The KPMG invites applications from eligible candidates for the post of Senior Associate for Bangalore Location.
The KPMG is a leading professional services firm comprising over 174,000 professionals who work together to deliver value in more than 155 countries through in-depth industry insights in Audit, Tax & Advisory
Roles and responsibilities
The Senior Associate 2 will be predominantly responsible for
Perform audit service delivery
- Lead audit service delivery for an assigned dedicated team for ET and demonstrate understanding and knowledge of industry-specific audit procedures
- Provide clarifications, train and mentor associates on a timely basis on industry-specific audit and accounting knowledge and client-specific matters on audit work papers
- Ensure that the work is planned, organized and performed by self and team by guiding them and performing reviews on deliverables to ensure quality and timely delivery of work with Efficiency
- For identified and approved engagements/projects, perform US Senior level reviews for work prepared by GDC teams
- Raise any issues identified on a timely basis to the GDC managers, rotational and ET, as well as seek possible resolution from them
- Understand and capture comments during the Quality and Risk Management team (QRM) review and from ET to provide feedback to the team for self and team development
- Work on improvement in audit work papers based on ET feedback
- Identify more areas of work on US audits and transition those to GDC
- Identify opportunities to standardize and optimize audit processes across a portfolio of clients and industries
- Demonstrate professionalism, industry competence and clarity of communication when dealing with ET
- Develop self by participating in and developing others by facilitating audit conceptual training and ensuring that team members are trained
Manage people
- Be a performance manager to guide and coach GDC professionals on career advancement and provide continuous feedback throughout the performance year on their development areas
- Actively participate in overall performance development and feedback process at GDC
Lead projects
- Actively get involved in business and industry-specific knowledge development initiatives at GDC
- Lead/participate in the firm’s strategic initiatives and/or corporate social responsibility programs
Education and Experience Requirements
- Qualified CA/US CPA/CMA/ACCA/CFA (Intl) and a minimum of Bachelors’ degree in Finance & Accounting with first division (60%)
- 4 – 6 years of post-qualification experience along with strong Articleship experience from a mid-size or a Big 4 firm in case of CA or
- Relevant audit experience of at least 6 years in case of possessing certifications other than CA
- Experience with Big 4/leading Audit firms or their shared service center would be preferred
Technical Skills
- Audit and accounting knowledge
- Working knowledge of MS Office
- Strong English communication abilities (Oral & Written)
- Should possess strong project management skills
Enabling Skills
- Attention to detail and quality consciousness
- Be a quick learner and demonstrate adaptability to change
- Should be willing to and capable of delivering under tight timelines, basis the business needs including working on weekends
- Should be open to travel to the US on short and long term assignments
Experience
3 – 5 years
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