Executive - FS - Insurance at KPMG (Bangalore) | ₹4-6 LPA

Job details

Proposed designation: Executive

Role type: Team Lead Role

Reporting to: Assistant Manager or Above

Geo to be supported: United Kingdom

Work timings: 9:00 AM – 5.30 PM (Subject to delivery requirements)

Roles and Responsibilities

We are recruiting for an Executive in the Audit team. Working as an Executive in this team, your responsibilities will include:

• Helping seniors and AMs in performance review of the team.
• Monitoring work, managing and motivating the team to ensure deliverable meet necessary quality standards and agreed SLA’s.
• Being active member of audit engagement team and performing audit procedures and tests of the client that you are allocated.
• Contacting client and onshore team regularly to update on the progress of audit engagement.
• Sharing knowledge, mentoring and coaching the team members.
• Identification of issues/missing information and managing and tracking the open issues until resolved.
• Maintaining the data confidentiality and adherence to the risk management policy by the team members.
• Review of the team’s work and to provide timely feedback to team members to enable them to improve their performance.
• Building relationships with onshore team members sitting across different locations.
• Auditing complex sections of the financial statements of companies as per country specific statutory requirements.
• Personal drive and positive work ethic to deliver results within tight deadlines and in demanding situations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
• Flexibility to adapt to a variety of engagement types, working hours and work environments.

Qualifications

Educational qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce / Degree or Diploma in Finance or Accounting.
• Professional Chartered Accountancy qualification (e.g. ICAI or ACCA).
• Additional certifications (if any).

Work experience:

0-1 Years of relevant post qualification experience in a similar role, preferably with a Big 4 firm.

Mandatory technical and functional skills

• In depth knowledge of external audit for financial services and/or international clients.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
• Proficient book-keeping knowledge and experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Flexibility to adapt to a variety of engagement types, working hours and work environments.

Preferred technical and functional skills

• Experience in Financial Services will be an added advantage.
• Proficiency/Working knowledge of Adobe Professional would be an added advantage.

Key behavioral attributes/requirements

• Personal drive and positive work ethic to deliver results within tight deadlines and in demanding situations.
• Recognizing the developmental requirements of team members and set goals to achieve them.
• Effective at inspiring and motivating team members to deliver high quality standards.

Other information

• Interview process: two rounds of interviews
• Does the job role involve travelling: No (Based on eligibility and interest, there can be an opportunity to travel to UK)
• Does the busy season apply to this role?: Yes (Busy Months – Jan to Mar)