Job description

Senior Manager Audit & Assurance role within Deloitte Muscat responsible for leading complex audit engagements, identifying strategic audit and risk priorities, and delivering high-quality audit services aligned with Deloitte audit methodology and professional standards. The role requires managing risk assessment procedures, developing audit plans, evaluating audit results, and ensuring alignment with business strategy and risk considerations. The Senior Manager contributes to risk, materiality, and scope discussions for audit reporting while leveraging National Audit Office tools, audit reporting guidance, and peer reporting trends. The position includes leading audit planning meetings, coordinating with specialists, managing component auditors, reviewing referral instructions, and resolving complex audit issues including challenging environments. The role requires driving robust revenue testing using process flow diagrams, evaluating recognition policies, assessing controls reliance, and addressing fraud risk. The Senior Manager develops comprehensive project plans including timelines, resource allocation, contingency planning, and coordination with extended engagement teams. Responsibilities include communicating project plans to client management, managing dependencies, negotiating overruns, and addressing project slippages. The role requires applying professional skepticism, consulting on complex matters, engaging quality control procedures, improving prior year testing, and ensuring alignment with global audit imperatives. The position also includes leadership responsibilities such as supporting talent development, strengthening communication, building stakeholder relationships, and contributing to Deloitte’s purpose and values. The role requires extensive knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), best practice reporting, audit documentation review, audit evidence evaluation, audit methodology, and professional accounting standards. The candidate must possess international accounting qualification including CA, ACCA, or CPA, with minimum 10 years of experience in public accounting, audit management, business strategy, budgeting, and audit delivery, preferably within large professional services firms.