Assurance & Advisory Job Description
Assurance & advisory
provides external audit support; participate in all audit activities from audit scheduling, preparation, audit execution and audit closeout.
Assurance & Advisory Duties & Responsibilities
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You bring a practical knowledge of technology, internal audit, external audit or risk management practices/ developments and have experience in undertaking reviews within public sector and/ or private sector organisations
Applying a good working knowledge of relevant accounting and audit standards, issues and the regulatory environment
Facilitate with our clients in improving their accounting related processes by technology , the adoption of relevant tools and application systems usage
Overseeing and managing the external and internal audit inspection process
Develop and conduct audits/reviews/studies that are efficient, customer focused, and provide value to the business
A Financial Management Advisory and Assurance Manager supports our clients in understanding and identifying process risks and designing and assessing process controls to mitigate those risks
They are responsible for documenting process controls, assessing control design, developing test plans to test key controls, and writing reports to summarize observations
In addition, a Manager provide process improvement recommendations to design efficient and effective process controls to best mitigate process risks
Funds Management/Wealth Management experience is preferred
Time to create unique career experiences
Assurance & Advisory Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Assurance & Advisory
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPA, CA, CISA, CIA, CGEIT, CIPP, CBCP, CISM, CISSP, CMA
Education for Assurance & Advisory
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the assurance & advisory job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and University Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Graduate, Business/Administration, MBA, Education
Skills for Assurance & Advisory
Desired skills for assurance & advisory include:
Audit methodology and IFRS exposure
External audit
Internal audit
Private sector organisations
Technology
Issues and the regulatory environment
Relevant accounting and audit standards
PeopleSoft
Excellent communications skills and experience in leading and mentoring junior staff
Hyperion
Desired experience for assurance & advisory includes:
Mandarin, Cantonese or Japanese language speaker preferred but not essential
Ability to work independently (with only general direction) collaboratively as part of a team
Investigate and escalate critical issues
Proven technical skills with MS Office applications such as Excel, Word, and Outlook
Prior experience auditing complex operating systems (i.e., Microsoft Active Directory, AS400, Linux, ) and ERP systems (i.e., SAP, Oracle)
Professional IT Audit/Risk Management certification (i.e, CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CRISC, CISSP, ) preferred
Assurance & Advisory Examples
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for an assurance & advisory. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for assurance & advisory
- Plan and execute IT internal and external audits and regulatory compliance work (Sarbanes Oxley, etc)
- Audit security configurations, authorisations, change control processes, and operations at various clients using different EPRs, such as SAP and JDE
- Participate in the development of new tools, solutions and market offerings
- Working with the Senior Analysts and Managers on audit and advisory assignments for a portfolio of varied and dynamic clients
- Reviewing policies and procedures relating to financial information, information systems and controls to meet reporting requirements
- Applying your general knowledge of business processes, systems, operations and cycle controls and implications on the client and audit process
- ISAE 3402 / SSAE 16 Assurance Delivery
- Risk Advisory
- Best practice reviews
- Regulation or legislation driven reviews
Qualifications for assurance & advisory
- Efficiency reviews
- SOC 1 reports
- SOC Readiness Reviews reports
- AT101 Reports
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality SOA deliverables and compliance with quality assurance and independence policies
- Provide subject matter expertise on financial services clients in the Northeast region
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for an assurance & advisory. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for assurance & advisory
- Consistently perform required activities to develop future leaders, retain a qualified workforce and support its initiatives
- Achieve individual charge hours, growth goals and other balance scorecard key targets annually
- 15% Develop and maintain thorough understanding of key retail processes
- 15% Develop pipeline of projects consisting of defined risk management and process improvement opportunities
- Leads and develops a team of FCM’s in the execution, priorities, and performance of assigned key areas of responsibilities and SOX program deliverables
- Create status reports for management and other associates on project progress
- Lead teams to create sophisticated data collection plans
- Accept and facilitate change by understanding the vision, assist management with developing a strategy to ensure that the change lasts
- Execute specified segments of a project
- Determine objectives and risks of core and support processes that support a business strategy using the Business Process Review methodology
Qualifications for assurance & advisory
- Communication - ability to develop accurate and compelling written materials to drive alignment and decision making
- Ensures policies & procedures are evaluated and presented to SOX for approval, when appropriate
- Oversees the process for the evaluation of deficiencies based on risk of material misstatement
- Builds and maintains strong working relationships with various levels of management, external consultants and the company’s independent external auditor
- Coordinates and provides support to CAA Managing Director for various SOC and other committees and Bank initiatives as required
- Active participation in advanced methodologies and practices for increased efficiencies of SOX core assessment activities including professional practice SOX updates to FCM’s
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Our company is looking to fill the role of assurance & advisory. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for assurance & advisory
- Create sophisticated data collection plans
- Accept and facilitate change by understanding the vision
- Have the ability to build relationships, consult and influence key stakeholders
- Are highly motivated, confident and solutions focused with the ability to think strategically
- Commerce (or commerce/law conjoint) degree with accounting major
- Majors in Compsci, Infotech, Statistics, data management or related highly desirable
- Travel to various clients to work on projects, with exposure many large companies
- Audit security configurations, authorisations, change control processes, and operations at various clients using different EPRs, such as SAP and Oracle
- Continuously improving Audit Quality and providing regulatory updates
- Assisting the firm in protecting its brand and reputation
Qualifications for assurance & advisory
- Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time
- Environment - Located in a comfortable indoor area
- Travel - Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time
- Minimum 2 years audit & accounting experience in a public accounting arena, preferably with government contracting experience
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree from a United States-based college or university that has a 6 month Cooperative learning track (Pre-Juniors, Junior, and Seniors preferred)
- 1-2 years of experience in audit and/or IT audit in the required discipline
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of assurance & advisory. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for assurance & advisory
- Providing timely, practical and technically sound advice and assistance to professional staff
- Coaching, and working with audit teams to achieve professional excellence and streamline the audit process and delivering technical training
- Consulting with teams and across service lines with respect to higher risk situations and engagements to determine an appropriate solution
- Support and begin to take a lead role on a client portfolio of recurring and non-recurring control assurance and advisory assignments
- Specialise in third party risk and assurance engagements
- Assist in the setting and execution of project plans, fieldwork and develop client deliverables
- Help the team grow and expand the range of services offered over time
- Assist in the development and execution of audits/reviews/studies that are efficient, customer focused, and provide value to the business
- You will have 1-2 years of experience in IT audit within professional services or a corporate ASX 200 environment
- This role supports Partners and Directors in the delivery of client service, mentoring and training to junior team members and leading client relations on a day to day basis in the advisory business
Qualifications for assurance & advisory
- Project management - strong organization skills with the ability to breakdown large bodies of work into discrete project plans
- Undertakes other special projects as requested by management
- Typically requires 15 years of experience in auditing roles (or equivalent risk function)
- Minimum 1 year audit & accounting experience in a public accounting arena, preferably with government contracting experience
- Business knowledge of specific industries, consumer business, real estate, manufacturing, banking, insurance is an advantage
- You should already have at least five years' experience in delivering professional services to financial services clients as an auditor or a consultant in the area of accounting advisory, auditing or financial reporting
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for an assurance & advisory. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for assurance & advisory
- Providing timely, practical and technically sound advice and assistance to audit and assurance teams relating to a broad range of quality and risk areas
- Providing mentoring and coaching to junior team members
- Assisting with developing and delivering audit and assurance technical training to partners and practitioners
- Communicating new and upcoming audit and assurance related information to the practice
- Strong working knowledge of auditing standards and good working knowledge of accounting standards
- You are a professionally Qualified or Certified Auditor
- Interest in working on quality and risk initiatives in a collaborative environment
- Ability to work within a team (both local and virtual) independently when required
- Some experience in a role within audit quality, risk management and/or learning is beneficial but not mandatory
- Have the ability to manage conflicting priorities and cope with a constantly changing landscape
Qualifications for assurance & advisory
- Experience in managing the audits of companies
- Experience in managing teams and coaching staff
- You should have good interpersonal and communication skills, including excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Chinese
- Christchurch
- Dunedin
- We need to quickly gain the trust and respect of our clients – something that hinges as much on personality as it does on intellect