Job Description: Statutory Auditor (Chartered Accountant)
Location: India (specify city/hybrid/remote as applicable)
Department: Audit & Assurance
Reports To: Managing Partner / Audit Director
Experience Required: 3-4 years post-qualification
Employment Type: Full-time
Role Overview
We are looking for a qualified Chartered Accountant with 34 years of post-qualification experience to join our Audit & Assurance team as a Statutory Auditor. The successful candidate will lead and execute statutory audit engagements for a portfolio of clients, ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards, auditing standards, and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan, execute, and finalize statutory audits in accordance with Standards on Auditing.
- Prepare and review audit programs, risk assessments, and materiality calculations for assigned engagements
- Conduct substantive and analytical procedures across key audit areas including revenue, receivables, inventory, fixed assets, provisions, and related-party transactions
- Review financial statements for compliance with applicable financial reporting frameworks
- Draft audit reports, management letters, and communications with those charged with governance
- Identify and evaluate internal control weaknesses and provide recommendations for improvement
- Coordinate with client finance teams to obtain audit evidence and resolve queries in a timely manner
- Supervise and review the work of associates on the engagement team
- Ensure engagements are completed within budgeted time and in accordance with firm quality control standards
- Stay current with amendments to accounting standards, auditing standards, and regulatory pronouncements
- Support cross-border engagements and liaise with US/UK teams where client work spans multiple jurisdictions
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Chartered Accountant (ICAI) with 34 years of post-qualification experience in statutory audit
- Prior experience in a CA firm (mid-size or Big 4/Big 6 background preferred) with hands-on statutory audit exposure
- Strong working knowledge of Standards on Auditing (SAs), Ind AS/AS, IFRS
- Experience handling audits across sectors such as manufacturing, services, IT/ITES, or NBFCs is a plus
- Proficiency in audit documentation and working paper preparation (manual or using audit software)
- Strong analytical, report-writing, and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple engagements and meet deadlines independently
Preferred Skills
- Exposure to international auditing standards (ISA/PCAOB) or US GAAP is an advantage
- Working knowledge of MS Excel, audit tools, and accounting software
- Strong client-facing skills and the ability to work with cross-functional and cross-border teams
What We Offer
- Exposure to a diverse, multi-jurisdictional client portfolio (US, UK, and India)
- Opportunity to work closely with the Managing Partner on high-value engagements
- Structured growth path within the firm's Audit & Assurance practice
- Competitive compensation in line with industry standards