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

Metaphor Infotech Mumbai; Kolkata District; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Metaphor Infotech Mumbai invites applications for an Audit Manager role in Kolkata. The candidate will conduct integrated audits, lead engagements, and supervise teams in line with PCAOB standards and US GAAP.

Strong communication and mentoring skills are essential to coordinate with EQC review teams and engagement staff. The ideal candidate has 5–8+ years post-qualification experience in a Big 4 firm, with client-facing capabilities and a track record of delivering high-quality audits.

Qualifications

• Active membership/license as CA or CPA.
• 5+ to 8+ years post-qualification experience in a Big 4 firm in a client-facing audit manager role.
• Experience applying PCAOB auditing standards, SEC Regulations and US GAAP.
• Experience with audit quality initiatives and monitoring programs.
• Manager for at least one busy season with signed-off workpapers.

Responsibilities

• Lead audit engagements and supervise staff.
• Communicate accounting and auditing issues to teams.
• Mentor tagged professionals and drive audit quality initiatives.
• Collaborate with internal teams to meet deadlines.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Team collaboration

Mentoring

Independent work

Education

CA or CPA

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

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