Auditor
Full Time
Job Description
You’ll work with clients at their sites, getting to the heart of how they work and the challenges they face. Making the most of your audit experience and client management skills, you’ll help our clients mitigate risks and work more effectively. We’re the number one supplier of public sector audit services to Local Government and the NHS. Join our public sector audit team and you won’t just make a difference to your clients. You’ll make a difference to vital health and public services that impact on people’s lives and help to shape a vibrant economy where people thrive.
- Responsible for managing key client portfolios and building and maintaining good working relationships with all colleagues and clients
- Assist the audit partner in establishing audit objectives and overall scope
- Ensure key matters which arise during the audit which were not identified at the planning stage are properly assessed and dealt with
- Review the work of in-charge accountants and also of office specialists (IT, risk)
- Check that audit work papers have been properly reviewed and that audit files are completed in a timely manner and are properly filed and maintained on the network
- Determine that all audit reports reflect the work performed and meet set reporting and auditing standards
- Remain updated to clients' business and is the key contact for day-to-day queries
- Follow through on any concerns regarding an audit assignment with the audit partner and manages to balance risks and commercial returns
- Adhere to the firms risk management policies and procedures, including being familiar with and consulting the audit manual and advising junior employees on application of procedures
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
We are looking for collaborative individuals with good communication skills that want to work with a diverse client base.
- You will need to be a qualified accountant member of the CCAB or (e.g. CIPFA, ACA, ICAS or another recognized professional body) for this role, ( minimum requirement)
- You’ll have experience of managing a sizeable portfolio of external audit clients (minimum criteria)
- Understand that excellent customer service is the key to client engagement you should be commercially focused with good relationship management skills, and any BD experience would be a bonus.
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