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Posted By: Change Recruitment
Address:
Contact: 0141 226 1220
Date Posted: 6th Oct 2008
Salary: 33000
Location: Edinburgh (City Centre)
Reference Code: 44599
Views Since Posting: 7
Full Description:

Purpose of Role
To work as part of the team, leading on site audit teams, effectively providing a hands on compliance and/or advisory role that meets or exceeds client expectations and supports the partner/manager team.
Main Responsibilities
Audits
• prepares the audit plan and ensures it appropriately addresses audit objectives
• takes an active part in the audit planning and fraud discussion to identify audit risks and appropriate audit strategy
• oversees all aspects of audit fieldwork and completion
• 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 work papers and drafts of the financial statements
• ensures the efficient use of appropriate software packages (Explorer, auditCARE, SAPA)
• delegates work to other members of the audit team, ensuring assocaitess understand their responsibilities and have received appropriate on-the-job training/coaching
• produces commercial management reports, specifically drafting sections of the report to management
• addresses, discusses and advances conclusion in respect of technical and audit issues identified during the course of the audit
• controls the audit in relation to timescales, budgets and risk management procedures
• provides feedback through regular communication and timely assignment appraisal
• takes responsibility for wider client management and liaison on smaller less complex assignments
Clients
• maintains up to date understanding of clients' business
• maintains good working relationships with client staff
• is aware of a wide range of 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 compliance purposes
• 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
• undertakes other duties to meet the demands of the business
Education and Qualifications
Essential
Maths and English at Higher grade or equivalent
Professional qualification (ACA, CA, ACCA)
Desirable
First time passes at each stage of professional exams
Experience
Essential
First time passes at each stage of professional exams
Experience of using Microsoft packages, internet, email and computerised audit packages

Change Recruitment Group operates as a Recruitment Agency in providing permanent or contract job-seeking services and as a Recruitment Business in providing temporary job-seeking services.