JOB DETAIL
Audit Senior - Bermuda & Cayman Islands, Offshore Financial Services
Location: Cayman Islands, Other, Caribbean, Rest of World
Other Location: Bermuda
Salary: Excellent Tax Free Package
Sector: Insurance, Public Practice
Job Reference: RO 1641 TR
Recruiter Name: Reach International
Recruiter Type: Consultancy
Date Posted: 27 July 2010
The Company
Reach International is working with this Global Accountancy firm to appoint Audit Seniors to its Insurance and Asset Management teams. With a strong presence across the Caribbean, this firm is committed to offering staff excellent quality of life alongside fantastic career opportunities with a focus on personal and professional development.
The Role
The client base largely includes asset management and insurance / reinsurance clients; with clients usually operating under US/Canadian GAAP. Each senior is responsible for the entire audit from planning through to report issuance, and on most engagements will work independently.
Standard responsibilities include:
• Supervise financial reporting and Statutory filing and compliance assurance engagements of clients.
• Apply technical knowledge of US GAAP, Canadian/Bermuda GAAP, and International Accounting Standards, to enable effective completion of audit engagements.
• Supervise multiple concurrent engagements with professional staff and direct the preparation and completion of reports, accounts and financial statements.
• Ensure quality in delivering client service by directing daily progress of fieldwork, reporting directly to managers and partners of engagement status, and managing performance of assistants.
• Conduct risk and business cycle analysis of clients' business to develop appropriate audit plans to address identified risks and to ensure accurate reporting.
• Be involved in the process of providing advice and assistance to clients on issues relating to accounting, taxation (if applicable), internal controls, and regulatory and financial reporting. • Mentor assistants by counselling and assisting them in the management of all aspects of their work lives and in obtaining their career objectives.
• Contribute to the development of assistants through on-the-job and in-house training and development courses.
The Candidate
•MUST hold an internationally-recognised accounting qualification such as the CPA/ACA/ACCA.
• Strong in-charge or senior experience with a good track-record in practice audit.
* Financial Services experience not required
• Familiarity of UK / US / Canadian GAAP and/or IFRS is preferred.
For further information on this role or other offshore or international opportunities in general, please contact Reach Internatonal on 0845 6435 085 or out of hours on 07841 364 372.
Reach International is working with this Global Accountancy firm to appoint Audit Seniors to its Insurance and Asset Management teams. With a strong presence across the Caribbean, this firm is committed to offering staff excellent quality of life alongside fantastic career opportunities with a focus on personal and professional development.
The Role
The client base largely includes asset management and insurance / reinsurance clients; with clients usually operating under US/Canadian GAAP. Each senior is responsible for the entire audit from planning through to report issuance, and on most engagements will work independently.
Standard responsibilities include:
• Supervise financial reporting and Statutory filing and compliance assurance engagements of clients.
• Apply technical knowledge of US GAAP, Canadian/Bermuda GAAP, and International Accounting Standards, to enable effective completion of audit engagements.
• Supervise multiple concurrent engagements with professional staff and direct the preparation and completion of reports, accounts and financial statements.
• Ensure quality in delivering client service by directing daily progress of fieldwork, reporting directly to managers and partners of engagement status, and managing performance of assistants.
• Conduct risk and business cycle analysis of clients' business to develop appropriate audit plans to address identified risks and to ensure accurate reporting.
• Be involved in the process of providing advice and assistance to clients on issues relating to accounting, taxation (if applicable), internal controls, and regulatory and financial reporting. • Mentor assistants by counselling and assisting them in the management of all aspects of their work lives and in obtaining their career objectives.
• Contribute to the development of assistants through on-the-job and in-house training and development courses.
The Candidate
•MUST hold an internationally-recognised accounting qualification such as the CPA/ACA/ACCA.
• Strong in-charge or senior experience with a good track-record in practice audit.
* Financial Services experience not required
• Familiarity of UK / US / Canadian GAAP and/or IFRS is preferred.
For further information on this role or other offshore or international opportunities in general, please contact Reach Internatonal on 0845 6435 085 or out of hours on 07841 364 372.
