US Audit - Assistant Manager / Manager

KPMG SERVICES PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG Singapore is seeking an experienced audit professional to join our team and help deliver high-quality assurance services to listed clients. You will work in teams to understand client businesses, plan audits, and prepare audit work papers, ensuring evidence sufficiency and clear conclusions.

The ideal candidate has a recognised Accountancy degree with ACA/ACCA/CPA Australia or equivalent, 4+ years of listed-client exposure, and strong IFRS/US GAAP/SOX-404 knowledge, plus excellent

Qualifications

• Recognised degree in Accountancy and professional qualifications such as ACA, ACCA, CPA Australia or equivalent.
• Minimum 4 years of experience handling a portfolio of listed clients.
• Good understanding of business and risk management issues and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Working in teams to understand our client’s business and context.
• Carrying out the audit based on audit planning and prepare audit work papers.
• Understand relationships between audit objectives, sufficiency of evidence, and presentation of conclusions.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Business acumen

Adaptability

Ownership of outcomes

Education

Accountancy degree + ACA/ACCA/CPA Australia or equivalent

Tools

IFRS knowledge

US GAAP knowledge

SOX-404 knowledge

Job description

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 minimum 4 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
• Demonstrates adaptability to fast-changing internal and external environments, and takes ownership of outcomes, with support from partners, managers, and the team