SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for directing and supervising Global Delivery Team (GDT) Assistants and Senior Assistants as well as US based Staff. Responsibilities may include developing and delivering training, developing and documenting standard processes, supervising and reviewing the work of Assistants, ensuring that Assistants are following established processes and initiatives in a consistent manner, facilitating communications between GDT staff and field audit teams, facilitating workflow with and expectations of field audit teams, and monitoring and ensuring high quality, on time completion of tasks. Responsibilities may also include facilitating communications between Assistants, US based staff and external clients, preparing work papers and schedules for audit engagements, and performing financial analyses. Get involved in onboarding new hires as needed.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Supervise multiple Assistants and Senior Assistants (generally 4-5 Assistants) to ensure on time, high quality completion of tasks;
- Support assistant managers and managers with training and onboarding of new hires as needed;
- Provide training to Assistants and Senior Assistants as needed;
- Understand and review work in compliance with the firm's policies and procedures;
- Gather, organize and analyze data;
- Identify opportunities and develop processes to more efficiently and consistently perform tasks in a centralized environment;
- Facilitate consistent and timely communication with team members regarding tasks;
- Collaborate with team members on tasks;
- Identify, document and communicate to the field team errors, trends and unusual transactions or accounting relationships;
- Manage multiple tasks and supervise multiple staff to ensure on time, high quality completion of tasks;
- Prepare work papers to document results of procedures performed;
- Perform other duties as assigned.
EXPERIENCE / TRAINING
- Minimum Bachelors of Commerce Degree is required.
- Chartered Accountant is required, and CPA eligible desired.
- A minimum of four (4) years of experience in public accounting.
- US GAAP audit experience required.
- Ability to multi-task, manage multiple responsibilities and deadlines, and supervise multiple staff.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Willing to teach and provide feedback.
- Process oriented.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (emphasis on Excel).
- Willing to learn and accept feedback.
- Must be detail oriented with strong organizational and analytical skills.
- Ability to work well with others in a team environment.
- Ability to maintain objectivity, skepticism and integrity.