Manager | Audit Quality Review (EQCR) | PCAOB | Big 4 Audit

Metaphor Infotech Mumbai; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Metaphor Infotech Mumbai in India seeks an Audit Manager to lead integrated audits under PCAOB standards, with 5–8+ years in a Big 4, client-facing. You will oversee engagement teams and sign off workpapers, while ensuring compliance with US GAAP and SEC regulations.

Proficiency in PowerBI and Alteryx is a plus; strong project management, communication and mentoring skills are essential to drive audit quality initiatives and collaborate across teams.

Qualifications

• Active membership in CA or CPA with license.
• Extensive post-qualification audit experience in Big 4.
• Experience with PCAOB, SEC regs and US GAAP.
• Experience leading audit quality initiatives and monitoring programs.
• Manager for at least one busy season with signed-off workpapers.

Responsibilities

• Lead audit engagements and manage client-facing teams.
• Coordinate with EQC review teams and engagement teams.
• Mentor and supervise junior staff.
• Communicate complex accounting issues clearly and effectively.
• Drive audit quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Audit management

Project management

Communication

Team mentoring

Education

CA or CPA

Tools

Alteryx

PowerBI

Job description

Educational qualifications

• CA or CPA (shall hold active membership/license)

Work experience

• Extensive experience in conducting integrated audits in accordance with PCAOB auditing standards, preferably with 5+ to 8+ years of post-qualification experience in a Big 4 firm in a client facing position as an audit manager.
• Experience with the application/implementation of PCAOB auditing standards, SEC Regulations and US GAAP.
• Experience with audit quality initiatives and audit quality monitoring programs
• Is in the role of Manager for at least one busy season and signed off workpapers in that capacity.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 programs, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Proficiency in Alteryx and PowerBI is a significant advantage
• Strong project management skills, particularly in managing expectations from multiple teams and proactively communicating issues, solutions and progress.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple engagements and meet deadlines.
• Ability to confidently communicate complex accounting and auditing issues and lead meetings, calls, and group discussions with EQC review teams (and sometimes engagement team members).
• Possesses supervisory skills to mentor the tagged professionals.
• Communicate with a wide range of individuals internally and collaborate with them to bring audit quality improvement initiatives.

Ability to work well independently and as part of a team