Auditor Senior Job Description
Auditor Senior Duties & Responsibilities
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Auditor Senior Job Description
- Assess the effectiveness of SOX controls
- Perform and document SOX walkthroughs in accordance with the firm's frameworks
- Work independently to execute audit procedures
- Prepare audit work papers in the audit program documenting and supporting audit procedures and techniques conducted
- Identify the scope of the audit including analytical reviews, sampling techniques and the use of ITS equipment and software
- Create work papers in accordance with department standards
- Review and approve working papers developed by auditors
- Prepare audit reports and audit programs
- Appraise the auditors' individual performance on an assigned audit engagement
- Maintain and advance technical competence through self-study and company-sponsored training programs in order to better understand auditing concepts and techniques
- Preparing and maintaining schedule of client’s fixed assets
- Preparing lead schedules and other supporting schedules using MS Excel and Word
- Preparing and completing required audit programs and checklists using PPC ESmart Tools
- Acquiring necessary confirmations for bank, mortgage, legal, and insurance
- Collecting necessary documentation during field audit
- Preparing certified financial statement with schedules and footnotes for Audit Manager’s review
Auditor Senior Job Description
- Comply with all team/departmental standards and conventions
- Verbally articulate audit issues and associated to management in a succinct and respectful manner
- Write high quality audit issues to be included in final audit reports with sufficient quantification and support
- Be a subject matter expert (SME) for areas owned by the team
- Build and maintain positive working relationships by effectively communicating and regularly sharing information, issues, points of interest with the team, internal and external business partners
- Audit functions of financial operations
- Perform budget projections
- Create audit reports
- Oversee first-year staff
- Assist Internal Audit management with defining and updating the annual and long-range internal audit programs based on associated financial, operational and compliance risks
- 3+ years of experience from a large financial services firm
- Audit-Products, Audit-Operational, Audit-Financial, Anti Money Laundering
- 3+ years of public Audit experience (Operational & Financial)
- Minimum three years of public accounting experience
- Supervise staff in their continual development by providing guidance, support, and creating a positive and open teamwork environment
- Analytical review of client balance sheet and income statement accounts with required analysis & explanation of account variances based on expectations developed by discussions with management, industry norms, and economic trends
Auditor Senior Job Description
- Assist in the communication of findings and recommendations to all levels of departmental and operating unit management verbally and through
- Manage engagement
- Complete financial statements and tax returns
- Be involved in tax return preparation
- Plan and execute day-to day activities of client engagements
- Identify and communicate technical issues to managers and partners
- Train and supervise junior staff members
- Delegate responsibilities as appropriate
- Provide performance evaluations
- Identify and clearly define audit issues and root causes, recommend practical solutions and ensure corrective action plans are developed and implemented
- Must have experience servicing clients in of the following industries (non-profit, government, municipalities)
- Public audit experience is a plus
- CPA or other certifications is a plus
- Knowledge of FASB, GAAP, GAAS
- 5+ years of Audit experience from an Asset Management firm
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Accounting, Finance or related field
Auditor Senior Job Description
- Identify, measure, monitor, and control risks
- Provide audit coverage for BSL / AML policies, procedures, and practices
- Oversee/contribute to the completion of the overall audit process, including the execution of the annual audit plan
- Manage the firm's self-assessment and quarterly certification process
- Plan the audit engagement by documenting the planning process in the Planning Memorandum
- Lead interviews/meetings to ensure relevant information is obtained for analysis
- Collaborate with Audit Manager when necessary
- Perform an appropriate level of testing based on the scope and risk
- Propose solutions and recommendations to the Audit Manager and/or Audit Director when obstacles or problems are encountered
- Leading and supporting multiple audit engagements
- Strong knowledge of audit and accounting procedures
- Have bachelor's degrees in Accounting or Finance and/or other area(s)
- Full or part-qualified ACA, ACCA, CPA or European / International equivalent
- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Information Systems Audit (CISA) designation
- Personal interest in the video games industry
- CPA/CIA designation strongly preferred
Auditor Senior Job Description
- Lead interactions with clients to validate the information/communication flow from the client to the audit team is efficient and effective
- Organize and maintain client documentation consistent with safekeeping practices
- Participate in integrated Internal Control Audits
- Coach, and mentor auditors, interns, new hires and team members
- Develop and execute complex data analysis routines and visualize the results of analytics
- Provide support, as needed, to audits led by others
- Assist with the ongoing execution of the Continuous Monitoring program
- Developing audit programs and strategies to more effectively handle client issues
- Planning and reviewing audits for employee benefit plans
- Supervising, training and evaluating staff
- Maintaining a knowledge of business developments and their effect clients
- Resolving problems prior to submission for final partner review
- Encouraging a team approach to performing audits
- Preparing and reviewing of forms 5500’s , 990’s and LM-2’s
- Work closely with Partners and clients
- Manage and review the staff on engagements