Our Douglas-based Accounting and Audit practice have an enviable track-record of hiring, training, and qualifying new graduates in Audit and Accounting (ACA/ACCA) professional qualifications, driving their career forward.
The company offer full study support and mentorship, study days, and reward per exam passed to help acknowledge and incentivize achievement.
The Audit Trainee will be responsible for:
* Learn and assimilate the company's audit methodology
* Ensure work performed is clearly documented and communicated on the audit file
* Develop an awareness of other service lines
* Use Proaudit and CaseWare Cloud to perform audit tasks
* Demonstrate working knowledge and application of accounting standards (IFRS/ UKGAAP)
* Demonstrate practical awareness and application of auditing standards (ISA's)
* Seek an understanding of professional standards not previously encountered
* Identify technical issues and seek assistance to resolve them
* Meet client needs by acting with urgency, practicality and integrity
* Develop good working relationships with relevant client personnel
* Use client time efficiently without duplicating queries
* Implement high standards of quality for service performance
* Seek to develop external contacts through client work and personal network
* Actively request direct feedback on performance from Senior or Supervisor
* Participate in the firms performance management process
* Complete assigned tasks and responsibilities are fulfilled in a timely and efficient way
* Make Supervisor aware of deviation from budgeted work in a timely fashion
* Set own targets and communicate to rest of the audit team
* Operate on a daily basis within the ISO 9001 Quality Management System
* Understand the requirements of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System and maintain a good working knowledge
* Develop an awareness of how departmental procedures, documents and record keeping have a positive or negative effect on the ISO 9001 Quality Management System
The ideal candidate for the role of Audit Trainee will have:
* Be studying toward and taking exams for the ICAEW or ACCA
* Hold a minimum Second class university degree
* Presentation skills, PC literate (particularly with Excel and Word)
* Professional and positive approach
* Strong in building relationships and be able to communicate at all levels
* Self-motivated, team player, but also be able to work on own initiative, dynamic and creative