Overview
Experienced Audit Professionals are needed to support a client engagement in the Financial Services sector, with a focus on Asset Wealth Management (Asset Management, Private Equity and Investment Management).
Contract Details
- Contract type: Fixed Term contract
- Contract duration: December 2026 to March 2027
- Sector experience required: Asset Management, Private Equity and Investment Management experience required
- Firm experience required: Big 4 experience essential
Key Responsibilities
Senior
- Provide timely, high-quality deliverables covering complex sections, with a reasonable number of workpaper comments.
- May facilitate fieldwork and coordinate deliverables from multiple team members.
- Demonstrate depth of knowledge of methodology, relevant standards, and systems; collaborate with Managers to guide associates and interns.
- Monitor productivity and workplan schedule.
- Proactively address client concerns and escalate issues as they arise.
- Interact with clients and engagement teams to ensure efficient information flow from the client to the team.
SIC
- Provide timely, high-quality deliverables covering complex sections while overseeing fieldwork and coordinating deliverables from multiple team members.
- Demonstrate depth of knowledge of systems and methodology; educate and redirect team members as needed.
- Lead the team through the engagement.
- Prepare financial statements, related disclosures, and reportable conditions letters, with a focus on quality and accuracy.
- Actively monitor productivity and budgets and ensure adherence to the workplan schedule.
Minimum Requirements & Qualifications
Senior
- ITC/Board 1 Pass – Non-negotiable
- Fully Qualified ACA / ACCA / CPA
- 4+ years of public accounting audit experience
- Review and coaching of junior team members
- Audit and documentation of basic and complex audit sections
SIC
- ITC/Board 1 Pass – Non-negotiable
- Fully Qualified ACA / ACCA / CPA
- 5+ years of public accounting audit experience
- 2+ years of experience leading teams and managing audits, end to end
- Plan audit budgets and resources
- Proven track record reviewing and signing off on work papers
- Solid understanding of:
- U.S. GAAP
- PCAOB standards
- Technical accounting and financial reporting standards relevant to Financial Services
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Proactive, committed, and deadline-driven
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
Additional Notes
- Successful applicants are expected to have reliable internet access, uninterrupted and always accessible.
- Minimum connection requirements: fibre connection with 50 Mbps upload and 50 Mbps download, and latency no more than 30 ms.
- The connection should be sustainable in the event of power interruptions.
- Audit experience and alignment to a specific level within the organization will be determined based on individual audit exposure, technical interview, and evaluation.
- Generally, work is based on a 4 hour overlap with the host firm, though this is client dependent.
Compensation & Benefits
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Location
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