Assurance Senior

Job Description: Assurance – Senior

As part of our Assurance Team, you would be the main point of contact from GDS for the tasks

assigned by the global client serving assurance teams and be responsible for the timeliness and

quality of deliverables along with managing day to day operations of those engagements.

The opportunity:

We’re looking for candidates who possess technical knowledge, including ability to interpret reviews and accounting standards and strong project management skills along with excellent

communication and leadership skills. GDS seniors would have associate level personnel to work with at GDS and get the tasks executed from them along with performing a review as a senior, which is defined by the Global client serving assurance teams.

Your key responsibilities:

• Lead an engagement from the GDS front and ensure the team delivers timely and high-quality

work, as per Global Audit Methodology and in line with the Global team expectations.

• Demonstrate strong understanding of aligned engagement and GAM while performing

reviews of procedures performed by GDS staff, along with knowledge of tools to make

reviews more efficient and meaningful.

• Develop and maintain productive relationships with key Global counterparts like

Assurance executives based out of Americas or Europe.

• Develop an understanding of Quality and Risk Management procedures and ensure these

are embedded into the engagement team’s work.

• Proactively discuss workflow management with the assurance teams, allocating resources to

the assigned work and monitoring performance against standards. Monitor utilization for

one’s team, budget to actuals, and other operational matters.

• Demonstrate professionalism, competence and clarity of communication when dealing with

GDS and Global teams.

• Establish expectations of value to be delivered to the respective GDS Global teams aligned.

• Identify opportunities to improve the scope of work for GDS on one’s own engagements.

• Standardize review processes along with leveraging best practices across one’s aligned

engagements or beyond.

• Motivate and lead one’s GDS team members, identify and foster key talents, coach and

supervise team members.

• Be responsible for various operational matters related to engagements aligned.

• Conduct timely performance reviews and provide performance feedback/training. Lead by

example.

Skills and attributes for success:

• Knowledge of Indian accounting and assurance standards or knowledge of IFRS / UK GAAP

/ US GAAP and International review standards is an added advantage.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Effective interpersonal, risk management, facilitation and presentation skills

• Project management, leadership, coaching, counselling and supervisory skills

• Robust logical and reasoning skills

• Ability to spread positive work culture, teaming and live values.

• The ability to quickly form strong working relationship with colleagues in India and global

teams.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAI)

• Articleship with other big four or mid-tier accounting firms

• ACCA / CPA with 2+ years of relevant work experience

• Non-Qualified (B. Com) with 3+ years of relevant work experience in Assurance.

• 0-2 years post-qualification experience with either

a) Mid-or top-tier accounting firm focused on external or Assurance reviews

b) MNC or larger domestic Indian companies, preferably within a Shared Service Environment.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Proficiency in MS – Office and Outlook.

• Interest in business and commerciality.

What we look for:

• A Team of people with commercial acumen, technical experience and enthusiasm to learn

new things in this fast-moving environment

• An opportunity to be part of a market-leading, multi-disciplinary team in the only

integrated global assurance business worldwide.

• Opportunity to work with GDS Assurance practices globally with leading businesses

across a range of industries