Manager - Audit

Position

Manager

Audit

Kuwait

• Degree with accounting major
• Qualification –CA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent is a must
• Practical knowledge of IFRS and ISA

• Proficiency in Arabic (reading and writing) is mandatory
• Professional accounting qualification, such as CPA, ACCA, CA, or equivalent
• At least 7-8 years of professional experience in external audit
• Thorough knowledge of current auditing techniques and experience in managing teams
• Experience with a Big 4 accounting firm
• Experience with the risk-based audit approach
• Understanding of currently applicable and upcoming IFRS and ISA
• Coaching, mentoring, and counseling experience
• Fluent English communication skills and effective presentation skills

• Overseeing and directing work at client’s premises and liaising with clients at the highest level.
• Ensuring the firm is compliant with risk management procedures.
• Analyze problems, identify core issues, investigate, evaluate, and integrate information.
• Providing strong leadership and direction to designated team.
• Experience in managing a group of people and directing their behavior toward the firm’s values and beliefs.
• Experience in presenting technical courses on auditing standards, as well as International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Maintain a working knowledge of and research findings regarding accounting literature, trends, and technical issues relevant to the client’s industry.
• Oversee engagement management, including managing the budget, resourcing strategy, billing and collections, and progress against the plan, timeline, and milestones.
• You’ll actively establish, maintain, and strengthen internal and external relationships and confirm that work delivered to clients is of a high quality.
• Set the culture for the engagement team and mentor members in their career development.
• Build and manage client relationships and accounts, including driving the client experience on engagements.
• Understand and utilize KPMG’s Audit Methodology and the Risk Management policies and procedures.
• Mentoring and coaching of middle management team and Providing feedback to employees on their performance against the objectives you set for them.