Audit Manager (Insurance) - Gibraltar

Job description

Audit Manager (Insurance) - Gibraltar

KPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax, Pensions & Legal, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity and insight to our clients’ most critical challenges.

As a firm we help our clients navigate their biggest issues and opportunities. We aim to be universally recognised as a great place for great people to do their best work – a firm known for our collaborative and inclusive culture. And we will take pride in driving lasting, positive change in society.

With offices in Gibraltar, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals. Our work is often complex, yet our vision is simple: to be the clear choice for our clients, for our people and for the communities we work in.

KPMG is one of the leading audit practices in the UK and Gibraltar whose success and reputation depends upon the quality and integrity of our services – and our people. If you join our audit team, you could benefit from increased amounts of training and education to keep you up to speed with current changes in audit regulation and accounting and auditing standards.

As an Audit Manager, you will be involved in all aspects of leading and delivering audit engagements, from planning through to completion on a broad spectrum of  clients. The role will include executive level client interaction and exposure to multiple clients on an annual basis, as well as daily tasks such as:

Tone & Culture

• Promoting a commitment to quality, including recognising the importance of legal and regulatory requirements, professional ethics, KPMG Core Values and code of conduct in my team(s)
• Responding to and implementing changes recommended by a regulator as directed by senior team members on engagement teams
• Promoting a collaborative culture encouraging constructive working relationships within the audit team, with specialists and across different team(s).

Quality

• Planning and execution of audit fieldwork and statutory reporting across a portfolio of engagements
• Project management of all aspects of audit including agreeing audit timelines, team briefings, and supervision and delivery of audit work
• Identifying, researching and helping to resolve complex audit issues
• Preparing engagement deliverables, building relationships with the audited entity staff and acting as an ambassador for the firm

Portfolio and Finance

• Budgeting and monitoring the financial performance of projects, focusing on optimising profitability
• Working on audit tenders and working as part of the relevant independence team on these tenders. Tasks may include reviewing global engagement records in Sentinel; analysing and categorising the records; contacting partners globally for engagement information; preparing data and drafting Independence reports; and liaising with the UK Ethics and Independence team
• You may also have the opportunity to work on specific audit related projects across the audit function     
• Actively participating with the audit partner/ director in the optimisation and rationalisation of our portfolio of audited entities e.g. through achieving exits or pricing / profitability targets

People

• Leading a field work team including supervising and coaching more junior members of staff to help them reach their full potential
• Keeping up to date with technical developments in audit quality, audit and accounting standards, and comply with latest quality directives
• Keeping up to date with KPMG's product and service offerings and identifying the sales opportunities that will help us grow our business

Leadership & Management:

• Leadership skills and ability to act as a role model
• Well-developed supervisory skills e.g. coaching and motivation

Stakeholder Interaction & Challenges:

• Well-developed understanding of the wider commercial background KPMG operates in demonstrating awareness of the issues facing our clients on a day to day basis

Impact, Risk, Accountability & Governance:

• Gibraltar is a growing practice and we are looking to recruit a manager with Insurance experience.  The successful applicant will work on substantial audits in Gibraltar and liaise with our UK Financial Services team.

Experience:

Essential

• Strong project management techniques including decision-making ability, analytical skills, time management, organisation, and evaluative skills.
• Knowledge and experience of auditing and experience of systems/controls testing as well as substantive auditing, including consolidations, group audit, and review of statutory accounts and disclosures

Desirable

• Proven research skills e.g. information seeking and knowledge sharing, understanding and interpreting information/applying knowledge 
• Sound working knowledge of IFRS, UK GAAP, and US GAAP.

Expertise / Technical Role Requirements:

• Fully qualified ACA/ACCA or international equivalent
• Recent, extensive external audit experience at manager level within a 'Big 4’ or mid-tier firm
• Experience of auditing Insurance entities
• Strong IT literacy, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Sound practical knowledge of IFRS

Skills:

• Strong communication and inter-personal skills, both verbal and written.
• Able to demonstrate strong business development acumen  

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