Manager, Audit

Position: Audit Manager

Location: Singapore

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced audit professional to perform operational and financial audits on clients in the financial services sectors, with a particular focus on banking and capital markets.

• The Manager will be tasked to manage a portfolio of engagements to deliver high quality audit services.

• You will provide leadership on audit engagements which includes engagement planning, execution, and finalisation of an audit engagement.

• You will be fully accountable for the audit engagement and will have to ensure that the engagement process against budget and timeline is closely monitored.

• You will work closely with the Audit Partner(s) to build and develop the expertise of the team.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and supervise the execution of audit engagements of financial services clients, with a particular focus on banking and capital markets, in accordance with the relevant regulatory and professional standards and requirements.

• Oversee engagement management of an audit portfolio, including managing the budget, resourcing strategy, billing and collections, and monitoring progress against the plan, timeline, and milestones.

• Build and manage client relationships and accounts, including driving the client experience on engagements.

• Build a strong professional team, provide regular coaching and feedback to the team for continuous performance enhancement, and engage the team to deliver value added services to our clients.

• Maintain a working knowledge of and research findings regarding accounting literature, trends, and technical issues relevant to the client’s industry.

• Stay abreast of industry trends to identify potential issues and risks, as well as best practices, laws, rules, and regulations impacting auditing standards and the client’s industry.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy, preferably with a professional qualification or equivalent.

• Minimum 5 years of audit experience. Minimum of one (1) years as a Manager, managing a team. (Candidate who is currently an Assistant Audit Manager will also be considered for the Manager role if they have managed a team)

• Must have MFRS (Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards) or IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standard) exposure.

• Experience in auditing clients in the banking and capital markets, payments and/or fintech space preferred.

• Strong technical knowledge of relevant risk management, compliance requirements, auditing standards and accounting principles.

• Strong project management and time management skills, ability to adapt quickly to changing demands and environment and ability to rapidly develop in-depth knowledge of new audit areas.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work effectively across all levels.