Audit Manager (Basic up to 12k)

Talent Recruit; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Recruit represents a client seeking an Audit Manager to handle audits for local and US-listed clients. The role requires directing audits, mentoring staff, and ensuring compliance with US GAAP and ISA. Flexible hours, Mon-Fri, with a focus on quality and timely delivery.

The candidate should have 5–6 years of audit experience, strong communication, and a proactive attitude to manage diverse teams and client expectations in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–6 years of relevant audit experience, including US-listed clients.
• Strong technical skills in US GAAP and ISA.
• Excellent communication across levels and teams.
• Ethical, diverse, and proactive with multitasking ability.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and complete audits for local and US clients.
• Develop and guide team members to ensure audit quality.
• Manage engagement budgets, profitability, and billing.
• Coordinate cross-functional communication within a diverse team.
• Support business development and manage client expectations.

Skills

Audit management

US GAAP

ISA

Communication

Team leadership

Job description

About the job Audit Manager (Basic up to 12k)

Company Background

We are representing our client an integrated accounting firm, offering comprehensive professional services in audit, assurance, tax, corporate advisory and more. With the current team expansion, our client is seeking for candidates to fill the Audit Manager role. This role will handle audit assignments for both local and US clients.

• Mon-Fri (9am-6pm) - Flexible working hours provided
• Manage a portfolio of international and local clients listed in the US approved Exchange and deliver quality audit and assurance services, which includes planning, directing and completing the audits, as well as developing and guiding your team members to achieve the same objective
• Apply requisite professional scepticism during the course of the work and exercise professional judgement on critical technical issues
  
• Manage the stakeholders expectations and project timelines, and proactively keep them abreast of the progress of the project
  
• Attend trainings planned for you to keep yourself updated of the developments of relevant professional standards
  
• Coach, motivate and develop team members to attain experience that cultivate technical competencies, and this would include conducting trainings of the team members with the assistance of our in-house technical and training team
  
• Manage staff performance, conduct timely performance reviews, and provide performance feedback
  
• Work with the business development team on pitches
  
• Work with the audit business support team to manage engagement financials, including budgets, profitability, work-InProgress, timely billing and collection
  
• Facilitate effective communication within the cross functional and culturally diverse team

Requirements:

• Minimum 5-6 years of relevant work experience must have prior experience in auditing US Listed companies. Experience in IPO process in US Exchange is an added advantage
  
• Strong grasp of technical skills with proficiency in US GAAP and ISA.
  
• Excellent communication skills to work effectively and efficiently across all levels
• Possess strong ethical values and has respect for diversity
• Proactive and possess positive can do attitude to challenges and the agility to multitask effectively across competing priorities.
  
• Adaptable and can work well in a fast-paced environment Strong computer skill including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and able to reasonably keep up with the changes in technology.