Audit Manager

ACCA Careers; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvis Mazars Asia in Malaysia is seeking a Senior Audit Manager to lead audit engagements from planning through final reports, ensuring quality and timeliness within budget.

The role requires 5–8 years of audit experience, professional qualifications, and strong client management, with the ability to coach teams and maintain high professional standards. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to business development while upholding Forvis Mazars values.

Qualifications

• Minimum degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Qualified accountant with relevant professional bodies.
• Strong leadership and client-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead an audit team, ensuring timely completion within budget.
• Manage audit assignments from planning to final reports per timescales.
• Maintain control and composure under pressure while meeting deadlines.
• Advise client service management on audit strategy and planning.
• Act as main contact for senior management and clients; respond to needs.
• Support business development and build relationships with clients.

Skills

Audit leadership

Client relationship mgmt

Team coaching

Quality control

Education

Bachelor's in Finance/Accounting

Professional qualification (MIA/ACCA/CPA Australia)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Audit software

Job description

Why join us

Forvis Mazars, Grow. Belong. Impact.

Objectives Of This Role

Commitment to the quality and integrity of Forvis Mazars global audit methodology and thorough quality control that applied to every client engagement. To carry the Forvis Mazars values, leadership and maintain productive relationship with the clients and other team members.

Forvis Mazars Asia

Why join us

You don’t join Forvis Mazars by coincidence, you choose Forvis Mazars: a global school of excellence where you will be challenged to develop and grow. Come and write the rest of (y)our story with us – you’ll make friends along the way too.

Forvis Mazars, Grow. Belong. Impact.

Objectives Of This Role

Commitment to the quality and integrity of Forvis Mazars global audit methodology and thorough quality control that applied to every client engagement. To carry the Forvis Mazars values, leadership and maintain productive relationship with the clients and other team members.

Main Tasks

• Leading an audit team, ensuring the team complete in a timely manner within budget.
• Managing audit assignments from planning through to finalisation of reports in line with agreed timescales.
• Maintain control and stability under pressure whilst recognising the deadline or urgency to be dealt with.
• Assisting and advising the client service management team on the formulation of audit strategy and planning.
• Act as a point of contact for both senior management and client, and responds to the needs of the client and staff.
• Business development, including working with colleagues in other teams. Build strong working relationships with clients.
• People management – coaching, feedback, performance management, training and development, engaging high performing teams.

Education

• Minimum Degree in Finance / Accounting or any relevant field
• Qualified accountant – MIA/ACCA/CPA Australia, or equivalent.

Working Experience

• 5-8 years of relevant experiences.
• Demonstrated success in adapting a work environment of about 120 professional
• Team player

Technical & Professional Knowledge / Membership

• Member in any relevant professional bodies
• Holds significant external audit experience managing a portfolio of clients and leading audit teams and a good technical expertise
• Business development experience
• Owns strong relationship management ability
• People management experience. Excellent communication and people management / development skills.
• Functional knowledge and skills in using Microsoft applications, i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills required.
• A desire to help grow and develop the department, and the ability to develop self and others.

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