Senior-Audit- FY'24

Major duties and responsibilities

1. Overall responsible for the audit as in charge for medium and small clients. For large clients, act as semi-senior.
2. Mentoring assistants, associates, trainees, and assisting with office orientation.
3. Involved in planning and strategy of the audit.
4. Monitoring budgets of engagements.
5. Reporting including annual financial statements, management letters, key features memoranda, etc.
6. Ensuring all review notes are cleared.
7. Analytical review of full financial statements.
8. Handling consolidations, especially in high-risk areas.
9. Follow through to finalization.
10. Audit administration.
11. Client relations – interaction with client staff.
12. Preparation and updating of system documentation.
13. Preparation and completion of general file documents.
14. Analytical review of financial statements, focusing on key financial statement captions such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, inventory, and investments.
15. Coaching, reviewing, and delegating work to team members to ensure timely engagement reviews.
16. Updating system documentation and clearing review notes.
17. Conducting thorough checks on working papers prior to management review.
18. Developing industry knowledge to complement functional skills.
19. Performing compliance testing, including system work.
20. Auditing client's statutory records, internal controls, and consolidated accounts.
21. Attending stock counts and following up on counts.
22. Participating in pre-engagement planning with team members and client staff.
23. Understanding client's business, products, performance, and accounting policies.
24. Adhering to KPMG's code of conduct and risk management policies.
25. Performing effective engagement wrap-up, assisting managers/partners, and ensuring proper documentation and filing.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor in Commerce or completed A levels or equivalent.
• ACCA - minimum of 9 papers completed (F1-F9).
• CPA – 2 papers completed.
• ICAEW – completed Professional Stage.

Work Experience Requirements

• 2-3+ years postgraduate experience.
• Knowledge of accounting concepts.
• Computer literacy.

Knowledge / Technical Skills

• Strong analytical skills.
• Customer focus.
• Mentoring new team members.

Linguistic Skills

• Proficiency in English (reading, writing, speaking).
• Arabic language skills are an advantage.

Language Skills

• English – Fluent in speaking, reading, writing, listening.
• Arabic – Fluent in speaking, reading, writing, listening.

Interpersonal Skills

• Proactive, independent, and able to initiate tasks.
• Research skills to identify, document, and share useful knowledge.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills.

Additional Remarks

Please note that duties and responsibilities may evolve over time, and individual roles may vary from this description. For further information and application details, please visit our website via the "Apply" button below.