Job Re-Advert: Audit Firm Senior Auditor
Industry: Public Accounting
Location: Nairobi
Salary: Competitive with benefits
Their services include registration
of a new business, setting up of accounting and control systems, payroll
management, assurance services, etc.
They seek to hire a Senior Auditor
who will oversee audit staff during audits and control consulting engagements
that evaluate corporate management and operating practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversees audit planning, field work, and audit
reporting; prepares reports, and communicates findings and recommendations
to line and senior management.
- Lead client audit engagements, which include
planning executing, directing, and completing financial audits.
- Observe and understand business processes to
ensure processes are documented completely and accurately
- Running client engagements from start to
finish. This includes all aspects of financial statement preparation,
internal staffing of engagements, project scheduling and budgeting,
planning of the engagement and related administrative functions
- Proactively interact with key client’s
management to gather information, resolve problems, and make
recommendations for business and process improvements.
- Manage and direct daily activities of more
junior auditors assigned during an engagement.
- Applies risk and control concepts to scenarios
encountered and identify any potential issues.
- Communicate identified issues with senior
management to ensure any potential concerns are addressed in a timely and
effective manner.
- Review automated audit work papers prepared by
the audit staff to ensure sound audit theory and compliance with the
department's methodology.
- Responsible for the daily supervision of audit
staff and responsible for the development of audit staff and the
completion of performance evaluations.
- Develops audit programs and testing procedures
relevant to risk and test objectives.
- Make sure all documentation as required for
Quality Control and Peer Review are included on all the assignments
- Supervising, training, and mentoring staff and
interns on audit process and assess performance of staff for engagement
reviews; performing in-charge role
- Review reports, financial statements and tax
returns
- Review management letter
- Review with the engagement partners any
critical area or significant findings that raise questions involving
accounting principles, auditing standards, tax regulations and Firm
policies
- Prepare and discuss staff performance evaluations
on all staff under his/her supervision
- Ensures that reviews are completed in
compliance with the Corporate Audit Department and Institute of Internal
Auditor standards.
- Research and analyze financial statement and
audit related issue
Skills and qualifications required
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related
field.
- CPA certification (finalist) preferred
- Minimum of 5 years recent work experience as
an auditor at a public accounting/ auditing firm, must have demonstrated
progression in complexity of auditing and accounting tasks.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office software
programs, including spreadsheet programs (i.e. Excel) and accounting
software.
- Excellent project management, analytical,
interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
- Strong leadership, training, and mentoring
skills.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic team
environment
- Professionalism, dependability, integrity and
trustworthiness combined with a cooperative attitude.
- Highly motivated self-starter with ability to
multitask and complete assignments within time constraints and deadlines.
- Dedicated to superior client service.
- Strong organizational skill and attention to
detail.
If you are up to the challenge,
posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only
quoting the job title on the email subject (Re advert Audit firm Senior
Auditor) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 30th March 2015
Kindly indicate previous/ current salary on your CV.
N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV in our database nor for interviewing.
Only candidates short-listed for
interview will be contacted.
The Recruiting Manager
Corporate staffing Services
Nabui House, 3rd floor, Westlands. (Next to Unga House)