Senior Audit Associates

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Associate's role in the company's core assurance services provided to clients is to:

• Participate in all phases of a financial statement audit and audit of internal controls;
• Assign work to team members and review their work prior to completion and delivery back to customers ○ Understand the service delivery model and the suite of services provided by their assigned service delivery team and understand how workflow is managed within the the company's workflow management tool
• Participate in training, coaching and other developmental opportunities for Analysts and Associates on your team and across other teams, where necessary
• Consistently demonstrate teamwork dynamics by working as a team member: understand personal and team roles; contribute to a positive working environment by building solid relationships with team members; and proactively seek guidance, clarification and feedback.
• Participate in a wide range of projects; consistently demonstrating creative thinking and individual initiative.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Raise appropriate review points and discussion on work done ensuring that team members understand and learn.
• Assign work based on the team's availability and capacity.
• Demonstrate awareness of the team's workload and communicate resource requirements when appropriate.
• Coach staff by providing proactive and constructive feedback in a timely manner in order for them to develop and meet their objectives and improve performance.
• Demonstrate ability to lead or coordinate and display ownership of projects /initiatives.
• Present ideas and suggestions on how to improve work processes.

QUALIFICATIONS

Educational Background

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Essential Requirements

• At least 4 years relevant work experience in assurance, tax, accounting and/or analysis work
• Open to individual contributors or at least 1 year of people management experience

Certifications

• Professional certification such as CPA or equivalent will be advantageous

Preferred Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrates some proven knowledge of IFRS/ US GAAP, emphasizing some understanding - for the respective industry - of business and accounting issues, and the technical accounting and financial reporting standards.
• Consistently validate teamwork dynamics by working as a team member: understand personal and team roles; contribute to a positive working environment by building solid relationships with team members; and proactively seek guidance, clarification and feedback.

Demonstrates some abilities and/or a proven record of success in the following areas:

• Whole Leadership: inviting and providing evidence based feedback in a timely and constructive manner, taking ownership of my personal development, consistently delivering on multiple commitments, even when under pressure, and sharing and collaborating effectively with others, creating a positive team spirit;
• Global Acumen: seeking opportunities to learn about other parts of the business across the Network, engaging productively with virtual team members, and sharing knowledge and insight widely;
• Relationships: communicating confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner - verbally and in written form, actively listening and confirming my understanding by asking appropriate questions, adapting my communication style to meet the needs of the situation and audience, and keeping others well informed about progress and outcomes;
• Business Acumen: learning about the wider economy alongside the business models/corporate governance and/or regulatory framework of my clients, working with existing processes/systems, while making constructive suggestions for improvements, taking action to stay up to date with the evolution of technology, and being able to explain the impact my contribution has on the firm's profitability (i.e., through engagement economics); and,
• Technical Capabilities: producing high quality work, which adheres to the relevant professional standards, keeping up-to-date with technical developments in my area, taking action to develop my digital literacy, and using the firm's knowledge and research tools to support the sharing of information.

Exposure to automation & digitization in a professional services environment including but not limited to:

• Innovating through new and existing technologies, along with experimenting with digitization solutions; and,
• Working with large, complex data sets to build models and leverage data visualization tools.

Specific Technical Skills

• Proficient and confident in English reading, writing and oral communication skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Google suite and Adobe Acrobat
• Able to coach and supervise associates.

Other Capabilities

• Should be comfortable working and communicating with team members at all levels including senior management.

OTHER DETAILS

Work Location: Meralco Ave, Pasig

Work Setup: Hybrid (2-3 days RTO per week)

Training Period: 7 weeks (Onsite, 8:30AM-5:30PM)

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to undergo onsite training in Pasig for the first 7 weeks?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• people management: 1 year (Preferred)
• external audit: 3 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• CPA (Preferred)

Work Location: In person