External Audit Manager

Main responsibilities:

• Manages audit engagements in accordance with auditing and accounting standards
• Represents the firm to the staff and clients
• Prepares audit proposals ensuring that the audit plan is responsive to the client’s requirements and meets the established audit standards
• Manages and controls the execution of the audit engagement
• Reviews the working papers for each client to identify the client’s accounting problems / audit issues and ensures that the work performed is in accordance with the generally accepted auditing standards and accounting principles
• Trains the staff he/she supervises
• Evaluates and reviews the performance of the staff and discusses with them their areas of improvement
• Interviews job applicants and recommends the hiring of staff
• May be tapped to be a trainor/resource speaker for in-houses training programs
• May be assigned to do administrative tasks (e.g. Learning & Development, Risk Management)
• Meets assigned revenue target
• Must be a Certified Public Accountant
• Current or previous experience as a Manager rendering external audit services to local and multinational companies
• With at least 5 years experience in rendering external audit services to local and multinational companies