Audit Manager

To lead audit engagements in preparation for Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), ensuring that companies meet the regulatory, financial reporting, and internal control requirements for listing. Manage teams from planning through to finalisation of financial statements, coordinate with legal / regulatory / underwriter / stock exchange stakeholders, and maintain high technical, quality, and compliance standards.

Key Responsibilities

1. IPO-specific Audit & Advisory

- Lead and manage IPO readiness audits: audit of historical financials, restatements, due diligence, internal control assessment.

- Coordinate with underwriters, regulatory bodies, stock exchange (e.g SGX), legal counsel, and other advisors.

- Review the company's financial reporting systems, internal control frameworks, and ensure any gaps are addressed.

- Ensure compliance with relevant listing rules / regulations, securities laws, IFRS (or other applicable GAAP), disclosure & corporate governance requirements.

2. Audit Planning & Execution

- Plan audit engagements for pre-IPO / IPO clients define scope, staffing, risk assessment.

- Execute audit fieldwork: testing, substantive procedures, control testing.

- Supervise preparation (or restatement) of financial statements, disclosures, management discussion & analysis (MD&A) etc.

- Deal with complex accounting issues, valuations (fair value, intangible assets, etc.), estimates, revenue recognition.

3. Technical Quality & Standards

- Ensure all audit work meets professional standards (e.g. ISA/IFRS or local equivalents) and Mazars internal quality control.

- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of IPO regulations, listing rules, changes in accounting standards, corporate governance.

4. Team Leadership & Development

- Lead, coach, mentor audit team members (seniors, juniors) through IPO audit process.

- Provide technical guidance and training related to IPO auditing, complex accounting, regulatory requirements.

- Allocate resources, monitor performance, ensure deliverables are met on time and within budget.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification (e.g. CPA / ACCA / CA / equivalent).
• Substantial audit experience (usually 6-10+ years), with exposure to IPO / capital markets transactions.
• Deep technical knowledge of IFRS (or other relevant GAAP), ISA or equivalent auditing standards, listing rules / regulatory requirements in markets relevant to the role.
• Experience in fair value accounting, valuations, complex accounting estimates.
• Strong leadership and people management skills - able to lead teams under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal & written), able to interact with senior management, board / audit committees.
• Good project management skills: time/budget management, resource allocation.
• High ethical standards attention to detail.
• Ability to work under deadlines and adapt to evolving regulatory / market environment.
• Knowledge of legal & regulatory disclosure requirements for IPOs in jurisdiction(s) relevant.

R1215346
EA license 23C1980