Manager / Senior Manager - Audit

Rktmalaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Rktmalaysia in Malaysia seeks a senior audit professional to provide guidance to staff, conduct assurance services, and manage complex engagements including group audits with component auditors.

You will contribute to practice management, performance reviews, and development of technical expertise, with emphasis on English communication and Mandarin an advantage.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in a professional services environment.
• Degree major in Accounting, Economics, Finance or professional accounting qualification.
• Preferably member of MIA/MICPA/CPA Australia/ACCA/ICAEW or equivalents.
• Analytical and writing skills; understands commercial dynamics.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Good command of English; Mandarin an advantage.
• Strong communication and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to staff and conduct assurance services, focusing on complex issues.
• Manage complex audit engagements, including group audits with component auditors.
• Develop practice management activities such as business development, training, ethics.
• Conduct performance reviews and provide feedback; develop technical expertise.
• Understand client industry, key drivers, and industry developments.
• Plan engagement objectives for compliance with standards and risk.
• Maintain relationships with engagement teams and monitor progress.
• Share knowledge with colleagues and build client relationships.
• Identify process improvements and draft management letters.

Skills

Auditing

Regulatory compliance

Team leadership

Data analytics

Written communication

Education

Accountancy degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

CaseWare

Job description

• Provide guidance and expertise to professional staff and conduct of assurance services, focus on complex and specialised issues, including audits, controls reviews, remediation projects, and assistance with regulatory compliance.
• Manage more complex audit engagements, in particular where the Firm is the group auditor with component auditors from other member firms or other oversea audit firms.
• Proactive in certain practice management roles, such as business development unit, technical and trainings, ethics and independence, InTrust, data analytics, human capital, staff welfare, etc.
• Conduct timely performance reviews and provide performance feedback/training. Develop technical expertise – both functional and industry.
• Understand the client’s industry, key performance drivers, business trends, and emerging technical and industry developments.
• Plan engagement objectives to ensure compliance with professional standards and appropriately address risk.
• Maintain relationships with other engagement teams and monitor team progress against plan and drive performance as required.
• Share knowledge and experience on technical issues with colleagues.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationship with client personnel.
• Identify areas requiring improvement in the client’s business processes and possible recommendations and draft the management letter to be provided to the client.

Requirements

• A minimum of five (5) years of relevant work experience in a professional services environment.
• Degree major in Accounting, Economics, Finance or professional accounting qualification.
• Preferably a member of MIA/MICPA/CPA Australia/ACCA/ICAEW or equivalents.
• Possess analytical and writing skills, good understanding of commercial and business dynamics.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Point.
• Good command of spoken and written English. Ability to speak and read Mandarin will be an advantage.
• Good analytical, communication and people management skills with positive working attitude.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.