Senior Associate - Business SOX

Armanino; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Armanino seeks an experienced audit professional to supervise SOX procedures for internal audit support engagements and consulting client projects. You will lead staff under supervision of a Manager/Partner, analyze control activities, and document deficiencies with professional skepticism.

The role requires knowledge of IT systems, strong project management, and adherence to AICPA ethics. You will review workpapers, contribute to client presentations, and support leadership in risk assessment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, MIS, IT, or related field.
• Minimum of 2 years in public accounting in audit or assurance.
• Knowledge of information technology and systems.
• Experience supervising staff professionals.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to identify internal control deficiencies and document management letter comments.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat Engagement.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, plan and perform SOX procedures for internal audit support engagements and client engagements.
• Lead a staff team under supervision of a Manager/Partner, with review of workpapers.
• Analyze control activities and supporting documentation to draw logical conclusions.
• Exercise professional skepticism in evaluating audit evidence.
• Identify, assess, and document controls and weaknesses in client systems.
• Evaluate areas of controls testing and identify improvement points.
• Develop understanding of client businesses related to assurance areas.
• Know and apply AICPA ethics rules.
• Perform timely review of staff workpapers and provide feedback.
• Participate in management duties: second review of workpapers, reporting to Partner, attend meetings when possible.

Skills

Staff supervision

SOX/audit procedures

Project management

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting / MIS / IT

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Responsibilities

• Supervise, plan and perform procedures around SOX for Internal Audit support engagements and various consulting client engagements and provide support around assessments for financial statement audit clients
• Lead a team of staff members under supervision of a Manager and/or Partner Demonstrate an understanding of basic and moderately complex workpaper preparation
• Analyze control activities and supporting documentation and draw logical conclusions
• Exercise professional skepticism in the critical assessment of audit evidence
• Identify, assess, and document controls and weaknesses in client accounting systems
• Thoroughly evaluate assigned areas of controls testing and identify potential points for improvement
• Develop understanding of client businesses related to assigned assurance areas
• Know and apply specialized knowledge, rules, regulations, and code of ethics of the AICPA
• Perform timely review of staff workpapers and provide constructive feedback
• Perform some management duties, including: second review of workpapers, directly report to Partner and attend board/client presentations/meetings, wherever possible

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Management Information Systems (MIS), Information Technology, or related field
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in public accounting in audit or assurance
• Demonstrate knowledge of information technology and systems
• Experience in supervising staff professionals
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to identify internal control deficiencies and document management letter comments for purposes of communicating deficiencies and weaknesses to clients
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat Engagement