Manager | Audit Department of Professional Practice (Riyadh)

Date: Sep 2, 2024

Location: KPMG Saudi

City: Riyadh

Function: Audit

Level of Experience: Mid Senior Level

Overview – KPMG Saudi Levant Cluster

KPMG has grown to become one of the largest professional service providers in the Saudi Levant Cluster having three lines of services: audit, tax, and advisory. Currently, KPMG’s Saudi Levant Cluster [KPMG SLC] workforce is over 2,000. With ambitious growth objectives, we are continuously looking for talent various functions and levels.

KPMG operates through an experienced leadership with dedicated regional teams, which enables our network of professional talent, our technologies and our products and solutions to quickly come together to meet clients’ needs. KPMG SLC’s vision is to be recognized as a truly transformed firm, trusted by our people, our clients, and our society.

We value the fresh perspective that experienced professionals can bring. Whether you are currently working in industry, the public sector, a smaller firm, or another 'Big Four' organization, you can expect to make a difference from day one

Job Summary:

This role provides expert technical accounting support, financial statement reviews, and drives quality initiatives by staying current with accounting changes. Key responsibilities include responding to complex queries, sharing knowledge, facilitating training, and contributing to local publications.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Informal queries/ Walk-ins / Formal Consultations	Provides considered, timely and technically appropriate responses on complex technical accounting and reporting issues. Shares knowledge and key learnings with relevant team members
Financial statement reviews	Participates in the pre-issuance review of the financial statements. Provides timely feedback on review findings ensuring conversations with engagement teams, including how findings were resolved. Shares knowledge on common issues
Monitoring and Quality Initiatives	Proactively considers whether interactions with teams (via projects, consultations, pre-issuance reviews, support networks or other) highlight areas of common technical deficiencies. Keeps abreast of latest technical developments, including network and local guidance and considers training needs of business. Participates in the delivery/facilitation of training or communication of tools through appropriate mediums. Monitor local regulatory and professional developments and consider their impact on the Audit, financial statements.
Alerts, publications	Contributes to the local Bulletin (or equivalent publications), alerts, FAQs by suggesting or drafting timely articles on technical topics or based on recent consultations, pre issuance reviews or training experiences

Qualifications, Experience and Skills requirements:

A qualified accountant (CA / ACCA / CPA)
7-8 years of experience in accounting advisory and audits preferably obtained in a “Big 4” environment.
Strong knowledge of accounting in accordance with IFRS.
Should possess strong communication and presentation skills including writing and verbal skills in English.
Prior experience of working with technical desk will be a plus.

What we Offer:

KPMG supports equal opportunities for all prospected candidates. We commit to provide personal and professional development for all our employees. We operate in a friendly supportive environment. We respect each other and draw strength from our differences. We prioritize the employee well-being by adapting Pioneer ways for work live balance.