Location: CBD Melbourne

Date Posted: 6 August 2024

Position Type: Full Time

Auditor

We are excited to offer an exceptional opportunity for an experienced auditor to join our Audit team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with colleagues on a variety of audit activities for client firms, including planning, executing tasks, and reporting through to completion. As a full-service firm with a broad range of offerings, we are committed to tailoring your employee experience to align with your skills and interests, ensuring continuous professional growth and development. Join us and be part of a team that supports your career advancement while delivering high-quality audit services.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Working collaboratively with the audit team on audit activities for client firms including planning, carrying out assigned tasks and reporting through to completion
• Plan audit engagements, identify key risk areas and prepare work plans
• Assist with various audit engagements and lead smaller engagements, ensuring allocated work is completed in a timely manner and identifying accounting technical matters
• Prepare complete and accurate audit work papers
• Display appropriate knowledge and understanding of clients’ businesses to develop an appropriate audit approach
• Communicate effectively with clients to manage expectations and ensure deadlines are met
• Identify areas of improvement in the clients’ business processes and deliver recommendations to clients after understanding and assessing internal controls
• Prepare and review financial statements, ensuring they adhere to statutory requirements
• Build and maintain strong, professional and trusting relationships with clients
• Remain up to date with upcoming changes to the accounting and audit standards
• Coach, mentor and review the work of junior team members to build competence

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Degree in accounting, business or commerce
• Achieved or working towards CA qualification
• 2-3 years experience in external audit within a Chartered Accounting firm
• Solid understanding of relevant legislation, Australian Accounting Standards, and Australian Standards of Auditing
• High level of computer literacy, with an excellent understanding of audit and accounting software
• Strong organisational and follow up skills including the ability to handle competing priorities and meet deadlines and commitments
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise with clients in a clear and concise manner, and the ability to discuss issues in a manner which considers the client’s circumstances
• Broad commercial expertise, strong judgement, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• The ability to work collaboratively and effectively as part of a team
• Flexibility and a positive approach to travel and working across industries, clients and locations

What We Offer

Our employees tell us that a key feature of working for us is our supportive, friendly and welcoming work environment. We have a non-hierarchical, open door culture where our diverse mix of employees are each valued and recognised for their individual offering.