As part of the team in Godalming, you will be responsible for leading on audits of small to medium clients, working closely with managers and juniors to deliver audit work on time and within budget. Your portfolio will be a mix of client industries, offering you variety and longer term progression and career opportunities
Key Responsibilities
Training of audit semi seniors & Juniors
Ability to perform risk assessments and identify key audit areas
Proficiency in using advanced audit techniques such as substantive testing and analytical procedures
Experience in drafting & reviewing financial statements inclusive of audit reports and communicating findings to audit supervisor / manager.
Familiarity with industry-specific regulations and compliance requirements
Prompt completion of timesheets by end of the week
Complete staff appraisal for junior at end of the audit (within 1 week of receiving from Semi senior / junior)
Prepare staff appraisal at end of the audit (within 2 weeks of booking finishing)
Ensure all members of the audit team are entering timesheets on a regular basis + making sure any client related expenses have been claimed in good time.
Audit Testing
Complete audit planning
Reviewing work from junior team members and providing constructive review points
Proficient in designing audit testing on all sections of the file
Consideration of audit efficiency and testing
Delivery of audit file in such condition that Supervisor/manager have minimal review points and there are no outstanding points.
Communicating with the tax department on provisions and comps/returns
+ Completion of the L section Drafting comprehensive audit highlights report summarising the audit, key points for manager partner
Audit completion - complete
+ Going concern
- Review forecasts including Sensitivity analysis
Challenging assumptions
Comparing actual to previous forecasts
+ Risk
- Reassessing from planning to completion
+ Complete schedules of adjusted & unadjusted
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Qualified to ACA/ACCA or internationally recognised chartered accounting qualification
Experience leading audits
Technically competent
High level of personal motivation
Excellent communicator- able to get on with clients and your team
Adaptable
Initiative
Ability to organise and good motivator and encourager of team
Personable and confident - clients should feel confident of their ability to relate to them
Ability to multi task and prioritise work - time management
Ability to meet deadlines
Benefits
Generous annual leave plus three days off at Christmas
Option to buy/sell additional days
Hybrid Working
Life Cover
Critical Illness cover
Income Protection
Pension Scheme
Wellbeing support, including generous absence pay, access to Digicare+ and an Employee Assistance Programme
Generous family related leave and pay
Weddings and birth vouchers
Loyalty awards
Employee and client referral awards
Community volunteer scheme
Fundraising matching
Perkbox
Eye Tests
Cycle to work
A wide range of flexible benefits, including interest free loans for:
Health Assessments
Dental
Gym memberships
Cancer screening
Genetic wellness tests
Phones, laptops, tablets and computers
Wearables
Office furniture
Cycle insurance
Pet insurance
Will writing
About Moore Kingston Smith
At Moore Kingston Smith, we believe in the potential of people to make a positive impact, fuelled by the power of genuine understanding.
Working with small, medium and large clients, we are a multi-disciplinary advisory, tax and audit firm with expertise across multiple sectors, uniquely positioned to help people realise their ambitions.
Our London and regional teams deliver quality results locally and nationally, and worldwide alongside the Moore Global network.
Through respect, collaboration and active listening, understanding is at the heart of everything we do with our clients, colleagues and communities. We value people and projects that promote positive change for the future.
Come and join us to make a difference.
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