Audit Assistant

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Join our External Audit team in Assistant role, and you will help our clients meet their reporting requirements by providing an objective and independent examination of their financial statements. In addition, you will conduct timely and constructive discussions with the management on accounting and reporting matters and provide a clear perspective to audit committees.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Support the planning, execution and delivery of assurance engagements.
• Clearly and accurately document the execution of specific audit procedures as defined by the engagement objectives, audit client's engagement history, and planned audit approach.
• Recognize potential audit issues or unusual relationships from basic analysis of the financial statements and communicate them to the assurance team.

To qualify for the role you must have:

• A bachelor’s degree in an economics, business management, accounting, finance or business discipline, supported by at least 1 year work experience as an auditor
• Good knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Auditing Standards (ISA) or general audit methodology

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Proficiency in MS Office (especially Excel and Word)
• The flexibility to constantly learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently under heavy pressure during busy season to meet very tight reporting deadlines

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Work effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us.

Join us in building a better working world.