A&A - MY - Audit & Assurance - Manager (Johor Bahru)

ACCA Careers; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Johor Bahru is seeking a qualified Audit Manager to lead audit engagements and enhance client relationships. Candidates should have 5-8 years of relevant experience, a university degree in accounting, and solid people-management skills. The role focuses on delivering high-quality audits while nurturing team development. Applicants must be based in Malaysia or have the right to work there.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-8 years of audit experience in professional practice.
• Membership in MIA, MICPA, ACCA, ICAEW or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in established professional services firms is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead engagement teams in audit, assurance and compliance work.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients.
• Formulate judgments to provide informative outputs.

Skills

Communication skills

People-management skills

Adaptability

Education

Recognised university degree in accounting

Professional accounting qualification

Job description

What impact will you make?

At Deloitte, we offer a unique and exceptional career experience to inspire and empower talents like you to make an impact that matters for our clients, people and society. Whatever your aspirations, Deloitte offers you unrivalled opportunities to realise your full potential. We are always looking for people with the relentless energy to push themselves further, and to find new avenues and unique ways to reach our shared goals.

So what are you waiting for? Join the winning team now.

Work you’ll do

Deloitte's Audit & Assurance provides audit, accounting and regulatory advice, attest and attest‑related services. Using robust audit tools, resources and methodology, our professionals work closely with clients to deliver high‑quality services and solutions. We also advise clients in areas such as initial public offerings, internal controls, International Financial Reporting Standards, US GAAP and regulatory compliance.

You will lead and manage engagement teams to perform a variety of audit, assurance and compliance work for clients in different industries. As a leader, you will guide and mentor your team members and review their work. Developing and maintaining good relationships with clients and assisting Partners in planning work and change management is also your key role.

• Leverages a deep understanding of audit and risk advisory services and stakeholder needs to deliver high‑quality engagements.
• Obtains an understanding of the entity and its environment, including the entity’s internal control while having knowledge of relevant accounting standards applicable to the entity.
• Performs risk assessment procedures to provide a basis for the identification and assessment of the risks of material misstatement.
• Forms good working relationships with internal specialists and understands the scope of work performed by the experts and specialists, supervises their procedures, reviews their working papers and understands the conclusions they reach.
• Delivers high‑quality audits via a number of enablers: Global Audit Imperatives, Professional Excellence, learning tools and DA/EMS.
• Develops and manages a project plan to execute high‑quality audits. A robust project plan includes key activities, milestones, deadlines, and priorities for all engagement team members, including partners and principals, professionals, component auditors and specialists.
• Formulates reasonable judgments and conclusions to deliver informative and timely outputs when identifying an issue.
• Complies with auditing and accounting standards, relevant laws and regulations (including specific local laws and regulations), ethical standards, independence requirements and the audit firm’s quality control procedures.

Your role as a leader

At Deloitte, we believe in the importance of empowering our people to be leaders at all levels. We expect our people to embrace and live our purpose and shared values, challenging themselves everyday to identify issues that are most important to our clients, our people and the communities, and to make an impact that matters. In addition to living our purpose, managers across our firm are expected to.

• Understand the goals of our clients and Deloitte and align our people to these objectives, setting clear priorities and direction.
• Influence clients, teams, and individuals positively. Lead by example and establish confident relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Deliver exceptional client service, maximizing results and driving high performance from people while fostering collaboration across businesses and geographies.
• Develop high‑performing teams through challenging and meaningful opportunities and recognize them for the impact that they make.

Requirements

• Possess a recognised university degree in accounting or a professional accounting qualification.
• Have at least 5‑8 years of relevant audit experience in a professional practice.
• Preferably be a member of MIA, MICPA, ACCA, ICAEW or equivalent.
• Have good communication and people‑management skills, plus the ability to learn and adapt quickly.
• Audit experience in well‑established professional services firms will be an added advantage.

Kindly attach your resume when submitting your application.

Due to volume of applications, we regret only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Candidates must be resident in Malaysia, or have the right to work in Malaysia.