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| Job Title: | | Audit Senior | | | Description: | | Audit Senior - Surrey, Surrey
The Company
Our client is a leading financial and business adviser with 32 offices nationwide. They provide a comprehensive range of business advisory services with a commitment to providing the same high quality service to their clients wherever they do business.
With more than 25,000 individuals and 15,000 corporate and institutional clients, they are listed in the Top 10 of the Accountancy Age Top 50 - the UKs most authoritative guide to the health of the accountancy industry .
The Role
To work as part of the team, effectively providing a hands on compliance and/or advisory role that meets or exceeds client expectations and supports the partner/manager team.
takes an active part in the audit planning and fraud discussion to identify audit risks and appropriate audit strategy
prepares the audit plan and budget for review
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 workpapers and drafts of the financial statements
ensures the efficient use of appropriate software packages (Explorer, audit CARE, SAPA)
delegates work to other members of the audit team, ensuring assistants understand their responsibilities and have received appropriate on-the-job training/coaching
produces commercial management reports, specifically drafting sections of the report to management
identifies and discusses issues with clients
controls the audit in relation to timescales, budgets and risk management procedures
Responsibilities
Client Issues
remains updated on changes to clients business
is aware of the wide range of Grant Thornton services and spots opportunities to potentially sell those services to clients
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 CPDpurposes
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
carries out any other duties to meet with the needs of the business
You
Education / qualifications Maths and English Language at GCSE or equivalent
Professional qualification (ACA,CA, ACCA)
Experience of using Microsoft packages, internet, email and computerised audit packages.
Confident in dealing with SMEs.
Personal attributes
Motivation has clear understanding of office/unit objectives and the fit with personal goals
DriveIsenergetic and enthusiastic, identifying and confronting obstacles to personal and team performance
IntellectGathersinformation and analyses situations in a thorough and accurate manner, suggesting solutions to client situations
JudgementMakesrecommendations to assignment leaders with proper consideration of pros, consand consequences
Credibility andcommunicationProjects an appropriate professional image and explains issues and concepts clearly and confidently within team and with clients
ResilienceCanprioritise conflicting demands and balance normal workflow and demands without disruption to other team members or subordinates
BENEFITS Career progression, flexible working, local clients, career progression, opportunties to specialise. | | | Type: | | Permanent | | Financial
Qualifications: | | | | General
Qualifications: | | | | Systems
Experience: | | | | | Salary Range: | | £42000/annum | | | Benefits: | | | | | Location: | | Surrey
| | | Job URL: | | http://www.cv-library.co.uk/cgi-bin/jdb_view_vacancy.cgi?jobref=101151291&s=100032 | |
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