KPMG
Location
Kochi | India
Job description
KPMG Global Delivery Center KPMG Global Delivery Center (GDC) is a robust global delivery platform comprising a talent pool of over 1,400 professionals in Bangalore and Kochi. GDC provides Audit & Advisory professional services to KPMG US & Canada while complying with both regulatory and KPMG US Audit Engagement Team (ET) standards. In addition, it provides services in various industries/sectors including Investment Management, Insurance, Banking, Building Construction & Real Estate, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Healthcare & Lifesciences, and Consumer Markets. By incorporating GDC into the delivery model, KPMG member firms are realizing competitive advantage through the consistent quality and efficiency, thereby enabling the US and Canada Audit ETs to focus on high-risk audit areas
Location: Kochi Industry Practice: Financial Services or Banking is mandatory Roles and Responsibilities Job details • Proposed designation Manager • Role type Supervisory •Have prior experience in audit attestation domain and proven experience in audit service delivery. Prior team and people management skills and ability to handle stakeholder relationships are essential. –Audit service delivery – Be the leader for a group of professionals (25-45) responsible for audit service delivery and ensure timely quality audit deliverables on the work done by self and the team. The professional will build strong relationships with the US colleagues and ET (on a case-by-case basis), identifying areas where GDC can improve quality and increase the scope of work under the overall permissibility paradigm –Industry focus and strategic initiatives – Be responsible for managing a large portfolio of US clients within the respective industry group and act as a Service Champion/Lead in shaping up GDC level strategic initiatives like Centralization/Innovation. –People development and management – Be a performance manager for a group (10 to 15) of professionals; Play a key role in the development of the team, coach and act as a mentor for the team-members on the US industry specific areas of audit work that could be done on a remote platform • Reporting to Associate Director • Geo to be supported US Roles & responsibilities #KGS Audit Service delivery – •Leading through Planning, Execution and Completion stages of Audit Engagements and coordinate with partners to meet various milestones of the audit. •Lead engagement teams and perform Manager level reviews on Private Engagements •Lead client communication calls with multinational teams on getting audit queries resolved. •Identify opportunities to standardize and optimize audit processes across a portfolio of clients and the industry to improve efficiency •Proactively discuss audit procedures with the GDC teams, allocating right resources (wherever needed) to work and monitor performance against standards by performing continuous reviews •Work closely with the ET to transition new engagements and services to GDC while maintaining high quality •Develop and maintain productive relationships with key KPMG US industry leaders and contacts to grow GDC business through- •Establishing expectations of value to be delivered on the engagements worked on from GDC •Building industry specific knowledge and capabilities within the GDC teams •Be a coach / mentor to a team of Seniors and Associates and train them to deliver high Quality industry specific work on time and within the time estimates made and agreed with the US engagement teams. •Monitor and manage key industry specific Performance Quality metrics for the GDC teams •Understand scope of GDC offerings across all lines of businesses to provide innovative solutions for engagement teams’ needs •Provide innovative solutions and explore opportunities to continually learn, share knowledge with team members, and enhance service delivery in efficient ways •Develop an understanding of KPMG (US and specific to GDC) Quality and Risk Management procedures, and ensure these are embedded into the GDC team's work papers •For identified engagements perform high level reviews of work prepared by GDC teams with a focus on industry specific procedures and enhance conceptual clarity of GDC professionals •Demonstrate professionalism, industry competence and clarity of communication when dealing with the ET •Contribute to technical and soft-skills training to continually develop the team's skills on industry specific areas of work Manage people – ·Be a performance manager to guide and coach GDC professionals on career advancement and provide continuous feedback throughout the performance year on their development areas ·Actively participate and lead overall performance development and feedback process at team level and at overall GDC level Take steps to inculcate the GDC Culture in his/her team and strategic measures to improve the overall GPS Score of the organization Lead projects – •On business and industry specific knowledge development initiatives at GDC •Lead / participate in firm’s strategic initiatives and/or corporate social responsibility programs •Improve operational effectiveness through measures of improving people utilization and generating efficiencies Educational qualifications •Qualified CA/US CPA/ACCA and minimum of Bachelors’ degree in Finance & Accounting with first division (60%) Work experience •5– 7 years of post-qualification experience along with strong Articleship experience from a mid-size or a Big 4 firm in case of CA OR •Relevant audit experience of at least 7 years in case of possessing certifications other than CA •Experience with Big 4/leading Audit firms or their shared service center would be preferred Experience in US respective industry integrated and Non – integrated financial statement Mandatory technical & functional skills •Knowledge of US GAAP and international auditing standards •Strong knowledge of MS Office and MS Outlook •Strong English communication abilities (Oral & Written) and effective audit documentation skills •Should possess strong project management, leadership, coaching counselling and supervisory skills •Effective interpersonal, risk management, facilitation and presentation skills #LI-SP2#KGSJob tags
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