Manager - AMDC

Roles & responsibilities
The manager will be predominantly responsible to –
A. Audit Delivery, Stakeholder Management & Execution
Leading through Planning, Execution and Completion stages of Audit Engagements and coordinate with partners to meet various milestones of the audit.
Maintain a working knowledge of and research findings regarding accounting literature trends and technical issues relevant to the client’s industry.
Lead engagement teams and perform Manager level reviews on Private Engagements
Oversee engagement management including managing the budget resourcing strategy billing and collections and progress against the plan timeline and milestones.
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 engagement teams 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

Team Leadership, People Management & Process Improvement
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
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 and strategic measures to inculcate the GDC Culture and help improve the overall GPS (Global Pulse Survey) Score of the organization
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

Qualifications

This role is for you if you have the below
Educational qualifications

Qualified CA / US CPA and minimum of Bachelors’ degree in Finance & Accounting with first division (60%)
Work experience
Experience with Big 4/leading Audit firms or their shared service center would be preferred
Experience in US Asset Management industry (Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds, Private Equity and Building Construction & Real Estate- integrated & Non – integrated financial statement audit.

Responsibilities

Roles & responsibilities
The manager will be predominantly responsible to –
A. Audit Delivery, Stakeholder Management & Execution
Leading through Planning, Execution and Completion stages of Audit Engagements and coordinate with partners to meet various milestones of the audit.
Maintain a working knowledge of and research findings regarding accounting literature trends and technical issues relevant to the client’s industry.
Lead engagement teams and perform Manager level reviews on Private Engagements
Oversee engagement management including managing the budget resourcing strategy billing and collections and progress against the plan timeline and milestones.
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 engagement teams 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

Team Leadership, People Management & Process Improvement
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
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 and strategic measures to inculcate the GDC Culture and help improve the overall GPS (Global Pulse Survey) Score of the organization
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

Mandatory technical & functional skills
Knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS.
Strong knowledge of MS Office and MS Outlook
Strong English communication abilities (Oral & Written) and effective audit documentation skills
Effective interpersonal, risk management, facilitation and presentation skills
Should possess strong project management, leadership, coaching counselling and supervisory skills