Senior Associate

RSM Kuwait; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 7,000 - 12,000; Full time

Job summary

RSM Kuwait in Kuwait City seeks an experienced audit professional to execute engagements, review junior work, and train staff to ensure high-quality audit deliverables.

You will serve as the main client contact and support the engagement team in delivering services, while upholding professional standards, effective communication, and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• High knowledge of audit procedures and financial reporting standards.
• Guidance capabilities and ability to coach junior staff.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Basic client relationship management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute audit engagements and review entry-level work.
• Provide training and guidance to ensure high-quality audit deliverables.
• Act as main point of contact for clients and support the engagement team.
• Coordinate with engagement teams to meet deadlines and standards.
• Ensure proper documentation and compliance with Firm policies.

Skills

Audit procedures

Financial reporting

Guidance capabilities

Analytical skills

Client relationships

Time management

Job description

Execute audit engagements, review entry-level work, and provide training and guidance to ensure high-qualityaudit deliverables. Act as a main point of contact for clients and support the engagement team inengagements

Key Accountabilities

1) Service Excellence (SE)

• SE1 Develop client relationships with Lower Management
• SE2 Provide added value services / reports
• SE3 Listen actively to determine client needs and makes suggestions to engagementmanagement on how Firm can meet those needs.
• SE4 Provide exceptional service to exceed client expectations to ensure client satisfaction.

2) Management Effectiveness (ME)

• ME1 Performs assigned tasks within timeframes.
• ME2 Communicates & coordinate assigned tasks to engagement team clearly to ensureefficient and effective results ME4 Ensures optimal utilization of staff time.
• ME5 Balances workload among team members on a fair basis.
• ME6 Supervises multiple engagements concurrently.
• ME9 Compliance with international standard - archive CaseWare timely

3) Leadership Effectiveness (LE)

• LE2 Demonstrates an understanding, respect and appreciation of cultural diversity.
• LE3 Adheres to office code of conduct (dress code, punctuality, etc.)
• LE10 Demonstrates excellent communication skills with clients and team members.

4) Engagement Management (EM)

• EM1 Understands the context of own role within the total engagement.
• EM2 Ensures adherence to the Time Sheet filling deadlines.

5) Self Development (SD)

• SD1 Ensures adequate focus on personal professional growth - "proactively seeks relevantEducation and training opportunities"”.
• SD2 Demonstrates professional and technical skills learned in training.
• SD3 Seek exposure and challenges for different industries.
• SD4 Keeps abreast of the new developments in the relevant field through reading / research/ attending webinars / professional certifications.
• SD5 Actively seeks on-the-job training to understand own role and responsibilities specific toeach competency area

6) Practice Development (PD)

• PrD4 Assisting in designing /developing Firm resources such as standard proposals, standardresources for specific services offered.

7) Quality of work / Operation (QoW)

• QoW2 Interact with clients to help ensure that the information flow from the client to theaudit team is efficient.
• QoW3 Develops specific audit programs and testing procedures relevant to risk and testobjectives.
• QoW4 Obtained, review evidence and ensure all procedures are performed effectively andproperly documented in the file
• QoW5 Identifies and refers ethical, accounting and conflict issues to Firm leadership.
• QoW6 Ensure proper hard and soft copy of the file been maintained with properreferencing, timely archiving.
• QoW7 Ensure properly & timely completion of assigned tasks.
• QoW8 Understands all relevant regulations and their impact on the audit.
• QoW10 Properly utilizing & integrating the Firm Technology tool.

Requirements

Key SuccessFactors

• High knowledge in audit procedures and financial reporting and the related standards.
• guidance capabilities.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Basic client relationship management.
• Timely completion of assigned engagements with high quality.

Experience

• A minimum of at least 3.5 years Auditexperience from reputable Audit Firm isrequired.

KPI

• Client Satisfaction Survey Result
• Billing revenue (Realization)
• Resource Planning - Timely & properly populating the resource planning tool
• Utilization
• Write-off
• 4Policy (RSM International / Regulatory Policy / Key Firm Policies)
• Timesheet on a timely basis
• Attending assigned training - General
• Attending assigned training - Online
• Attending assigned training - Classroom
• Peer review result
• Financial Statements Review result

Key Accountability

• SE1, SE2, SE3, SE4
• SE1, SE2, SE3, SE4
• SE1, SE2, SE3, SE4
• SE1, SE2, SE3, SE4
• SE1, SE2, SE3, SE4
• SE1, SE2, SE3, SE4
• ME1, ME2, ME4
• ME1, ME2, ME4
• ME9
• ME9
• LE3
• LE3
• EM2
• SD1, SD4
• SD1, SD4
• SD1, SD4
• QoW2, QoW3, QoW4, QoW5,QoW6, QoW7, QoW8, QoW10,Qo11
• QoW2, QoW3, QoW4, QoW5,QoW6, QoW7, QoW8, QoW10,Qo11