Audit Executive

Responsibilities:

• Audit Assignment Execution: Conduct internal audit assignments and risk assessment assignments, ensuring thoroughness and adherence to established methodologies.
• Follow-up Audits: Conduct follow-up audits to monitor the effectiveness of management's interventions and corrective actions.
• Documentation & Reporting Review: Review audit documentation and reports for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to quality standards.
• Team Guidance: Provide support and guidance to articled assistants, fostering their development and ensuring the quality of their work.
• Report Preparation & Presentation: Prepare and present comprehensive reports that accurately reflect audit results. Document audit processes and prepare audit findings memorandums.
• Quality Control: Manage the quality control function of the firm's accounting and auditing practice, ensuring high standards are consistently met.
• Engagement Management: Assume responsibility for the planning, supervising, and timely completion of audit engagements.
• Resource Allocation: Plan the timing and assign staff to engagements effectively, optimizing resource utilization.
• Workpaper Review & Issue Resolution: Review engagement workpapers, identify any issues or discrepancies, and keep shareholders informed of all important developments in the engagement.
• Performance Evaluation: Evaluate the performance of senior accountants, providing constructive feedback for their growth.
• Business Development: Develop new client contacts and relationships beneficial to the firm, contributing to business growth.
• Cross-Selling Opportunities: Recognize opportunities to provide additional services to existing clients, enhancing client value and firm revenue.

Required Skills:

• Ability to conduct internal audit assignments and risk assessment assignments.
• Experience in conducting follow-up audits to monitor management's interventions.
• Proficiency in reviewing audit documentation and reports.
• Capability to provide support & guidance to articled assistants.
• Skills in preparing and presenting reports that reflect audit results and documenting processes.
• Experience in managing the quality control function of an accounting and auditing practice.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, supervise, and complete engagements.
• Competence in planning timing and assigning staff to engagements.
• Aptitude for reviewing engagement workpapers, identifying issues, and keeping stakeholders informed.
• Experience in evaluating the performance of senior accountants.
• Ability to develop new client contacts and relationships beneficial to the firm.
• Skill in recognizing opportunities to provide additional services to existing clients.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.