Location: Bridgetown,Saint Michael,Barbados
CAREER OPPORTUNITY
AUDIT MANAGER
Our client, a well-established and respected local Firm of Chartered Accountants, is seeking an analytical and client focused Audit Manager to join their team. The Firm is dedicated to creating value through knowledge, information, and insight. With a strong Big Four heritage, the Firm has a wealth of experience in providing professional accounting services to clients of all sizes across the full industry spectrum.
The Role
The Audit Manager will report to Firm Partners and the Senior Manager and will be responsible for:
• Overseeing Audit Seniors, Staff Accountants, and Assistant Accountants, ensuring the efficient delivery of audit and non‑audit services across a diverse client portfolio.
• Planning and performing audits in accordance with Firm standards and International Standards on Auditing.
• Overseeing engagement documentation, reviews, and sign‑offs, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Presenting key issues to client management and address queries with professionalism.
• Preparing financial statements, management letters, and other communications for partner review.
• Managing job scheduling, engagement budgets, and report variances to partners.
• Delegating and supervising work across the audit team, ensuring timely completion of engagements.
• Mentoring and training junior staff, providing constructive feedback and supporting professional growth.
• Researching technical issues, remaining current with GAAP/IFRS standards, and ensuring compliance with CPD requirements.
• Assisting partners with client billings, collections, and other administrative tasks.
The Candidate
The Audit Manager will:
• Possess a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field with a minimum of 5–7 years of progressive audit experience, including supervisory responsibilities.
• Have a professional accounting designation (CPA, ACCA, ACA, or equivalent) with compliance to CPD requirements.
• Possess strong technical knowledge of GAAP, IFRS, and International Standards on Auditing.
• Have proven ability to manage multiple audit engagements and deliver results under pressure.
• Possess excellent leadership, communication, and problem solving skills.
• Be committed to professionalism, ethics, and continuous improvement.
Suitably qualified candidates interested in this opportunity should demonstrate in their Curriculum Vitae how their experience, achievements and qualifications would be a good match for this role. Kindly also include the names and contact details of two business references. The CV should be sent no later than June 3, 2026.
The Barbados International Business Promotion Corporation (BIBPC) was established as a statutory corporation on November 10, 2005. The corporation subsequently gained permission to trade under the new name Invest Barbados (IB). On October 1, 2006 the investment promotion agency became operational and the first employee was hired.
Invest Barbados is an economic development agency of the government of Barbados. IB is responsible for attracting, winning and sustaining international investment for Barbados. The corporation is also responsible for helping to develop and manage the Barbados international business brand.
