Audit Manager

The Audit Manager works closely with the Senior Manager/Audit Partner in leading the client audit engagement, which include planning, executing, directing and completing financial audits providing assurance services to our portfolio of international and local clients.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provide management over a portfolio of clients and deliver high quality audit and assurance service, including preparing and reviewing audit plans and work.
2. Achieve team and individual budgets and business plan/ performance objectives.
3. Manages the daily operations of the audit engagement including project financials, budgets, WIPS, timely billing and collection and variance recognition.
4. Prepare or supervise the preparation of engagement proposals that are consistent with the Firm’s quality standards
5. Supervise the planning of engagements which includes the assessment of audit risks and tailoring of audit procedures for audit jobs and staffing plans for all types of engagements
6. Ensure that engagements—including the use of specialists, staff from other offices, and assistance from the Technical Standards Group—are properly planned and coordinated
7. Conduct regular site visits to ensures that the engagement team receives adequate supervision and observe proper protocol in dealing with clients
8. Ensure that the work of specialists—including corporate finance, tax, and valuation services—is in accordance with requirements set for them and properly reviewed
9. Conduct meetings or, when the engagement partner is present and opts to preside, assists the engagement partner in conducting meetings (with the engagement team and/or client team)
10. Bring to the engagement partner's attention appropriate matters/issues (with suggested resolutions) that require his attention and decision
11. Ascertain that the engagement documentation is complete and appropriately reviewed; and support the report that will be issued
12. Supervise the cleaning up and archiving of working papers within the prescribed period for archiving
13. Review deliverables such as income tax returns, financial statements, and audit reports for financial audits, and report on findings and recommendations; ensures the timely completion of such deliverables for sign off by the Senior Manager or Partner
14. Identify areas requiring improvement in the client’s business processes and possible recommendations and prepare and deliver the Management Letter to be provided to the client.
15. Perform other duties and responsibilities that may be assigned to him by the Engagement Partner or as may be required by the nature of engagement

1. Think strategically about client needs by understanding their business and key risks.
2. Participants in the development of ways to meet client needs, contributes to proposal delivery.
3. Identifying ways to maximize the relationship with clients and deliver added value.
4. Establish a good working relationship with the officers and staff of every client
5. Keep a close business and social relationship with the clients while keeping independence in appearance and in fact as required by the Code of Ethics of CPAs
6. Keep clients aware of significant development in accounting standards and other areas that affect their businesses
7. Exhibit professionalism and good conduct in dealings with clients, prospects, and non-clients

People Management