Senior Associate – IFRS Advisory Services

Job description / Role

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic individual to join our UAE IFRS Advisory Team as a senior resource. The role is to provide trusted advice to our clients in UAE. The successful individual will own the following responsibilities:

- Assist clients in IFRS conversions, implementation of new standards, accounting opinions, impact assessment etc.
- Advise and support clients in the preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS.
- Work closely with the Manager on technical consultations from Assurance practice, on application of IFRSs.
- Work with other service lines and provide guidance on interpretation and application of IFRS.
- Deliver value added services to clients by providing industry insights, “out-of-the-box” ideas and solutions to improve their reporting model.
- Working closely with the Manager to prepare training documents, guidance memos and other technical releases for internal circulation.
- Assist in preparing illustrative financial statements with necessary disclosures including significant judgements and estimates.

Requirements

Experience & Education

- Chartered Accountant (ICAI, ACCA, ICAEW, CA ANZ, ICAP or any other renowned institute)
- 2 years of client facing experience in IFRS Advisory or Audit & Assurance.
- Well versed with International Financial Reporting Standards, including recent updates.
- Exposure to data analytics and visualization tools such as IDEA, Qlik and Power BI is preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal skills – with positive & enthusiastic attitude.
- Highly refined planning, leadership, relationship building and analytical skills.

About the Company

BDO UAE is the Member Firm of BDO International with 64,300 people working out of over 1,400 offices worldwide.

At BDO UAE, we specialise in helping businesses, whether start-ups or multinationals, to achieve their goals. Through our own professional expertise and by working directly with organisations, we've developed a robust understanding of the factors that govern business growth. Our objective is to use this to help our clients maximise their potential.

We have a partner-led approach, which delivers the highest quality of service by using short, functional chains of communications to aid decision-making. Clients benefit from our fresh thinking, constructive challenge and practical understanding of the issues they face. Developing strong, personal relationships with our clients is at the forefront of our service approach at BDO UAE.