Statutory Audit Kolkata (India)

HITACHI VANTARA INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

HITACHI VANTARA INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED invites applications for an Associate 2 to join our US audit engagement teams. The role emphasizes industry-specific audit procedures, high-quality work delivered on time, and collaboration with US contacts to address issues promptly.

Training and mentorship of junior staff are integral parts of the role. Candidates may be fresh CAs or have up to 1.5 years of experience and must be willing to travel to the US for assignments, with strong attention to detail

Qualifications

• CA or US CPA with first division and ICAI articleship experience.
• Fresh CAs or candidates with 6 months to 1.5 years of experience.
• Willingness to travel to the US for short- and long-term assignments.

Responsibilities

• Be an integral part of teams assigned as a fully integrated member for US audit engagements.
• Demonstrate understanding of industry-specific audit procedures.
• Ensure the work is performed with high quality and completed within agreed turnaround time.
• Timely raise any issues identified to seniors, managers and engagement-team points of contact so that quality and turnaround time are not impacted.
• Provide clarifications, train and mentor junior associates on industry-specific audit and accounting knowledge and client-specific matters on audit work papers.
• Perform upfront reviews wherever required for deliverables and as advised by the team lead.
• Plan and organize the work in such a way that quality and efficiency are not impacted on the deliverables.
• Interact and seek clarifications from US rotational and engagement-team points of contact.
• Work on improvements in audit work papers based on engagement-team feedback.
• Continuously adopt process improvements and work towards improving efficiency in the performance of audit.
• Develop self by participating in and developing others by facilitating audit conceptual trainings.
• Participate in strategic initiatives and/or corporate social responsibility programs.

Skills

Attention to detail

Quick learner

Adaptability to change

Deliver under tight timelines

Willing to travel to the US

Education

CA or US CPA with Master’s in Finance & Accounting (first division)

Articleship aligned with ICAI campus standards

Job description

Roles & Responsibilities

The Associate 2 will be predominantly responsible to:

• Be an integral part of teamsassigned as a fully integrated team member for US auditengagement teams.
• Demonstrate understanding and knowledge of industry-specific audit procedures.
• Ensure the work is performed with high quality and completed within agreed turnaround time.
• Timely raiseany issues identified to seniors, managersand engagement-team pointsof contact so that quality and turnaround time are not impacted.
• Provide clarifications, train and mentorjunior associates on a timelybasis on industry-specific audit and accounting knowledge and client-specific matters on audit work papers.
• Perform upfront reviews wherever required for deliverables and as advised by the team lead.
• Plan and organize the work in such a way that quality and efficiency are not impactedon the deliverables.
• Interact and seek clarifications from US rotational and engagement-team points of contact.
• Work on improvements in audit work papers based on engagement-team feedback.
• Continuously adoptprocess improvements and work towardsimproving efficiency in the performance of audit.
• Develop self by participating in and developing others by facilitating audit conceptual trainings.
• Participate in strategic initiatives and/or corporate social responsibility programs.

Educational Qualifications

• Qualified CA or US CPA with or withouta Master’s degree in Finance& Accounting with first division (60%).
• Candidates who have completed articleship (aligned with ICAI campus standards).
• Fresh CAs or candidates with approximately 6 months to 1.5 years of experience.

Mandatory Technical Skills

• Attention to detail and quality consciousness.
• Be a quick learner and demonstrate adaptability to change.
• Should be willing to and capableof delivering undertight timelines, basedon business needs, including working on weekends.
• Should be open to travel to the US on short- and long-term assignments.