Responsibilities
- Overall responsible for the audit as in charge for medium and small clients. For large clients, act as semi senior.
- Mentoring of Assistant, Associate, trainees and assist them with the office orientation
- Involved in planning and strategy of the audit
- Monitoring budgets of the engagements
- Reporting including annual financial statements, management letters, key features memoranda, etc.
- Ensuring that all review notes are cleared
- Analytical review of full financial statements
- Consolidations (specific high risk areas)
- Follow through to finalization
- Audit administration
- Client relations – interaction with client staff
- Preparation and updating of system documentation
- Preparation / completion of general file documents
- Analytical Review (AR) of financial statements
- Specifically focused on audit of key financial statement captions e.g.
Accounts payable (AP)
Accounts receivable, excluding the evaluation of the provision for doubtful debtsFixed assets, excluding the assessment of capital work in progress and fixed policies when these audits are complex and more riskyInventory, including the evaluation of the obsolescence provisionInvestments, excluding complex financial instrumentsCoaching, review and delegation of work performed by team members & ensure that the engagement reviews are completed within the given timeUpdating of system documentationClearing review notes raised by the job in charge and managers. Prior to management review conduct a thorough check on the working papersDevelop industry knowledge to complement functional skillsCompliance testing, including system work throughThe audit of the client’s statutory records, internal controls and consolidated accountsAttending stock counts and the follow up of the countsParticipates in the pre engagement planning, with team members and client staff when needed. Discuss client’s needs / expectations, team roles, budgets and other things necessary to carry out the engagement.Understand the client’s business, products, performance and accounting policies.Adhere to the KPMG code of conduct and all KPMG risk management policies and proceduresPerform effective wrap-up of engagement, assisting manager / partner after leaving the field, clearing all review notes, assisting manager with report issuance / concurring review process, placing files to disks / network and complying with document retention policy, binding and filing work papers in the office.Education Requirements
Bachelor in Commerce or Completed A levels or equivalentACCA - Should have completed a minimum of 9 papers (F1-F9)CPA – Complete 2 papersICAEW – Complete Professional StageWork Experience Requirements
2 yrs – 3 yrs and above postgraduate experienceKnowledge in accounting conceptsComputer LiteracyKnowledge / Technical Skills
Strong analytical skillsCustomer FocusMentors new team membersLinguistic Skills
Good communication skills in English (Reading, writing and speaking). Arabic would be an advantageInterpersonal Skills
Proactive and independent person, with ability to initiate tasks independentlyResearching skills - Identifies, documents and shares knowledge that might be useful to othersExcellent analytical skills - Identifies ways to analyze information quickly and efficientlyProficient problem solver - Suggests innovative and creative solutions to problemsEffective communicatorAdditional Remarks
Please keep in mind that duties and responsibilities associated with a particular role may change from time to time, and that individual situations and onés specific role or job description may vary from the information contained in these job descriptions.
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