12 Audit Team jobs in Kuwait

Description

Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 12,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 370,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.

Job Description & Summary

Join to apply for the Audit Manager role at KPMG in Kuwait .

KPMG is a global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax, and Advisory services. KPMG is the brand under which the member firms of KPMG International Limited ("KPMG International") operate and provide professional services. “KPMG” is used to refer to individual member firms within the KPMG organization or to one or more member firms collectively.

KPMG firms operate in 145 countries and territories with more than 236,000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such. Each KPMG member firm is responsible for its own obligations and liabilities.

KPMG International Limited is a private English company limited by guarantee. KPMG International Limited and its related entities do not provide services to clients.

When it comes to delivering an audit, quality is KPMG’s top priority. Our audit professionals’ foremost responsibility is to serve investors, the capital markets, audit committees, and management with reasonable assurance.

Qualifications / Experience

• Degree with accounting major
• Qualification – CA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent is a must
• Practical knowledge of IFRS and ISA
• Professional accounting qualification, such as CPA, ACCA, CA, or equivalent
• At least 6-7 years of professional experience in external audit
• Experience in auditing telecommunications clients
• Thorough knowledge of current auditing techniques and experience in managing teams
• Experience with a Big 4 accounting firm
• Experience with the risk-based audit approach
• Understanding of currently applicable and upcoming IFRS and ISA
• Coaching, mentoring, and counseling experience
• Fluent English communication skills and effective presentation skills

Roles and Responsibilities

• Overseeing and directing work at client premises and liaising with clients at the highest level
• Ensuring the firm is compliant with risk management procedures
• Analyze problems, identify core issues, investigate, evaluate, and integrate information
• Provide strong leadership and direction to designated team
• Manage a group of people and direct their behavior toward the firm’s values
• Present technical courses on auditing standards and IFRS
• Maintain knowledge of accounting literature, trends, and technical issues relevant to the client’s industry
• Oversee engagement management, including budget, resourcing, billing and collections, and progress against plan
• Establish, maintain, and strengthen internal and external relationships and ensure high-quality work
• Set the culture for the engagement team and mentor members in their career development
• Build and manage client relationships and drive client experience on engagements
• Understand and utilize KPMG’s Audit Methodology and Risk Management policies
• Mentor and coach middle management and provide feedback on performance

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing
• Industries
• Accounting

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Join to apply for the IT Auditor - Audit role at KPMG in Kuwait

KPMG is a global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax, and Advisory services. KPMG is the brand under which the member firms of KPMG International Limited ("KPMG International") operate and provide professional services. “KPMG” is used to refer to individual member firms within the KPMG organization or to one or more member firms collectively.

KPMG firms operate in 145 countries and territories with more than 236,000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such. Each KPMG member firm is responsible for its own obligations and liabilities.

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• Perform testing of IT Application Controls/ITAC/Automated controls, IPE, and Interface Controls through code reviews, IT General Controls/ITGC/GITC review covering areas such as Change Management, Access Management, Backup Management, Incident and Problem Management, SDLC, Data Migration, Batch Job scheduling/monitoring and Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery.
• Perform Risk Assessment, identification, and Evaluation of Controls, prepare process flow diagrams and document the same in Risk & Control Matrix.
• Perform business process walkthrough and controls testing for IT Audits.
• Performing planning and executing audits, including - SOX, Internal Audits, External Audits.
• Conducting controls assessment in manual/ automated environment.
• Prepare/Review of Policies, Procedures, SOPs.
• Maintain relationships with client management and the project Manager to manage expectations of service, including work products, timing, and deliverables.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex information systems and apply it to client situations. Use extensive knowledge of the client's business/industry to identify technological developments and evaluate impacts on the work to be performed.
• Coordinate effectively and efficiently with the Engagement manager and the client management keeping both constantly updated regarding project’s progress. Collaborate with other members of the engagement team to plan the engagement and develop relevant workpapers/deliverables.
• Perform fieldwork and share the daily progress of fieldwork, informing supervisors of engagement status.

• CA/ACCA/MBA with minimum 3-year IT Audit experience.
• Prior IT Audit knowledge in areas of ITGC, ITAC (application/automated controls) in IFC and PCAOB clients.
• Good to have knowledge of other IT regulations, standards and benchmarks used by the IT industry (e.g. NIST, PCI-DSS, ITIL, OWASP, SOX, COBIT, SSAE18/ISAE 3402 etc.)
• Technical Knowledge of IT Audit Tools with excellent knowledge of IT Audit process and methodology.
• Exposure to Risk Management and Governance Frameworks/ Systems will be an added advantage.
• Exposure to ERP systems will be added advantage.
• Strong project management, communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of security measures and auditing practices within various applications, operating systems, and databases.
• Strong self-driven work, exhibiting initiative, drive, creativity, maturity, self-assurance, and professionalism.
• Certifications preferred – CISA/CISSP/CISM.
• Exposure to automation Data Analytics tools such as Alteryx, ACL & Power BI will be an advantage.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and other MS Office tools.
• Industry experience in – Telecom, Banking, and petrochemical.

• Associate

• Full-time

• Finance, Accounting/Auditing, and Information Technology

• Financial Services, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Information Services

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Responsibilities

• Conduct quality assurance consultative visits to meet the unique expectations and program requirements of the assigned client.
• Solution Advisor will be well versed on the assigned clients specific examination requirements, details to execute the customer experience program, client culture/nomenclature, client resources and the methods and procedures designed by the business.
• Develop and produce accurate and consistent consultations both verbally and through written reports in English.
• Exercise high level of judgment in evaluating the clients business operations and service at an individual property level for multiple brands within varying service segment tiers, identifying areas of improvement and determining how to best communicate findings and recommendations directly to the client.