Director - Statutory Audit (FS)

Position Name : Director : Statutory Audit (FS) 

• Role type 
Leadership 

The Audit Director (D) should have prior experience in audit attestation domain and should have proven strong and extensive experience in audit service delivery. Prior team and people management skills and ability to handle stakeholder relationships are essential. 

• Reporting to  
Associate Partner 

• Work mode : Hybrid (2-3 days weekly WFO, base location) 

Roles & responsibilities 

Broadly, the key responsibilities are: 

•Audit service delivery – Be the leader for teams of professionals responsible for audit service delivery and ensure timely and quality audit deliverables on the work done by self and the team. The professional will build strong relationships with onshore colleagues and engagement teams, clients (on a case-by-case basis), identifying areas where we can improve quality and increase the scope of work 

•Planning: Develop an annual work plan that specifies staff accountabilities, key performance indicators and expected outcomes of success. Drive effective budgeting, business planning, and program evaluation frameworks to optimize the delivery of the services programs and services. 

•Industry focus – Be responsible for managing a large portfolio of industry clients. Experience in respective industry is preferred.   

•Relationship Management - Build deep relationships with KPMG US, KPMG India, KPMG Global Services stakeholders to be in a position to influence decisions. 

•Strategic Initiatives - Contribute to growth plans, provide thought leadership by researching trends & implementing industry best practices to take up in the value chain. Use technology (on specific areas of work), continually learn, share knowledge with team members, and enhance service delivery. 

•Process orientation - Continuously engage with Stakeholders & Operations team to understand their needs and define/refine policy, procedures, or systems accordingly. 

•Business Development – Build strong domain expertise and industry knowledge to enable better engagement with ET, clients (in approved instances) and improve market share. 

•People development and management – Be a performance manager for a group of 10 to 15 Associate Directors and Managers; Play a key role in the development of the team, coach and act as a mentor for the team-members on the industry specific areas of audit work that could be done on a remote platform 

•Innovation - Foster a culture of innovation where professionals are encouraged to ideate, use and come up with ideas to use the tools and technologies 

•Innovation - Partner with US Core Audit industry practice and GDC Technology solutions to identify opportunities for automation on standardized audit areas to bring efficiency and quality 

Educational qualifications 

•CA/CPA/ACCA (should hold license) and minimum of Bachelors’ degree in Finance & Accounting with first division (60%) 

Work experience 

•12-14 years of post qualification experience with Big 4/leading Audit firms or their shared service center is essential 

Mandatory  technical & functional skills 

•Audit and accounting knowledge 

•Attention to detail and quality consciousness 

•Strong English communication abilities (Oral & Written) 

•Advanced knowledge of MS Office (Excel) 

•Working knowledge of PowerBI is preferred 

•Should possess strong project management skills 

•High-energy, independent decision-making capability with ability to manage priorities and conflicts with prioritization skills 

•Be a quick learner and demonstrate adaptability to change 

•Resilient and demonstrate ability to lead change by effectively building commitment and winning support for initiatives through influencing, negotiation, collaboration and relationship building skills 

•Should be willing to and capable of delivering under tight timelines 

Key behavioral attributes/requirements 

•Working experience either in Canada or at an offshore service center for Canada 

•IFRS certification 

Key leadership competencies 

•Should drive engaged workforce and uphold positive relationships with employees, to foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity. 

•Quality: Must have the ability to oversee all aspects of quality control processes and ensure that the services provided to the clients meet the highest possible standards by being detail-oriented, analytical, and highly organized. 

•Continuous Improvement: Should be able to identify the areas of improvement and focus on continual improvement  

•Financial Knowledge: Must possess strong financial skills to ensure that the financials  
of their respective unit are managed to or better than budget. 

•Risk & Compliance: Should ensure all risk practices of the firm are compiled without any non-compliance.