The posting
CharteredPartners is seeking an experienced audit and assurance professional to join our client in Singapore at Partner level. The successful candidate will hold engagement sign-off responsibility as a registered public accountant, lead the delivery of statutory audits across listed and large private clients, and take ownership of building the client portfolio and referral network. Specific qualifications, regulatory fluency and technical breadth are detailed in the sections that follow.
Confidential Client. Applying to this position means that you are interested to have an initial confidential discussion about how we can help you to identify and join a new accounting-firm practice. With your authorisation we will exclusively run the entire application and recruitment process for you, keeping you apprised at every step. With over 30 years' combined experience of helping the most talented accounting, audit, tax and advisory professionals to make safe, well-judged moves into rewarding new roles, we have the experience, network and ability to help you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as engagement signing partner on statutory audits, taking final sign-off responsibility for audit opinions issued under the Singapore Standards on Auditing (SSA).
- Lead and conclude on significant audit judgements, including going concern, revenue recognition and the audit of complex estimates, in line with Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (International).
- Own a portfolio of listed (SGX), large private and group audit clients, managing risk acceptance, scoping and engagement economics.
- Originate new mandates and grow the practice through referral relationships, intermediary networks and existing client expansion.
- Provide technical leadership to managers and senior staff, reviewing the more difficult areas of the file and resolving contentious accounting and auditing matters.
- Maintain the firm's standing with ACRA as registrar of public accountants and audit firms, supporting practice review readiness and inspection responses.
- Oversee engagement quality, independence and ethics compliance across the portfolio, escalating matters to the firm's risk function where appropriate.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
- Chartered Accountant of Singapore, CA (Singapore), in good standing with ISCA.
- Registered, or immediately eligible to be registered, as a public accountant with ACRA, with the practice experience to support registration.
- Substantial post-qualification experience in external audit, with a clear record of partner-level or equivalent engagement leadership.
- Demonstrable sign-off or de facto signing experience on statutory audits of listed or large private entities.
- Deep working knowledge of the Singapore Standards on Auditing and SFRS(I), including recent and emerging requirements.
- Familiarity with SGX listing rules and the reporting obligations of issuers and their auditors.
- Strong grasp of independence, ethics and quality management requirements applicable to audit firms in Singapore.
- Evidence of building and retaining client relationships and of winning new audit and assurance work.
- Sound commercial judgement on engagement risk, pricing and resourcing.
- Excellent written and spoken English, with the gravitas to engage audit committees and boards.
Preferred Experience:
- Prior experience within a mid-tier or larger audit firm with a registered public accountant population.
- Exposure to cross-border group audits and coordination with overseas component auditors.
- Sector depth in areas such as real estate, financial services, technology or manufacturing.
- Familiarity with IRAS reporting interactions and the tax dimension of audited financial statements.
- Track record of mentoring managers through to public accountant registration.
- An established referral network among lawyers, bankers and corporate advisers in Singapore.
Compensation:
Competitive package commensurate with seniority and experience, including base, performance-based bonus, long-term incentives and (where applicable) partner-track participation.
Next Steps:
This opportunity is open to Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents and candidates eligible to obtain the relevant Singapore work pass who match the above criteria. Please apply to receive prompt contact from an experienced and specialist accounting-firm recruitment consultant.
Chartered Partners is a trading style of Feltan Associates Pte Ltd; an international Executive Search, Recruitment and Consulting business based in Singapore, licensed and regulated by the Singapore Ministry of Manpower to conduct recruitment services for clients. UEN: 202225620G. EA Licence 23S1672. All rights reserved.
