Educational requirements: Bachelor
English requirements: Competent English
Requirements for skilled employment experience for years: 3-5 years
Required residence status: Temporary visa
Accept remote work: Accept during COVID-19 restrictions only
The successful applicant will:
Demonstrate effective project management skills for an allocated pipeline of audit engagements
Liaise directly with clients finance staff to deliver the audit engagement that is aligned with the client needs and the firm's audit methodology
Supervise and coach junior audit staff during audit fieldwork
Have strong communication skills and provide regular updates to their audit manager on the status of their audit engagements as well as significant audit issues identified
Perform some review of audit work papers prepared by junior audit staff
Deliver high quality audit services, this includes:
preparation of job budgets and staff work allocations for audit engagements
conducting and documenting audit planning and completion procedures
drafting the report to the audit committee / board of directors
review / compilation of statutory financial statements prepared under IFRS and relevant regulations
preparing the audit opinion over the financial statements under relevant regulations
Complete other assurance engagements as they arise e.g. Review Engagements
Contribute toward a positive and supportive audit team culture, and assist audit staff to manage priorities and navigate through audit peak periods
What you will bring
As an ideal candidate, you will have a Commerce or Business degree majoring in Accounting, CA/CPA qualified. With at least 4 years' experience as an External Auditor with a mid-tier or top-tier audit firm, you will have:
Demonstrated commercial and client focus
Exceptional client skills, including building authentic relationships and proactively managing client expectations throughout the assurance engagement
Established assurance/audit skills and an understanding of audit techniques and methods
An understanding of IFRS or Australian Accounting Standards (AASB), Australian Auditing Standards (ASA) and relevant legislation applicable to assurance engagements
Refined ability to manage multiple deadlines with flexibility where client and team needs shift
Desire to work in a team based environment, leading others and appropriately managing up
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent computer skills, specifically in relation to Microsoft Office Packages
Experience using Caseware Working Papers
All applicants must be Australian citizens or hold a current valid Australian work visa. You may be required to provide evidence at application.
