Supervisor - External Auditor
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About the Role
KPMG Middle East is seeking a Supervisor - External Auditor to lead audit engagements in financial services. The role involves planning audits, supervising junior team members, writing reports, and maintaining client relationships.
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Responsibilities
- Provide audit service including auditing of clients' required financial statements, related disclosures, and other client deliverables
- Collaborate to plan engagement objectives and an audit strategy that complies with professional standards
- Evaluate the work requirements of audits for clients, taking into consideration all regulations
- Supervise junior engagement team members and develop them through effectively delegating audit tasks and providing guidance
- Write audit reports and present findings to clients and upper management
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex accounting and auditing concepts and apply them to client situations
- Monitor the engagement team's progress against the plan and alter it when needed
- Assess risk along with designing and communicating audit procedures to engagement teams
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships with audit client personnel, assess audit clients' satisfaction and proactively maintain contact with the audit client throughout the year
- Perform other duties within the scope as assigned by his/her Performance Manager
- Assume the authorities assigned to him/her
- Stay up to date with the latest developments in his/her area of expertise
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CPA, CA, or equivalent)
- Proven experience with a leading professional services firm, preferably within the Big 4 or Big 10 accounting and advisory firms
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Overview
- KPMG has grown to become one of the largest professional service providers in the Middle East having three lines of services: audit, tax, and advisory.
- Currently, KPMG’s Middle East workforce is over 5,000.
- With ambitious growth objectives, we are continuously looking for talent various functions and levels.
- KPMG operates through an experienced leadership with dedicated regional teams, which enables our network of professional talent, our technologies and our products and solutions to quickly come together to meet clients’ needs.
- Our company’s vision is to be recognized as a truly transformed firm, trusted by our people, our clients, and our society.
- We value the fresh perspective that experienced professionals can bring.
Job Summary
- Provide audit engagement team services in the field of financial services with the focus on the preparation, delivery, reporting and evaluation of the results of the audit engagement in response to the needs of stakeholders and external regulators.
Roles and Responsabilites
- Provide audit service including auditing of clients' required financial statements, related disclosures, and other client deliverables.
- Collaborate to plan engagement objectives and an audit strategy that complies with professional standards.
- Evaluate the work requirements of audits for clients, taking into consideration all regulations.
- Supervise junior engagement team members and develop them through effectively delegating audit tasks and providing guidance.
- Write audit reports and present findings to clients and upper management.
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex accounting and auditing concepts and apply them to client situations.
- Monitor the engagement team's progress against the plan and alter it when needed.
- Assess risk along with designing and communicating audit procedures to engagement teams.
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships with audit client personnel, assess audit clients' satisfaction and proactively maintain contact with the audit client throughout the year.
- Perform other duties within the scope as assigned by his/her Performance Manager.
- Assume the authorities assigned to him/her.
- Stay up to date with the latest developments in his/her area of expertise.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Professional accounting qualification is required (ACCA, ACA, CPA, CA, or equivalent).
- Proven experience with a leading professional services firm, preferably within the Big 4 or Big 10 accounting and advisory firms.
What We Offer
- KPMG supports equal opportunities for all prospected candidates.
- We commit to provide personal and professional development for all our employees.
- We operate in a friendly supportive environment.
- We respect each other and draw strength from our differences.
- We prioritize the employee well being by adapting Pioneer ways for work live balance.
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