Audit & Governance Careers Advice - October 2009
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Posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 by Jonathan Hickstead for CareersinAudit.com — No comments
By understanding the process that that an auditor goes through and why audits are carried out it is much easier to get the perfect job. Why Audit? Money Wastage – Believe it or not the vast majority of companies are wasting money needlessly, either because of problems they were unaware of or unsure how to deal with. The detailed process which an auditor goes through is able to uncover these ...
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Posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 by Carol Mclachlan for CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Picture this... freezing cold weather, a crazy deadline to keep, lack of time, staff and sleep. No audit manager? We’d be beat! What’s it like to be a hero? I know that’s how I used to think of my audit manager in the depths of winter, on the darkest, bleakest, tightest of audits. Much like a super hero, he or she would swoop down, magically marshal the right resources into the right places, ...
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Posted on Friday, October 9, 2009 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Adnane 23, talks to Careersinaudit.com about getting his first job in Audit and how he is settling into his first role as Associate Auditor for Johnson Controls in Belgium. When did you decide to pursue a career in Audit? I studied a degree in Business and Business Administration in the Netherlands which gave me a broad background in business but I really wanted to have some specific knowledge of ...
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Posted on Friday, October 9, 2009 by Jonathan Hickstead for CareersinAudit.com — No comments
1. Check the Main Recruiters Before you even start your job search, you should have a look at who the big players in the audit recruitment business are. Have a look at their websites, and get to grips with the terminology of recruiters: track record, cover letter... That way, you can start getting into the jobseeker frame of mind and talk to audit employers on their level. Remember that even ...
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Posted on Friday, October 9, 2009 by Jonathan Hickstead for CareersinAudit.com — No comments
What is Internal Audit? The role of an internal auditor is to carry out an independent appraisal of how a company works, their processes and the risk that may affect the business. Typically those carrying out the internal audit work across all business functions to gain a complete and comprehensive overview of the company. The basic functions in an internal audit job can be broken down in the ...
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Posted on Friday, October 9, 2009 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Do you have what it takes to land the best audit job with the best firm? Take a look at the list below and see how well you fit the profile that employers are seeking when filling an audit job. Desire To Collaborate In A Team Environment Auditors need to be ‘people people’. Employers will expect you to get on well with others in the firm and to contribute to the success of the firm, not just do ...
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Posted on Friday, October 9, 2009 by Jonathan Hickstead for CareersinAudit.com — No comments
What is IT Audit? If you are new to IT auditing it’s important to understand how the process works, what its aims are and how they are achieved. For an IT auditor they must firstly understand the business. While a company’s business model might not at first seem connected to their computer network, in many ways it is. How they run their business should be reflected in their IT provision. Two ...
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Posted on Friday, October 9, 2009 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
In order to attract the best and brightest of those newly qualified to take audit positions – both internal and external – companies are going to have to come up with more money. A major survey of HR professionals at the Big Four firms and recruitment firms states that salaries for entry level audit jobs will increase up to 25% over the next two to three years. All this has taken positions in ...
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Posted on Friday, October 9, 2009 by Calum Robson — No comments
Professional accounting qualifications have long been regarded as a passport to a world of career opportunities - and never more so than today. Globalisation has seen a massive increase in the mobile workforce, with accountants plying their trade in emerging and established markets around the world. Many employers experiencing difficulty attracting home-grown finance talent are undertaking ...
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Posted on Friday, October 9, 2009 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
In the Region Focus series of articles we focus on different regions of the world and provide tips for auditors thinking about working in these areas. If you have a particular region you would like us to investigate, please let us know here . We have so far covered Russia , Greece , France , the Middle East , Eastern Europe , the Cayman Islands and Spain . If you would like to know more about ...
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Posted on Friday, October 9, 2009 by Jonathan Hickstead for CareersinAudit.com — No comments
The fields of corporate governance, internal audit jobs , accountancy positions and IT audit jobs still offer excellent career opportunities and given the increasingly international face of the corporate world means that there are audit jobs available almost anywhere in the UK and throughout Europe , though some areas offer more opportunities than others. Depending on the type of work that you’re ...
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Posted on Friday, October 9, 2009 by Jonathan Hickstead for CareersinAudit.com — No comments
The demand for those to fill external audit jobs continues to stay high as companies try to comply with SOX. One of the best places to be looking for external audit jobs these days is in public service. In fact, the government is hiring in all areas of finance, including internal and external audit jobs, risk management jobs , account management jobs, all the way down to payroll officers and ...
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Posted on Friday, October 9, 2009 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
When talking about IT auditor jobs let’s not get confused about the word ‘audit’, which is generally used when talking about delving into the finances of a company. An IT audit is not wholly dissimilar, nor is it similar to a financial audit, although the IT audit may take place in conjunction with other audits for the company in order to get an overall internal operations look at the business. ...
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Posted on Friday, October 9, 2009 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
In January 2007, newly qualified chartered accountant Gavin Smith, 24, swapped his life as an Auditor at KPMG on the Sunshine Coast (Australia) for the tube, grey climes of London and a brand new role as Financial Controller at First Merchant Capital. We caught up with Gavin to find out how everything is faring a few months on… Before you arrived in London, what were you doing? I was an auditor ...
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Posted on Friday, October 9, 2009 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Berlin Beckons for Barbara Barbara Bolya is a 26 year old auditor from Hungary who is currently working at MOL, a Hungarian oil company, in the Hungarian capital city, Budapest. But she’s heading west to Berlin to start a new career. And start a whole new life. Which company have you got a new job with? The position in Berlin will be with Bombardier [a transportation manufacturer]. I’ve been ...