Audit Senior
- Recruiter
- MERJE Limited
- Location
- Surrey
- Salary
- 38000- 42000
- Posted
- 26 Sep 2016
- Closes
- 03 Oct 2016
- Ref
- 12506
- Job Title
- Audit
- Category
- Accountancy Practice
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
The Client:
A Top 10 accountancy firm are looking for a qualified audit and accounts senior to join their team in Surrey. The client base ranges from small businesses and startups to substantial international groups. The client portfolio includes businesses from a variety of different industry sectors, across both private and AIM listed companies.
The role:
To plan, perform and complete the audit process for each assignment. Also to carry out non-audit work, primarily being preparation of statutory accounts for clients.
Key responsibilities:
- Client contact - regular discussions with the client to confirm progress
- Establish relationship with key contacts at the client.
- Identify and highlight any opportunities from the work undertaken
- Staff management - assist and perform training of junior staff.
- Plan, assign, monitor and review work of junior staff.
- Complete assessment forms of audit team.
- Monitor adherence to budget
- Technical - assist with the planning of audits and accounting assignments.
- Perform work in accordance with audit and assignment procedures.
- Prepare draft accounts/report and completion memo (including identification of control weaknesses or areas of improvement) for review by manager.
- Organisational - provide regular progress reports to the manager.
- Identify and discuss with manager issues/problems and agree and complete appropriate actions.
- Ensure deadlines met.
- Be able to work on several different assignments at one time.
- ACA/ACCA qualified or equivalent
Key Experience/Skills:
- Demonstrable audit and accounts experience gained within a professional services firm.
- Strong communication skills, both internally and directly with clients.
- Demonstrable experience of supervising others and delegation of work.
- Demonstrable ability to organise self and others, such that you can work on several different assignments at one time.