Audit Assistant Manager / Manager

KPMG SERVICES PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Singapore seeks a candidate for an audit role, responsible for conducting thorough audits and understanding client businesses. Ideal candidates will hold an Accountancy degree, possess accounting qualifications, and have 1 - 3 years of experience with listed clients, alongside excellent communication and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• 1 - 3 years of experience in handling a portfolio of listed clients.
• Good understanding of pertinent business and risk management issues.
• Familiarity with relevant regulatory and reporting standards.

Responsibilities

• Working in teams to acquire an in-depth understanding of our client’s business.
• Carrying out the audit based on audit planning and prepare appropriate audit work papers.
• Understanding the relationships between objectives of the audit sections and presentation of the conclusions.

Skills

Excellent communications skills

Strong analytical skills

Good business acumen

Education

Recognised degree in Accountancy

Professional accounting qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CPA Australia)

Job description

KPMG in Singapore is part of a global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 143 countries and territories with more than 265,000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such. KPMG International Limited is a private English company limited by guarantee. KPMG International Limited and its related entities do not provide services to clients.

The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:

• Working in teams to acquire an in-depth understanding of our client’s business;
• Carrying out the audit based on audit planning, prepare appropriate audit work papers;
• Understanding the relationships between objectives of the audit sections, the need for the sufficiency of audit evidence, and presentation of the conclusions

The ideal candidate should have:

• A recognised degree in Accountancy and professional accounting qualifications such as ACA, ACCA, CPA Australia or equivalent
• Brings along 1 - 3 years of experience in handling a portfolio of listed clients
• A good understanding of pertinent business and risk management issues and familiarity with the relevant regulatory and reporting standards
• Good working knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP and SOX-404
• Experience in handling IPO engagements is greatly advantageous
• Excellent communications skills, strong analytical skills and excellent business acumen

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by KPMG Talent Acquisition team, personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.