Senior Associate – External Audit
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External Audit Remote Team Member Senior Associate providing virtual client engagement assistance across the region. Contributing to delivering best service while analyzing financial statements and ensuring compliance.
Responsibilities:
- Provide virtual client engagement assistance for key clients across the region
- Using your analytical skills to analyse the client's financial statements and ensure they adhere to financial regulations
- Examining financial and accounting records, other documents, and tangible items such as inventory, or plant and equipment
- Asking a range of questions – from formal written questions to informal oral questions – to a range of individuals at client organizations
- Testing the client organization's internal controls and processes
- Building trust and credibility with clients by understanding their expectations and delivering high quality services
- Taking accountability for researching and understanding key facts on the client’s industry before engagement begins
- Communicating with the Manager and/or Partner in a timely manner regarding engagement progress – risks, issues, variances from plan
- Taking full ownership of external file completion
- Analyzing engagement economics of self and field staff and explaining variances from budgets
- Reviewing the work of associate levels and providing them on-job training, coaching and timely constructive feedback
- Ensuring adherence to compliance with risk, quality and independence matters
- Engaging and dealing effectively with diverse teams from planning through to completion phase of audits
- Participating in digital initiatives and upskilling areas which align with team’s business needs
- Performing other procedures as necessary to support issuance of assurance deliverables
Requirements:
- A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or any other related academic major
- Completed or pursuing a professional qualification, such as ACCA, CA, ACA, CPA (preferably)
- Progressive experience at the Senior Associate level working with a range of external audit clients in a Big 4 professional services firm
- Experience in auditing diverse range of industries
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills that allow you to thrive in a team environment
- Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English (oral and written) is a plus
- Business development and client relationship building skills
- Willingness to challenge the ‘norms’ and to create a cohesive and effective working team
- Excellent project management skills
- Experience in applying the international standards on Auditing (ISAs) on the external audit of financial services with excellent IFRS knowledge relevant to the FS practice (such as IFRS 9, 17) and financial services regulations
- Knowledge in any Audit technologies, and experience using Data Analytics tools is a plus
- Commitment to valuing differences and working alongside diverse people and perspectives
- Thorough technical skills and experience regarding applicable accounting reporting and auditing standards, with demonstrated exceptional performance
- Experience in the design of engagement procedures based on risk and materiality
- Previous experience in coaching and leading engagement teams
- Strong technical knowledge and having the ability to research issues, present alternatives and conclusions to client/Manager.
Benefits:
- Competitive pay
- Comprehensive benefits
- Programs that promote well-being
- Continuous learning opportunities
- Digital upskilling
- Collaborative environment that values innovation, mentorship, and diversity
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