Senior Accountant - Lifescience - Audit - BLR

Withum PC; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Withum is seeking a Senior Accountant - Lifescience - Audit in Bengaluru to support US-based clients. You will lead audit engagements, mentor staff, and coordinate with US and India teams to ensure high-quality deliverables.

The role requires 3+ years post-qualification experience with a US accounting firm, knowledge of US GAAS, and strong English communication. You will manage multiple engagements, build relationships with clients, and uphold Withum's collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of post-qualification experience with a U.S. accounting firm.
• Working towards Chartered Accountancy is preferred.
• Experience and knowledge of U.S. GAAS is required.
• Strong leadership, training, and mentoring skills.
• Strong command of the English language, both written and verbal.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing projects.
• Ability to communicate and operate as a team with Domestic (US) engagement teams.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, project management skills, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engagement team staff on the planning and execution of an audit, review or compilation engagement.
• Provide supervision and support to the engagement staff and promote open communication to the engagement manager and partner.
• Collaborate with managers and partners on client issue resolution and make recommendations for any legal, regulatory and accounting issues that arise during an audit engagement.
• Manage multiple engagements concurrently with various teams to meet client deadlines.
• Create and track engagement budgets to review for inefficiencies that may arise during the audit.
• Conduct constructive discussions with team members on their evaluations and providing counsel accordingly.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

English fluency

Multi-project mgmt

Education

CA (in progress)

Job description

Senior Accountant - Lifescience - Audit - BLR

Headquartered in Princeton, N.J., USA, Withum provides a gamut of services in the financial sector, including accounting, auditing, employee benefit services, pension plans services, tax services, litigation support, business valuation, insolvency services, transaction advisory services, and management consulting.

The firm takes its name from Frederick Withum, Leonard Smith, and Ivan Brown, who founded their self‑titled company in 1974 in Middlesex County, N.J., USA. The firm’s founders began their careers at larger accounting firms, and when they struck out on their own, their idea was to provide personalized service to companies that were still growing. They also decided that they wanted their firm to be "people‑focused," putting the emphasis on both client service and staff development.

At its inception, Withum’s business was conducted by six professionals; today, the firm has a staff of over 1,200, including more than 160 partners and principals, many of whom contribute articles and perspectives to major news and trade media such as The Wall Street Journal, Fox News Channel, Financial Executive Magazine, Forbes.com and INSIDE Public Accounting. Withum has offices, in New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia, California, and District of Columbia in USA. The International locations are at Cayman Islands and Bengaluru in India.

Withum has majority of its offices have more than 100 team members. It is affiliated with HLB International, a global network of accountants and business advisors. As a member of HLB, we offer international knowledge and expertise that our clients can rely upon, providing direct access to professional accountants and business advisors in over 130 countries. We have a history of innovation, collaboration and are dedicated to helping our clients grow across borders

Our clients represent a broad spectrum of industries and range in size from small, entrepreneurial startups to billion‑dollar, publicly held companies. Our stability has permitted us to develop long‑term relationships in the banking, legal and financial services fields. Withum has strong roots in the business community and communities where we live. We are involved in a broad range of civic and charitable activities, a further indication of our commitment to the communities in which we are based. This is our culture. This is the Withum Way.

Withum started its office in India in 2019 and has grown to the staff of 150 employees at Bangalore office. We continue to serve our USA counterpart and ensure that the business requirements are met with the commitment towards our values and embracing our culture

Job Description

Withum is a place where talent thrives - where who you are matters. It’s a place of endless opportunities for growth. A place where entrepreneurial energy plus inclusive teamwork equals exponential results. Withum empowers clients and our professional staff with innovative tools and solutions to address their accounting, tax and overall business management and operational needs. As a US nationally ranked Top 25 firm, we recruit only the best and brightest people with a genuine passion for the business.

Withum’s Auditing and Attest Engagement services are the cornerstone of our firm. Withum’s audit and advisory team possess the expertise necessary to give stakeholders confidence in financial information. This team provides audit services, review and compilation services and other agreed upon audit procedures to a variety of client sizes and industries.

As an Audit Senior in our Withum India office you will work alongside an integrated team of US and India based accounting professionals. In this position, you will take a role on all aspects of audit engagements, from planning to completion, which include supervision/mentoring of staff and building/maintaining relationships with clients.

Withum’s brand is a reflection of our people, our culture and our strength. Withum has become synonymous with teamwork and client service excellence. The cornerstone of our success can truly be accredited to the dedicated professionals who work here every day, easy to work with a sense of purpose and caring for their co‑workers and whose mission is to help our clients grow and thrive. But our commitment goes beyond our clients as we continue to live the Withum Way, promoting personal and professional growth for all team members, clients, and surrounding communities.

How You’ll Spend Your Time:

• Lead the engagement team staff on the planning and execution of an audit, review or compilation engagement
• Provide supervision and support tothe engagement staff and promote open communication to the engagement managerand partner.
• Collaborate with managers andpartners on client issue resolution and make recommendations for any legal,regulatory and accounting issues that arise during an audit engagement
• Manage multiple engagementsconcurrently with various teams to meet client deadlines
• Create and track engagement budgets to review for inefficiencies that may arise during the audit
• Conduct constructive discussionswith team members on their evaluations and providing counsel accordingly

Requirements

• Minimum 3+ years of post-qualification hands‑on experience with U.S. accounting firm;
• Workingtowards Chartered Accountancy is preferred;
• Experience and knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Auditing Standards is required;
• Strong leadership, training, andmentoring skills;
• Strong command of the English Language,both written and verbal communication;
• Strong commitment to anentrepreneurial work ethic;
• Competently analyzes andprioritizes information to make appropriate recommendations;
• Ability to manage multipleengagements and competing projects;
• Ability to communicate and operateas a team with the Domestic (US) engagement teams; and
• Excellent analytical,organizational, project management skills, and proven innovative problemsolving skills.

Withum will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexualorientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, geneticinformation, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran.