Audit Manager

Job Title: Audit Manager

Service Line / Team: Audit and Assurance

We at BDO in UAE are a diverse group of individuals from many cultures, and we share a common ambition: to make a difference and be the spontaneous choice in the industry. We have an excellent Partner–to–staff ratio and an encouraging gender ratio, giving you more flexibility and high priority on mentorship and professional development.

At BDO, we understand that being the leader in exceptional client service begins – and ends – with exceptional regard for our people. Relationships matter in our work and interactions with clients and how we work and interact with each other. What differentiates BDO as an employer is our focus on relationships.

Your opportunity

• Builds trust and credibility by focusing on meeting multiple stakeholder needs whilst providing constructive challenges on engagement issues.
• Recognises opportunities to add value, extend knowledge, increase impact, and provide exceptional stakeholder value by drawing expertise from across the firm and integrating specialists as part of the core audit engagement team.
• Review documentation of flows of transactions and tests of relevant controls early in the audit cycle to allow for timely assessment of the planned audit approach and the entity’s control environment.
• Runs file check regularly throughout the audit, checks all points have been cleared at the end of each audit and chooses an appropriate file structure for each engagement, including group engagements.
• Engages early with scheduling and the extended engagement team. Able to build relationships with clients and team members.
• Clearly communicates expectations regarding responsibilities and deadlines to all engagement team members.
• Identifying, researching and helping to resolve complex audit issues.
• Compliance with auditing and accounting standards, relevant laws and regulations (including specific local laws and regulations), ethical standards, independence requirements and the audit firm’s quality control procedures.
• Performs reviews with professional skepticism, considering whether the results of testing sufficiently assess, test and objectively challenge the appropriateness and reliability of the assumptions and data used to support management’s assertions.
• Budgeting and monitoring the financial performance of engagements, focusing on optimising profitability.
• Keeping up to date with service offerings and identifying the opportunities that will help business growth across the firm.

Experience & Education

• Minimum 6+ years of experience in public accounting, auditing, audit management, budgeting, business planning, business strategy, preferably with big Audit Firms.
• Extensive knowledge of best practice reporting and International financial reporting standards.
• Able to ensure that the applicable accounting and auditing standards have been consistently applied and obtain appropriate evidence to support the assessment that the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework.
• Ability to thoroughly review audit documentation for completeness, accuracy and adequacy while ensuring timely archiving of work papers.
• International accounting qualification is required: CA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent is a must.
• Fluent in English (reading, speaking, and writing).