Job Description:
Our client, a leading professional services company, has a new opportunity as an Audit Advisor to join their team based in Edinburgh on a permanent basis.
Desirable Skills/Experience:
* A professional accountancy qualification - ACCA/ICAS or equivalent
* Newly qualified or part qualified considered
* Audit experience working in a similar role
* Experience of a client facing role
* Strong communication skills
* Ability to work on own initiative and to tight deadlines
Core Responsibilities:
* Execute planning and completion of audit work in line with internal processes and procedures and due consideration of resources and budget, with guidance.
* Planning, fieldwork and completion of audits, taking a key role in the audit team, managing delivery expectations and highlighting any issues at an early stage.
* Identify and undertake more complex audit areas during fieldwork stage, with guidance, and referring queries to more senior members of the audit team.
* Attend planning and clearance meetings, taking an active role in the meeting preparation, contributing to discussion and answering queries where appropriate, both from audit team and client.
* Reviewing draft accounts, issuing to client and dealing with any queries arising, with guidance.
* Demonstrating the ability to act as the client's main point of contact on site during audit fieldwork, dealing with queries and identifying areas where other service lines could provide support.
* Manage work delegated to junior members of the team while still being responsible for overall delivery to meet deadlines.
Benefits:
* A highly competitive salary
* Wider Benefits package
Job reference: 15790
To apply for this vacancy, applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
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