Total 95 Accounting / Auditing job vacancies in Newport, Rhode Island

Responsibilities

• Perform planning, execution and finalisation of the audit engagements.
• Allocates responsibilities to junior and staff auditors and monitors progress of team members to ensure completion of work and adjust work plan, where necessary.
• Reviews group consolidation worksheets and supporting notes to financial statements.
• Able to take up ad hoc special assignments when required

Requirements:

• Degree in Accountancy, ACCA or equivalent professional qualification.
• You should have relevant audit experience of at least 3 years from established firms with good knowledge and understanding of corporate governance, regulatory compliance and organisational best practices. Candidates with lesser experience may be considered for Associate level position
• Able to work independently as well as a team player.
• Proficient in English, both written and oral communication.
• Willingness to travel on overseas assignments.
• Ability to meet reporting deadlines.
• Based in Singapore.

• Creating and processing invoices
• Cross-checking invoices with payments and expenses to ensure accuracy
• Tracking organization expenses
• Managing a company’s accounts payable and receivable
• Able to successfully contribute to the organization's financial efficiency, while maintaining records of expenditure and profits accurately
• Maintaining and reviewing financial records
• Ensuring compliance with accounting and tax laws
• Preparing budgets regularly
• Monitoring expenditure and profits and providing reports
• Evaluating internal management systems, procedures, and risks in order to provide recommendations
• Managing business accounts and preparing financial statements

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct pre-investment reviews covering deal origination, feasibility study, stage-gate approvals, methodology and rational for allocations, valuation, due diligence and finalisation processes.
• Evaluate the reasonableness and consistency of assumptions, models, and calculations used, as well as the completeness, accuracy, and relevance of underlying data used.
• Conduct post-investment review for key projects, stakeholder reporting on return and risk metrics, portfolio adjustment process, completeness, and resolution of risk assessments.
• Work with some auditors in operating platforms to integrate insights on project progress (e.g. execution of asset enhancement initiatives that were underwritten in business case).
• Review the process of ensuring adherence to the commitments made to investors.
• Review the capabilities and functionalities of portfolio deal/management systems (not security review) to support a sustainable business growth.
• Understand and recommend if any key policies or design controls need to be developed for the company.
• Periodically understand the market and operating category research insights along with the risk landscape to identify trends that are required to be audited.
• Review the existing process of compliance to ensure compliance with the regulations and company policies (e.g. AML/CFT, TPAs, MAS notifications etc).
• Understand emerging compliances relevant to the market and assets invested into to conduct proactive audits.
• Identify audit issues and concerns, assess risks and exposures, and make practical and value-added recommendations on internal controls, efficiencies and business processes to the Management to mitigate overall exposure to business risks.
• May be required to assist with special reviews and investigations.
• Such other duties and responsibilities as may be reasonably requested by your immediate supervisor / the head of department from time to time.

Job Requirements

• Good degree in Accountancy, Finance, Business or equivalent including CFA and CA.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience within an Asset or Investment Management firm/ Big 4 accounting firms specialising in private funds and alternate asset management audit.
• Knowledge of Investment/Fund Management processes (e.g., fund life cycle, sales, trading, fund management, compliance).
• Good understanding of regulatory requirements and developments within the Investment/Fund Management industry.
• Possess good business acumen and have an inquiring mind
• Meticulous, highly analytical, process-driven self-starter with the ability to work independently and as a team member
• Good interpersonal skills, able to work in diverse environment and build good working relationships with business counterparts
• Good report-writing and communication skills
• Overseas travelling will be required

We are looking for an Internal Control and Audit Manager to lead the implementation of SOX project, assess internal controls, challenge current processes, advise on risk matters, and communicate with various business units to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Implementation of SOX project with external consultants
• Assess the design and operating effectiveness of the internal control structure and compliance with policies and procedures for Hong Kong and overseas offices
• Challenging current processes across the company and identify opportunities for refinement
• Playing an active role in the formulate, maintenance and review of policies and procedures, including ensuring they are up to date with all legislation and best practices
• Deploy the approach and methodology to increase risk awareness
• Responsible for advising on internal controls and risk matters, and proactively recommend continuous improvement for efficient finance and commercial processes
• Communicate closely with various business units across different departments and offices and take ownership of the whole end to end internal audit process, including Group's policies and procedures, corporate governance practices, risk management, and internal controls
• Undertaking internal audits to ensure the company meets its financial, operational and compliance objectives
• Perform ad hoc works as assigned

Our DNA is P-R-E-N-E-T-I-C-S. See what each word of our company name means:

Get to know us; Get to know our DNA!

Passion

• You are passionate about our mission and your job, and inspire others with your drive for excellence.

Resilience

• You are tenacious and calm despite challenges, changes, and stress. Sleeves rolled up, you attack every challenge head-on.

Empowerment

• You help colleagues across Prenetics succeed. You foster a strong team spirit while encouraging others to take initiatives and risks.

Integrity

• You are trustworthy, honest and accountable to your actions and commitments.

Epic

• You dare to take risks, deliver results and make things happen. You possess a growth mind-set and strive to continuously improve.

Transparency

• You speak up and share information even if it is controversial or difficult.
• You share wins and failures openly.

Ingenuity

• You make wise decisions despite ambiguity.
• You think outside the box, challenge the status quo and come up with creative solutions.

Communication

• You practice empathy, articulate your thoughts and ideas effectively and respectfully.

Selfless

• You seek what is best for Prenetics, not yourself or your team. You put the needs of the team before your own.

Your new company

An large accounting practice based in Newport looking to add within its successful audit team.


Your new role

• Manage audits from planning to completion.
• Prepare and review general accounts.
• Support the Audit Managers to coach trainees and support their learning and development.
• Monitor client deadlines and ensure these are met.
• Monitor workflow of the team.
• Identify and assess risk.
• Able to work alongside and part of the senior management team and other sectors of the firm and support company growth.
• The ability to identify services that will add value to your portfolio of clients.
• Confident in networking to promote the department.

What you'll need to succeed

• ACA / ACCA or CA qualified or a finalist with audit experience within practice
• A self-motivated and reliable person who is eager to progress.
• Technically efficient in both audit and accounting
• A drive to deliver technical knowledge as a point of call for the team
• Confident in reviewing processes and improving systems to boost efficiency
• Strong communication skills are essential, both verbal and written.

What you'll get in return

• £35,000 to £40000
• Full time, permanent position
• Flexible working
• Company pension

What you need to do now
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