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Main Responsibilities of Job
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- Control the audit in relation to timescales and risk management procedures
- Consistently achieve deadlines and understands the commercial implications of actions relating to productivity, recoverability, fee income and client service
- Establish working relations with the client's accounting team
- Ensure adherence to the audit plan and oversee the work of associates
- Prepare an engagement budget
- Prepare and review audit work papers in accordance with the firm’s requirements
- Ensure compliance with Grant Thornton and International Standards in respect of responses to assessed risks
- Review completeness of financial statements and ensure compliance with IFRS
- Focus on analytical review to capture critical areas of the audit
- Prepare and review tax computations and relevant appendices for the allowances claimed
- Review post-audit journal entries to rectify the client’s financial statements
- Plan and conduct external audits of various entities including operational and financial audits and disclose all matters arising to the managers, partners, and management
- Prepare draft management letters for the managers
- Record entity level controls and recommend changes in controls
- Carry out fieldwork, guide and supervise the associates to ensure that audits are carried out in accordance with the plan;
- Prepare audit engagement files in line with set standards and submit to the manager for review;
- Complete pre-audit activities in the relevant systems/ software;
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’or degree in Business related field Finance/ Accounting;
- CPA/ACCA Finalist
- Minimum of three years of experience+ post qualification experience in a reputable audit firm
- Experience in auditing financial institutions is an added advantage
Key skills:
- Ability to think on one’s feet
- Relationship management skills
- Supervisory skills
- People Management skills
- Confidentiality and integrity
- Interpersonal skills
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