External Audit Manager

Job Summary

This role will render audit services to clients with knowledge and business solutions as per their requirement and to manage client expectations.

• Proactively highlighting and resolving issues in the processes
• Effective control of back logs if any
• Responsible for review of quality of work in detail
• Responsible for client meeting at regular intervals.
• Provide appropriate training to staff members
• Monitoring of financial KPI’s for your clients (eg. WIP reports, debtors, billings, strict and timely realizations)
• Coaching of seniors and supervisors
• Engagement management
• Quality assurance on audits
• Ensuring team performance
• Business Development
• Delivery of the practice objective at the day to day level
• Demonstrate ability to effectively communicate technical issues to client whether internal or external.
• Meeting Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and deliverables for all the clients as per engagement letter
• Seamless transition of new projects/clients
• Effectively planning the implementation of changes to the process

Requirements

• Bachelor in Commerce or Completed A level or equivalent
• Certified CA / CPA / ACCA
• Technically sound, through knowledge of IFRS and ISA
• Total of at least 5-6 years post qualification experience required
• Prior experience in dealing in clients involved in real estate, construction and related industries and oil & gas sectors
• Experience in Accounting and handling a team
• Experience in dealing with clients involved in non-financial services sectors
• Female Arabic speaker

Knowledge / Technical Skills

• Proactively builds and maintains strategic relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Analyzes complex business situations to identify key issues and priorities
• Implements change strategies within KPMG to improve performance and efficiency
• Displays excellent project management skills to deliver high quality work on time and to budget
• Is proactive in identifying and taking forward business opportunities for the long term benefit of both KPMG and the client
• Holds reviews on completion of tasks/projects to enhance future quality and planning

Interpersonal Skills

• Proactive and independent person, with ability to initiate tasks independently
• Creates an environment that fosters idea generation and creative thinking
• Disseminates expertise and knowledge throughout the business
• Proficient problem solver- Suggests innovative and creative solutions to problems
• Effective communicator
• Demonstrate thought leadership, both internally and externally
• Influences key stake holders to change their thinking