Manager – Audit and Assurance

Job Description

Our Audit teams provide value to our clients by delivering specialised quality audit and assurance services. High-quality, independent financial statement audits are essential to maintaining investor confidence. Our audit professionals are committed to the public interest, challenging assumptions, and unlocking valuable insights based on a solid understanding of an organisation’s business and industry.

We are looking for an experienced Manager with strong technical accounting capability, client management, and team mentorship, with a clear focus on audit quality. You’ll lead complex engagements, advise on high‑judgement accounting matters, and work closely with partners and clients on emerging issues in KPMG Australia’s largest audit practice.

Our Audit teams provide value to our clients by delivering specialised quality audit and assurance services. High-quality, independent financial statement audits are essential to maintaining investor confidence. Our audit professionals are committed to the public interest, challenging assumptions, and unlocking valuable insights based on a solid understanding of an organisation’s business and industry.

We are looking for an experienced Manager or Senior Manager with strong technical accounting capability, client management, and team mentorship, with a clear focus on audit quality. You’ll lead complex engagements, advise on high‑judgement accounting matters, and work closely with partners and clients on emerging issues in KPMG Australia’s largest audit practice.

Your Opportunity

• Join a growing team where you will have the opportunity to work on large, public listed clients
• Be accountable for leading and managing engagements and all aspects of audit delivery, client service and business development
• Leverage a deep understanding of the industry and work collaboratively with the engagement team to design, develop and perform audit procedures obtain sufficient appropriate cumulative audit evidence to support the audit opinion in accordance with professional standards, applicable legal and regulatory requirements
• Be responsible for executing assurance related engagements
• Provide inspirational and engaging leadership to grow and develop our talent 
• Form strong relationships with our prestigious audit clients and play a key role in the delivery of quality assurance and reporting
• Benefit from career building experiences through your work on some of the largest audit clients
• Career journey offering considerable scope to grow through our structured future leadership program
• Look forward to capitalising on interesting career opportunities on offer through our Global network of offices

How are you Extraordinary?

• You enjoy working in the details, with a proactive attitude towards accuracy and deadlines
• You are passionate about the importance of fantastic communication to share ideas, inspire, and create change. You are able to digest, distil, and communicate complex concepts in both written and verbal forms
• You are a people-person with a love of sharing your audit insight and tailoring your communication appropriately for subject matter experts and clients who want to learn more.

Your Experience

At KPMG, we believe diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, our clients, and communities. To be considered for this opportunity, your qualifications, skills & experience could include:

• Understanding of large and complex group audit engagements within energy, supply chain logistics, retail, pharmaceuticals, or services sectors
• Bring a proven track record of high performance and success
• Have gained strong IFRS skills
• Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated team leadership abilities
• US-SOX accreditation is desirable

Qualifications

Additional Information

KPMG is a professional services firm with global outreach and deep sector experience. We work with clients across an array of industries to solve complex challenges, steer change and enable growth. 

Our people are what make KPMG the thriving workplace that it is and what sets us apart is that we know great minds think differently. Collaborate with a team of passionate, highly skilled professionals who’ve got your back. You’ll build relationships with unique and diverse colleagues who will provide you with the support you need to be your best and produce meaningful and impactful work in an inclusive, equitable culture.

At KPMG, you’ll take control over how you work. We’re embracing a new way of working in many ways, from offering flexible hours and locations to generous paid parental leave and career breaks. Our people enjoy a variety of exciting perks, including retail discounts, health and wellbeing initiatives, learning and growth opportunities, salary packaging options and more.

Diverse candidates have diverse needs. During your recruitment journey, information will be provided about adjustment requests. If you require additional support before submitting your application, please contact the Talent Attraction Support Team.

At KPMG every career is different, and we look forward to seeing how you grow with us.

KPMG Australia: grow with us!