Assurance Manager

About the role

This Assurance Manager role covers first-level review of complex financial statements and audit engagements under IFRS and applicable auditing standards. The manager leads preliminary client meetings, builds consensus within the team, signs off on audit work and communicates findings to clients, while also taking part in Audit Committee and Board presentations.

Key responsibilities

• Perform first-level reviews of complex financial statements and audit engagements in line with IFRS and auditing standards.
• Understand clients' businesses, key financial metrics, industry trends and prior-year audit findings before engagements start.
• Organize and lead preliminary meetings with clients and manage different viewpoints to build consensus and a collaborative environment.
• Review and sign off on audit work, ensuring quality, accuracy and compliance with professional standards.
• Prepare and review documentation, anticipating reviewer questions and citing facts, analysis, authoritative literature and professional judgement.
• Document objectivity, independence and continuance decisions, and check that staff have adequate technical and industry knowledge.
• Prepare and review reports, communicate findings and recommendations to clients and agree them with them.
• Take part in presentations to Audit Committees, Boards of Directors and those charged with governance, and lead audit closing meetings with clients.
• Perform appraisals or support the Manager/Director in appraising team members, and encourage personal development.

Required profile

• Minimum 6+ years of post-qualification audit experience, preferably with a Big 4, professional services firm or large multinational.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• Proven track record of leading audit engagements and managing client relationships independently.
• Professional qualification mandatory: CA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent.
• Experience planning, executing and reviewing audit engagements while managing team performance and stakeholder expectations.

Required skills

• Strong English communication skills, including reading, writing and speaking.
• IFRS and auditing standards.