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Job Description
Job Title: Assurance Manager
Lead a team of professionals in providing audit and assurance services to clients across various industries, utilizing expertise in Irish and US GAAP, PCAOB, and GAAS.
Key Responsibilities:
- Liaise with lead partner to ensure issues are addressed and jobs and fees are included in staff requisitions.
- Review staff allocation and comparison with original requisition and budgeted fees.
- Agree on timetable with administrator and individual managers.
- Organize and review work, delegating tasks as agreed with lead partner.
- Allocate costs to lead manager on a timely basis and inform managers of basis of allocation and costs before costs hit codes.
- Keep on top of movements in outstanding jobs due to changes in client timings/staff allocations.
- Attend manager meetings and discuss workload with staff on a bi-weekly basis.
- Organize weekly conference calls during busy season to keep on top of outstanding lists.
- Organize regular meetings to get to know management and administrators and stay on top of new clients.
- Circulate template financial statements for clients pre-year end and update them on any changes in GAAP.
Individual Manager Responsibilities:
- Review client audit files, planning through to completion, incorporating review of financial statements.
- Conduct engagement assessments, budgeting, and determination of resource requirements.
- Organize partner and QRP meetings for both planning and completion.
- Draft board reports, engagement letters, and audit representation letters.
- Develop client relationships and liaison in relation to planning of cross funds with lead manager.
- Inform lead manager of changes in requirements of staff/timing of job.
- Assume a coaching performance management role that aligns staff development with our Connected Thinking.
- Network in the local business community and prepare and deliver competitive audit proposals.
- Participate in recruitment activities at graduate level.
Requirements:
- At least 5 years practice accounting experience in a Big 4 firm or other international accounting firm.
- A solid track record of demonstrated career achievements and academic excellence, as well as excellent oral and written communication skills.
- A commitment to exceptional client service and intellectual curiosity.
- The ability to interact with various levels of client and firm management.
- Detailed understanding of Irish and US GAAP, PCAOB, and GAAS.
- Excellent project management skills and ability to manage relationships at all levels within PwC and within the client's organization.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multitasked, fast-paced and changing environment.
- Proven leadership, organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work on multiple engagements concurrently.