Director / Chief Operating Officer at RoseWater Partners

Unit/ Department:

Assurance & Accounting

Key Relationships:

All departments in the organization

Responsibilities

• Responsible for day to day management of the firm
• Responsible for the completion of assurance and accounting work.
• Deliver industry and technical expertise in assurance & accounting through client interactions, reports, technical work, management presentations and the creation of high-quality deliverables.
• Manage project financials (budgets, timely billing and collection and variance recognition)
• Execute transactions through the provision of client services including planning, budgeting, scheduling and coordinating engagements.
• Collaborate to plan engagement objectives and an audit strategy that complies with professional standards and appropriately addresses risk.
• Detailed reviews of assurance and non-assurance engagements to ensure professional standards are met.
• Review, investigate and correct discrepancies and irregularities in financial entries and reports.
• Set up handling terms for any claim brought up by clients and also contribute to the preparation and delivery of competitive proposals to meet client needs.
• Collaborate with client engagement team prior to commencement of client work to discuss roles and responsibilities, risk areas, materiality and deadlines.
• Leverage team appropriately to ensure proper documentation is prepared for the client and procedures relating to the file are followed accordingly.
• Make information on company policies, revision of regulations, and various updates that are contributory, as well as on clients’ progress available.

Qualifications/ Required Experience

• Must not be less than 45 years old.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, finance or a related field; ICAN, ACCA strongly preferred.
• Must be a Chartered Accountant with a minimum of 20 years’ experience as an auditor for a mid-tier accounting firm.
• Experience in supervising, planning, execution and reporting on audits of financial statements.
• Proficiency and experience with audit, tax and accounting applications.

Competences & Skills

• Analytical skills
• Leadership & managerial skills
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills
• Team spirit and ability to effectively delegate
• Problem solving
• Project management
• Presentation & report writing
• Customer Service Orientation
• People management and development skills