Audit & Governance Careers Advice - February 2011
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Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2011 by Carol Mclachlan for CareersinAudit.com — No comments
So what will 2011 bring - a slow, agonising climb out of global recession? Growth in job opportunities? Maybe, but don’t even think of a jobs boom; at best, recovery will be uneven, with some areas still shedding. So it won’t be the phoenix soaring from the ashes, more the Creature floundering from the Black Lagoon. It’ll be slow and painful, but at least it’ll be forward-looking and focused on ...
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Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2011 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
In today’s business world, few multinational companies would appoint a financial head who didn’t already have experience in an international environment. Undertaking work abroad demonstrates flexibility, mobility and cultural acumen, which are all qualities which recruiters and headhunters will look for when looking to fill senior roles. Working outside your home country can be daunting and ...
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Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2011 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
For those who are absolute beginners to the IT auditing process, it’s important to know the individual steps of the process and how the aims of the process can be achieved. As an IT auditor , we must first understand the business. Even if a company cannot see how their business model might not be connected through their IT infrastructure, in many ways it is. Two companies might sell the same ...
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Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2011 by Carol McLachlan — No comments
Like all of us with internal audit jobs you were at your desk at 8am this morning ready to take on the day. All of a sudden it's noon and you’ve only ticked off two things from today’s ‘to do’ list... what happened? Thanks to the stream of regular interruptions, telephone calls, and emails you have only had a few minutes to work on critical tasks. Everyone wants your time. People are interrupting ...
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Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2011 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Where can the best long-term auditing career prospects be found? Many young auditors look to Sydney , the Australian global financial centre where large salaries can often be found. But thanks to recent economic conditions there could be some much better destinations to start out on a long career in auditing. A white paper published by European think-tank Bruegel could be more informative. Titled ...
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Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2011 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Knowledge of the procedures that an internal auditor goes through and understanding why audits are carried out will make it much easier to start a career in audit. Why do organisations Audit? An alarming amount of companies waste money unnecessarily, whether this is because of issues that they were ignorant of or other problems that they are unsure of how to deal with. An auditor goes through a ...
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Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2011 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Grabbing Audit Recruiters Attention With A Fine CV With just sixty seconds to make an impact, how can you ensure your CV will grab a reader’s attention? A good CV is the best way to get ahead, and ensuring that it contains all the buzzwords that the recruiter is interested in can sometimes be more important than your skills, qualifications or experience. Terms like “transferable skillset” are ...
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Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2011 by Carol McLachlan — No comments
Finding a job can be a stressful time, updating CVs , writing covering letters and attending interviews, but sometimes job come as a result of other situations, and this is where the audit elevator pitch comes in. How many times have you been asked by a stranger or loose acquaintance what you did for a living? Perhaps next time you are asked this question you should consider the possibility of ...
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Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2011 by Carol McLachlan — No comments
Imagine a freezing cold office, it was day and now it’s night and you’re still at work with a deadline to keep and not enough time or manpower to finish it. Without an audit manager you’d have no chance! That’s how I used to picture my audit manager on those freezing cold nights with those deadlines looming. They would appear at my side like magic and quickly delegate the resources to the right ...
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Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2011 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Even in today's struggling economy the audit industry is thriving and many people are considering a career change into the audit sector . However a complete career change is a big decision and as with any major life change there are certain considerations that need to be made. Firstly, it is important to have a clear idea of what an IT audit is and what is required from and IT auditor. When ...
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Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2011 by Carol McLachlan — No comments
If you’ve been blessed with purely tranquil waters in your audit career, then good on you! But if, like the rest of the population, you navigate through the turbulent waters of complicated people, delicate relationships or outright conflict, this article is for you. Conflict manifests in all shapes and sizes and many different guises: Disagreement on policy and procedure: what and how, and by ...
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Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2011 by Carol McLachlan — No comments
Communication skills matter a great deal in the sector of audit jobs . It is key to all our auditing activities and efficient communication. It will help aspects such as team supervision; Top quality interpersonal and influencing skills to help build the best team possible ; good listening to build rapport with your team as well as clients; excellent oral and written communication skills among ...
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Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2011 by Carol McLachlan — No comments
‘Coaching is the Universal language of change and learning’, Training and personal coaching are increasingly popular tools that are utilised by companies for supporting the personal development of their staff. Research published by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) discovered a respectable 90% of organisations use coaching in some shape or form. Over 500 companies were ...
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Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2011 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Internal auditing jobs used to have a rather dull reputation but nowadays there are some exciting and challenging roles out there for those with the right experience and qualifications. The internal auditors you meet nowadays are far more upbeat and enthusiastic about their roles- and with good reason. Their salary and status are increasing in line with a growing awareness that their work is ...
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Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2011 by CareersinAudit — No comments
Accountancy is a career which can offer a passport to work almost anywhere in the world, with accreditation and qualifications being the best way to ensure acceptance. Globalisation has meant that accountants and auditors now do their work in many different markets around the world, with employers increasingly looking to recruit for audit jobs overseas . While the global economy might have seen ...