We are hiring several experienced Audit Managers based in Egypt to perform quality reviews on assigned audit engagements for clients in Saudi Arabia. Although the position carries the title Audit Manager, the role is a quality review role, not an engagement-delivery role. The successful candidate will review assigned audit files and reports against the Firm Quality Guidance and the applicable professional standards: IFRS, IFRS for SMEs, and International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) as endorsed by SOCPA in Saudi Arabia. The firm is looking for technically strong professionals who apply the Firm Quality Guidance consistently and exercise sound professional judgment in their reviews.
Scope of the Role
The role covers:
- Pre-issuance quality review of assigned audit files and reports.
- Applying the Firm Quality Guidance and review checklists consistently across assigned engagements.
- Working within 1Audit, the firm's audit program and quality management system.
- Tracking, logging, and reporting on quality matters for assigned engagements.
The role does not cover:
- Leading or designing the firm's quality management system.
- Developing or changing the firm's methodology, checklists, or templates.
- Post-issuance reviews.
- Client relationship management or audit fieldwork.
Key Responsibilities
- 3.1 Quality Review of Assigned Engagements Review assigned audit files in 1Audit before issuance, in line with the Firm Quality Guidance and review checklists.
- Confirm that working papers are complete, properly referenced, and supported by sufficient appropriate audit evidence as required by ISAs.
- Review financial statements prepared under IFRS and IFRS for SMEs as endorsed by SOCPA, including accounting policies, disclosures, presentation, and tie-out to working papers.
- Review auditor's reports for correct form and wording under ISAs and the firm's approved templates.
- Check Saudi-specific requirements, including zakat and income tax presentation and disclosures. Raise documented review notes in 1Audit and confirm all points are cleared before the file is marked review-complete.
3.2 SOCPA Findings
- Follow-Up Track points raised by the Saudi Organization for Chartered and Professional Accountants (SOCPA) on assigned engagements.
- Verify that each SOCPA point has been addressed and corrected in the relevant files and reports. Maintain a status log of open and closed SOCPA points.
3.3 Hours Tracking & SOCPA
- Filing Track engagement hours for assigned engagements in line with firm requirements.
- Prepare and maintain the records and filings required for SOCPA, and ensure they are complete and submitted on time.
3.4 Internal Reporting
- Prepare the periodic internal quality report for the Managing Partner, covering review status, open issues, SOCPA points, and hours.
- Escalate files or reports that do not meet the Firm Quality Guidance or applicable standards to the Quality Director.
3.5 Compliance
- Apply the firm's audit methodology, checklists, and working-paper templates in 1Audit consistently.
- Meet the firm's review turnaround times and sign-off requirements.
- Comply with the firm's independence, ethics, and confidentiality requirements.
Qualifications & Experience
- Required Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Auditing, or a related field.
- Recognized professional qualification: CPA, ACCA, CA, or ESAA membership.
- 10+ years of external audit experience, including significant experience at manager level. Experience with, or affiliation to, a Big Four or top-tier international audit firm or network.
- Strong technical knowledge of ISAs, IFRS, and IFRS for SMEs.
- Proven experience reviewing audit files and financial statements.
- Prior experience using electronic audit programs.
- Strong written and spoken English, and Arabic communication skills.
