Job Title: Audit Manager
Job Code: AM/HAL/170105
Number of Positions Open: 1
Reports To: Principal
Financial Advisor
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Closing
Date: Open
Until Filled
Summary: Our Client is a
well-established and highly respected local Financial Advisory Firm that deals
in mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance.
Job Summary The client is looking
for an individual who has gained experience in external audit operations. This
individual should also possess an audit and accounting background.
Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide
guidance and expertise to professional staff and participate in the
conduct of a wide range of assurance services, with a particular focus on
complex and specialized issues, including audits, controls reviews,
remediation projects, and assistance with regulatory compliance
- Develop team
members by encouraging individuals to think for themselves and take
responsibility for their contributions to the team.
- Conduct timely
performance reviews and provide performance feedback / training.
- Understand the
clients industry, key performance drivers, business trends, and emerging
technical and industry developments.
- Plan engagement
objectives to ensure compliance with professional standards and
appropriately address risk. Prepare and review management communications,
proposals budgets, and negotiate fees and overruns
- Review and
approve for signing all financial statements, opinions and reports and
other deliverable documents for clients.
- Maintain
relationships with other engagement teams and monitor team progress
against plan and drive performance as required.
- Identify new
business opportunities and develop long term relationships and networks
both internally and externally.
- Provide
management over a portfolio of clients and deliver high quality audit and
assurance service, including preparing and reviewing audit plans and work.
- Achieve team
and individual budgets and business plan / performance objectives.
- Manages project
financials, including budgets, WIPS, timely billing and collection and
variance recognition.
- Maintain the
highest technical and professional standard.
- Think
strategically about client needs by understanding their business and key
risks.
- Addresses
situation before they come crises and develops solutions to avoid
recurrence,
- Providing
additional help and guidance to clients on a consultancy basis.
- Participants in
the development of ways to meet client needs, contributes to proposal
delivery.
- Identifying
ways to maximize the relationship with clients and deliver added value.
- Monitor and
control auditing staff.
- Coach, train
and develop auditing staff to upgrade their knowledge.
- Be seen as a
role model for auditing professionals.
- Carry out
practice management activities e.g. resourcing client billing etc.
- Planning and
performing operational and financial audits
- Identifying
business process risks
- Developing
testing methodologies to evaluate the adequacy of controls
- Documenting the
results of the evaluations
- Developing
recommendations and reports based on audits and presenting these ideas to
senior management
- Formulating
professional development and educational plans for junior staff members
- Planning and
allocating resources and individuals in accordance with skills and
schedules
- Undertake wider
office activities, as required.
Qualifications, Training and
Experience:
- Bachelors
degree in a business related field, Masters degree preferred
- Professional
accounting qualifications (CPA (K) / ACCA)
- 7 years
continuous external audit experience in a wide range of sectors
- Good
understanding and working knowledge of International Financial Reporting
Standards and International Standards on Auditing
- Experience
using audit software like CaseWare, CCH, etc will be an added advantage
- Team
player with strong interpersonal, communication and project management
skills including leading teams of at least 10 team members.
- Ability to work
under high pressure to meet deadlines
How to Apply:
Interested candidates holding
the necessary requirements, good performance and / or references are encouraged
to apply with detailed CV’s, inclusive of names and contacts of 3 referees,
current telephone number and email address by clicking on: Audit ManagerKindly include your current and expected remuneration in your resume.
