Qualified Senior Auditor
Qualified Senior Auditor
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Job Description
Hi Were Sayer Vincent and were not your typical audit firm!
Weve been around for quite a while established in 1983 by three accountants committed to social justice they saw the need for dedicated specialist audit and advice for charities and social purpose organisations. Our company is growing and adapting but were pleased to say out founding ethos is still a drive at the firm to this day.
We make charities become more effective at what they do which in turn helps their beneficiaries. So if you are passionate about causes working for us would be right up your street!
We really value what every individual brings to our business and believe our people are the most important part. Providing a supportive culture where everyone can learn develop and grow whilst really understanding what they bring to the business.
The firm has been growing steadily over the last few years and we are looking for fully qualified auditors. Assistant audit managers work as part of our audit team delivering client work and provide coaching to less experienced colleagues.
About the role
Qualified senior auditors work as part of our audit team delivering client work. As experienced auditors and professionally qualified members of staff they provide coaching to less experienced colleagues alongside the practical delivery of audit and other client work.
Responsibilities
- Undertake client work as directed mainly this will involve statutory audits but will also encompass other client assignments such as due diligence VAT internal audit and training activities
- Follow the firms policies and procedures on all work to achieve high standards and deliver an excellent service to clients
- Adhere to firms standards on independence and professional ethics
- Keep managers and partners regularly informed of activities capacity and progress on assignments to ensure that time is fully utilised
- Participate in meetings as appropriate playing an active part in internal briefing and debrief sessions
- Provide effective supervision and training to trainee accountants who are undertaking audit work
- Where required work alone at clients premises with minimal supervision presenting completed audit file for manager review which includes management letter
- Any other tasks in line with the responsibilities of the role
Skills and knowledge
- Thorough knowledge of the firms processes for delivering services to clients as represented by manuals and guidance on our intranet
- Commitment and interest in the charity / not for profit sector
- Ability to work alone at clients premises or lead an audit team as the most senior member of the onsite staff
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate well with nonfinance personnel at clients
- Ability to prioritise own work effectively planning time and assignments effectively to meet client deadlines and internal deadlines
- IT literate particularly in relation to use of Microsoft Office applications
- Experience of charity audits and accounts
- Experience of dealing with senior staff at clients
Person specification
Qualifications
- ACA with good exam record or equivalent qualification
- Degree level qualification or AAT qualified
Work experience
- Accounts preparation experience both using accounting packages and incomplete records
- Experience of supervising audit staff
- At least two years experience of working on audit assignments
Key interfaces
Clients
Audit Managers
Trainees
Support and development
Qualified senior auditors will be supported by individual principals who will be senior audit managers or partners. The principal will provide support and assistance in professional development encouraging the qualified auditor to actively explore and gain experience of nonaudit work.
Whilst we cannot predict what nonaudit work will be undertaken it will build upon the audit skills acquired during the course of the ACA training contract. Recent nonaudit work undertaken has included due diligence assignments internal audit external training VAT and tax assignments and additional accounting support to clients.
Qualified senior auditors will be provided with a tailored development programme that will include further soft skills training as well as continuing professional development. Qualified auditors will be required to remain technically up to date and to develop new skills from the challenge of undertaking nonaudit assignments.
Qualified senior auditors will be supported to achieve the Diploma in Charity Accounting through the experience route.
If this sounds like you wed be keen to hear from you and look forward to reviewing your application.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
