JOB DETAIL
AUDIT EXECUTIVE
Location: South East, East of England, East Midlands, West Midlands
Other Location: KETTERING
Salary: £30-32K
Sector: Public Practice
Job Reference: SH0031
Recruiter Name: HRGO Accountancy
Recruiter Type: Consultancy
Date Posted: 02 December 2008
AUDIT EXECUTIVE
Purpose of Role
To work as part of the team, leading on site audit teams, effectively providing a hands on compliance and/or advisory role that meets or exceeds client expectations and supports the partner/manager team.
Main Responsibilities
Audits
• prepares the audit plan and ensures it appropriately addresses audit objectives
• takes an active part in the audit planning and fraud discussion to identify audit risks and appropriate audit strategy
• oversees all aspects of audit fieldwork and completion
• ensures planned audit work is appropriately completed to satisfy audit objectives
• communicates any issues relating to an audit with manager or partner including matters which arise during the audit which were not identified at the planning stage
• prepares or reviews work papers and drafts of the financial statements
• ensures the efficient use of appropriate software packages (Explorer, auditCARE, SAPA)
• delegates work to other members of the audit team, ensuring assocaitess understand their responsibilities and have received appropriate on-the-job training/coaching
• produces commercial management reports, specifically drafting sections of the report to management
• addresses, discusses and advances conclusion in respect of technical and audit issues identified during the course of the audit
• controls the audit in relation to timescales, budgets and risk management procedures
• provides feedback through regular communication and timely assignment appraisal
• takes responsibility for wider client management and liaison on smaller less complex assignments
Clients
• maintains up to date understanding of clients' business
• maintains good working relationships with client staff
• is actively involved in office marketing events when appropriate and is an 'ambassador' of the firm
Task Management
• ensures the firm discharges properly its professional duties
• consistently achieves deadlines and understands the commercial implications of actions relating to productivity, recoverability, fee income and client service
• accurately records time spent and documents reasons for overruns
• communicates workload with manager or partner
Training
• attends training courses as identified in order to develop both technical and personal skills and keeps records for compliance purposes
• maintains an understanding of audit methodology
Other duties
• adheres to the firms risk management policies and procedures, including being familiar with and consulting the audit manual
• contributes to departmental and office meetings
• undertakes other duties to meet the demands of the business
Purpose of Role
To work as part of the team, leading on site audit teams, effectively providing a hands on compliance and/or advisory role that meets or exceeds client expectations and supports the partner/manager team.
Main Responsibilities
Audits
• prepares the audit plan and ensures it appropriately addresses audit objectives
• takes an active part in the audit planning and fraud discussion to identify audit risks and appropriate audit strategy
• oversees all aspects of audit fieldwork and completion
• ensures planned audit work is appropriately completed to satisfy audit objectives
• communicates any issues relating to an audit with manager or partner including matters which arise during the audit which were not identified at the planning stage
• prepares or reviews work papers and drafts of the financial statements
• ensures the efficient use of appropriate software packages (Explorer, auditCARE, SAPA)
• delegates work to other members of the audit team, ensuring assocaitess understand their responsibilities and have received appropriate on-the-job training/coaching
• produces commercial management reports, specifically drafting sections of the report to management
• addresses, discusses and advances conclusion in respect of technical and audit issues identified during the course of the audit
• controls the audit in relation to timescales, budgets and risk management procedures
• provides feedback through regular communication and timely assignment appraisal
• takes responsibility for wider client management and liaison on smaller less complex assignments
Clients
• maintains up to date understanding of clients' business
• maintains good working relationships with client staff
• is actively involved in office marketing events when appropriate and is an 'ambassador' of the firm
Task Management
• ensures the firm discharges properly its professional duties
• consistently achieves deadlines and understands the commercial implications of actions relating to productivity, recoverability, fee income and client service
• accurately records time spent and documents reasons for overruns
• communicates workload with manager or partner
Training
• attends training courses as identified in order to develop both technical and personal skills and keeps records for compliance purposes
• maintains an understanding of audit methodology
Other duties
• adheres to the firms risk management policies and procedures, including being familiar with and consulting the audit manual
• contributes to departmental and office meetings
• undertakes other duties to meet the demands of the business
