Assurance Associate- Fixed Term Hire (FTH)

Assurance Associates provide timely, high quality client service with large and small companies in a variety of industries. They will develop strong working relationships while working closely with teams to understand clients' businesses and challenges. Associates serve our clients by:

• Developing an understanding clients' needs and expectations, their business and industry, accounting and control systems, employees, company values and industry-related GAAP and GAAS issues.
• Developing and demonstrating an understanding of the RSM US audit approach, methodology and tools.
• Performing audit procedures and tests in accordance with RSM audit methodology based overall audit plan, ensuring proper documentation of work performed.
• Identifying accounting and auditing issues; discussing with audit in-charge to solve issues that arise.
• Assisting engagement teams in preparation of audit reports, and management letters.
• Exercising professional skepticism, judgment and adhere to the code of ethics while on engagements.
• Ensuring that documentation is compliant with quality standards of the firm.
• Working collaboratively as a part of the team and communicate effectively with RSM audit professionals, supervisors, and senior management in the U.S. on a daily basis.
• Taking ownership of assigned tasks and deliverables to ensure service excellence through prompt responses to internal and external clients.
• Providing timely, high quality client service that meets or exceeds client expectations including coordinating the development and execution of the audit work plan and client deliverables.
• Understanding RSMs line of business service offerings and work as a global team in providing an integrated service delivery.
• Ensuring professional development through ongoing education.
• Participating in a range of projects and open to collaborating and working with multiple teams; demonstrating critical thinking, problem solving, initiative and timely completion of work.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors in commerce/MBA.
• Semi qualified CA with Article ship experience. Only final group pending is preferred
• 50% completion of ACCA( 9/13) & CPA(2/4) with min 4-5 months of experience.
• Strong Data Analytical skills including advanced Excel skills (V-lookups, pivot tables, and basic formulas), Word and PowerPoint.
• Strong multi-tasking and project management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication (English) as the position requires frequent communications with RSM International clients.