Senior Accountant - Whippany ICP- Audit - BLR

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

Job summary

Withum PC in Bengaluru, India, seeks a Senior Accountant for the Whippany ICP-Audit team. The role involves leading U.S. audit engagements from planning to completion, mentoring staff, and coordinating with US teams.

Candidates should have 3+ years of post-qualification experience with a U.S. accounting firm, and be pursuing Chartered Accountancy. Strong English communication and a proactive, entrepreneurial mindset are essential for delivering high-quality service to clients across borders.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of post-qualification hands-on experience with a U.S. accounting firm.
• Working towards Chartered Accountancy (CA) is preferred.
• Proficient in English with strong communication skills.
• Ability to supervise and mentor staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engagement team on planning and execution of an audit engagement.
• Provide supervision and support to staff and coordinate with managers and partners.
• Collaborate with the US engagement teams on issue resolution and recommendations.
• Manage multiple engagements concurrently to meet client deadlines.
• Create and monitor engagement budgets for efficiency.
• Provide constructive feedback and coaching to team members.

Skills

English communication

Education

Chartered Accountancy (CA) in progress

Job description

Senior Accountant - Whippany ICP- 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 arematters.It’s a place of endless opportunities for growth. A place whereentrepreneurial energy plus inclusive teamwork equals exponential results. Withumempowers clients and our professional staff with innovative tools and solutionsto address their accounting, tax and overall business management andoperational needs. As a US nationally ranked Top 25 firm, we recruit only thebest and brightest people with a genuine passion for the business.

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

As an Audit Senior in our Withum India office you will workalongside an integrated team of US and India based accounting professionals. Inthis position, you will take a role on all aspects of audit engagements, fromplanning to completion, which include supervision/mentoring of staff andbuilding/maintaining relationships with clients.

• Lead the engagement team staff onthe 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 managerand 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 engagementbudgets to review for inefficiencies that may arise during the audit.
• Conduct constructive discussions with 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, and mentoring skills.
• Strong command of the EnglishLanguage, both written and verbal communication.
• Strong commitment to anentrepreneurial work ethic.
• Competently analyzes and prioritizes information to make appropriate recommendations.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing projects.
• Ability to communicate and operate as a team with the Domestic (US) engagement teams; and
• Excellent analytical, organizational, project management skills, and proven innovative problem-solving skills.

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