What are the responsibilities and job description for the Audit Manager position at KPMG?
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KPMG is currently seeking an Audit Manager to join our Audit practice.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and supervise the execution of external audit engagements of various clients' including Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registrants' in accordance with relevant regulatory and professional auditing and assurance standards
- Maintain a working knowledge of and research findings regarding accounting literature' trends' and technical issues relevant to the client's industry
- Oversee engagement management' including managing the budget' resourcing strategy' billing and collections' and progress against the plan' timeline' and milestones
- Set the culture for the engagement team and mentor members in their career development
- Build and manage client relationships and accounts' including driving the client experience on engagements
- Understand and utilize KPMG's Audit Methodology
Qualifications:
- Minimum of five years of current and/or recent financial statement audit experience within a public accounting firm with demonstrated supervisory experience
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university and licensed CPA in their home office state
- Applied working knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)' U.S. Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS)' and Public Company Oversight Board (PCAOB) Auditing Standards
- Adhere to the firm's values and code of conduct
- Ability and willingness to travel as needed
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