effectively.

Responsibilities

• Run smaller client engagements from start to finish.
• Prepare and review work papers and financial statements.
• Draft reports for management review.
• Identify audit risks and devise appropriate strategies.
• Oversee audit fieldwork and completion.

Skills

Managing audits

Client interaction

Supervising staff

Mentoring interns

Job description

Experienced Associate - External Audits

Whilst working as part of a team, your responsibilities will include planning, directing and completing audits; supervising staff; and reviewing financial statements and related technical accounting services. You’ll work closely with partners and staff on people and client management and practice development.

What You'll Be Doing

• Run smaller client engagements from start to finish, which includes planning, executing, directing, and completing financial audits and managing to budget
• Prepare or review work papers and drafts of the financial statements
• You’ll produce client deliverables, specifically drafting reports for management review
• Identify, discuss and propose conclusions on technical areas of financial reporting and audit issues identified during the course of the audit
• Oversee aspects of audit fieldwork and completion
• Take an active part in the audit planning discussions to identify audit risks and devise an appropriate audit strategy
• Be a key client contact, providing a hands‑on role that exceeds client expectations
• Supervise, train, and mentor interns on audit process
• Work with audit team to identify and resolve client issues discovered during audit process.
• Proactively interact with key client management to gather information, resolve audit‑related problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements.
• Gain comprehensive understanding of client operations, processes, and business objectives and utilize that knowledge on engagements.
• Attend professional development and training sessions on a regular basis.

Valuing You

Your personal development plan will help you grow your skills. And you’ll be able to shape your career within your team or by moving across our business or going on secondments across our global network of member firms.

Becoming a Collaborative Community

Our unique culture is built around collaboration. Everybody here plays their part. Over the past few years we’ve been making big changes – moving towards becoming a collaborative community. We share ideas. We share responsibility. We share the rewards. Put simply, we’re better together.