Senior Assistant/deputy Technical Director - Singapore - Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority

Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority
Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority
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Singapore

1 week ago

Wei Jie

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What the role is

  • BE PART OF A HIGH PERFORMING TEAM

At ACRA, we are always on the lookout for high performing individuals who share our aspiration of making Singapore the best place for business.

We offer interesting and challenging work experience in our Accounting Group.
High quality audit and financial reporting is crucial to maintaining market confidence in the reliability of the financial information.

ACRA takes a holistic regulatory approach to the entire financial reporting eco-system, starting from the preparation, audit to the filing of financial statements.

Be part of the regulatory team that safeguards the reliability and integrity of financial information.

Collaborate with regulators including the CAD, MAS and SGX RegCo to give investors and other market stakeholders continued assurance in the reliability and integrity of the financial information they receive.

As a member of ACRA's PMD team, this individual conducts inspections and work with various stakeholders to ensure that the level of audit quality is enhanced:

  • Inspect the quality of public accountants' work via review of audit engagements;
  • Assess the appropriateness of firmwide quality controls and processes

What you will be working on

  • Plan and prepare for scheduled inspection so that public accountants selected for detailed review, and SSQC 1 elements to focus on have been appropriately considered and potential issues are covered
  • Conduct firmwide inspections in assessing the firm's compliance with SSQC 1, and inspections of the individual public accountant's work to ensure compliance with prescribed auditing standards
  • Ensure that the inspection methodology remains relevant, effective and responsive
  • Provide inputs to the risk rating analysis (i.e. peer rating exercise) of audit firms after the firm wide inspection to identify issues and facilitate their risk management; and population of the Riskbased assessment for each firm
  • Conduct/Participate in other ad hoc projects in ensuring that ACRA's regulatory framework for the accountancy sector remains relevant, effective and response to developments in the environment

What we are looking for

  • Professional Qualification / Certification preferably in Accountancy
  • At least 10 years of external audit experience in a public accounting firm
  • Familiar with Singapore Standard on Quality Control 1 and Singapore Standards on Auditing Demonstrates technical competency in financial reporting and auditing standards with the ability to identify, apply, resolve or report on complex accounting or auditing issues during the course of work, effective in drawing from professional experience to perform inspection or investigation work
  • Strong analytical skills to distil all available facts and bring to focus discussions on key issues
  • Good knowledge of the various requirement / provisions of professional standards / regulations
  • Good project management skills and the ability to work within stipulated timelines
  • Excellent stakeholder management and organisational skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Able to work independently and as a team player