Senior Audit Accountant (Canton) - KDS Search

TITLE: Senior Audit Accountant

REPORTS TO: Managers, Senior Managers, Directors, Principals & Shareholders

SUPERVISES: Staff Accountants and Interns

General Summary of Position:

Responsible for organizing and managing client assignments and projects, including the completion of assignments and tasks and project components as well as coaching, advising, and directing team members in meeting client and self-development expectations.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

Understands performance expectations and manages own and other's work to meet these expectations.

• Has a strong understanding of the firm structure, the people, the services they provide, and the firm’s clients.
• Understands and can articulate the firm’s vision and strategies and their contribution to them.
• Understands the business plan and financial performance.
• Aims to achieve and appreciate utilization rate by communicating regularly with In-charges on availability and assignment progress.
• Organizes project activities and ensures tasks are completed within the project scope and budget.
• Efficiently delegate work to staff members based on their knowledge and capabilities.
• Performs a detailed review of the team’s work to ensure quality, thoroughness, and completion of assignment tasks within agreed timeframes.
• Identifies and seeks opportunities to improve engagement profitability.
• Review with the manager or partner any significant audit findings that raise questions involving accounting principles or statement presentation.
• Total hours goal of 2,305 hours. Total chargeable hours goal of 1,700 hours.
• Has technical competence (degree qualification) and a relevant professional accreditation.
• Refines their skills, knowledge, and expertise in the industries served.
• Applies technical knowledge and research in formulating client-related recommendations.
• Helps to solve complex business problems.
• Develops good consulting skills – develops an understanding of client businesses and uses this knowledge to help diagnose needs/opportunities and suggest solutions.
• Learning and refining project management skills – to plan, manage, and deliver quality service on time and within budget.
• Further builds a depth of knowledge and understanding of tools, systems, and processes (within their discipline) and their practical application.
• Develops skills in all core competency areas and applies them effectively.
• Follows the firm’s systems and processes and can apply them effectively.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Finance.
• 3 to 5 years of progressive audit experience in public accounting or related field.

Qualifications/Skills Required:

• Has a good working knowledge of firm-wide systems and processes and with direction can identify the appropriate resources to apply them.
• Demonstrates knowledge of how the firm can add value, sell, and market to clients.
• Develops working knowledge of the external commercial environment.
• Understands the importance of the sales process.
• Identifies and communicates potential sales opportunities and contributes to the discussion and generation of new ideas on sales opportunities.
• Seeks opportunities to participate in the proposal development process.
• Continually builds and nurtures an internal and external network and leverages effective relationships to sell services.
• Demonstrates an ability to negotiate and persuade with integrity in the sales process and builds skills in this area.
• Always alert to client’s issues/problems and follows up on all identified opportunities.
• Builds external relationships and a network of peers.
• Actively participates in initiatives to recruit talented people by providing time to speak with potential candidates led by HR Manager.
• Uses external peer networks to refer potential candidates.