Associate Director ( Audit )
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- Malta Island
- €80,000-100,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Plan and manage the Company's audit business, allocating resources effectively to ensure client deadlines are met.
- Assess audit staffing levels and make recommendations to Partners regarding recruitment, training, and performance management
- Proactively identify and pursue opportunities to grow the Company's audit and assurance business
- Perform concurring reviews of financial statements, particularly for listed entities and audits with qualified opinions.
- Provide technical and work-management counselling to Audit Division staff.
- Liaise with the Director of Technology regarding technology resources supporting the audit practice, including IT audit and staff/client IT needs.
- Represent the Company as Audit Director, keeping Partners informed of market opportunities, competition, and audit-related developments.
- Ensure compliance with independence and ethical requirements on all audit engagements.
- Provide strategic direction to the audit department, collaborating with Partners and firm leadership to implement the Company's strategy while maintaining high audit quality standards.
- Promote a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning within the audit department
- Lead and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring exceptional service delivery making sure not to compromise audit integrity or quality.
- Ability to manage multiple engagements and meet strict deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal and client-relationship management skills.
- 8+ years' local experience in an external audit environment, with progressive responsibility.
- Proven experience managing audit engagements from planning through to completion and reporting.
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Fully qualified member of a recognised professional accounting body such as ACCA,, CPA, or equivalent.
- Must be possession of a Maltese Auditor's Warrant / Practising Certificate.