Manager - Audit & Assurance

ACCA Careers; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCA is seeking an experienced audit professional to lead fieldwork across a diverse client portfolio. You will supervise junior staff, support Partners and Directors with salient findings, and ensure timely statutory reporting.

Your leadership will drive project execution, budgeting, and client delivery across industries. You will manage audit timelines, draft comprehensive reports, identify growth opportunities, and participate in tenders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of post-qualification audit experience.
• Strong leadership, project management, and team supervision skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Lead a fieldwork team, supervising and coaching junior staff to reach their potential.
• Report to audit Partners and Directors on salient audit points.
• Plan and execute audit fieldwork and statutory reporting across clients.
• Manage audit timelines, team briefings, supervision and delivery.
• Budget and monitor engagement financial performance.
• Identify and resolve complex audit issues.
• Prepare client deliverables and maintain client relationships.
• Identify sales opportunities and participate in tenders.
• Communicate effectively, both written and verbally.
• Work in multi-disciplinary teams and assimilate new information quickly.
• Draft proposals and reports to high standards.
• Adapt in a dynamic environment.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Team supervision

Communication skills

Client interaction

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

MS Office

Job description

ACCA Affiliates with 5+ years' experienced professional can apply.

• Leading a field work team including supervising and coaching more junior members of staff to help them reach their full potential
• Reporting to audit Partners and Directors on all salient points arising from audits
• Planning and execution of audit fieldwork and statutory reporting across a portfolio of clients
• Project management of all aspects of audit including agreeing audit timelines, team briefings, and supervision and delivery of audit work
• Budgeting and monitoring the financial performance of engagements, focusing on optimizing profitability
• Identifying, researching and helping to resolve complex audit issues
• Preparing client deliverables, building relationships with the client staff and acting as an ambassador for the firm
• Keeping up to date with service offerings and identifying the sales opportunities that will help us grow our business
• Working on audit tenders
• Good communication skills – both written and verbal
• Confident and comfortable in client interactions
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams
• Able to assimilate and communicate new information (e.g. legal and practice developments) quickly and accurately
• Able to draft proposals, reports and other documentation to a high standard as per the internal guidelines
• Adaptable and flexible in a dynamic environment

Experience Across Multiple Industries (non-financial Services Preferred)

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field
• Minimum 5+ years of post-qualification audit experience
• Strong leadership, project management, and team supervision skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Excellent command of written and spoken English