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Proposed designation:
Director
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Role type
Leadership
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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.
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Reporting to:
Associate Partner
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Geo to be supported:
United States of America (US)
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Work timings:
11 AM to 8 PM
(India time)
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Work mode
: Hybrid (2-3 days weekly WFO, base location)
Roles & responsibilities
Broadly, the key responsibilities are:
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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 GDC can improve
quality and increase the scope of work
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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.
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Industry focus – Be responsible for managing a large portfolio of industry
clients. Experience in respective industry is preferred.
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Relationship Management - Build deep relationships with KPMG US, KPMG
India, KPMG Global Services stakeholders to be in a position to influence
decisions.
Roles & responsibilities
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Strategic Initiatives - Contribute to GDC’s growth plans, provide thought
leadership by researching trends & implementing industry best
practices to take GDC up in the value chain. Use technology (on specific
areas of work), continually learn, share knowledge with team members, and
enhance service delivery.
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Process orientation - Continuously engage with Stakeholders &
Operations team to understand their needs and define/refine policy,
procedures, or systems accordingly.
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Business Development – Build strong domain expertise and industry
knowledge to enable better engagement with ET, clients (in approved
instances) and improve GDC’s market share.
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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
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Innovation - Foster a culture of innovation where professionals are
encouraged to ideate, use and come up with ideas to use the tools and
technologies
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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
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CA/CPA/ACCA (should hold license) and minimum of Bachelors’ degree in
Finance & Accounting with first division (60%)
Work experience
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12-14 years of post qualification experience with Big 4/leading Audit
firms or their shared service center is essential