About the Role
The purpose of this role is to assist an Australian client in Sydney on assurance projects with their listed and unlisted clients, remotely.
Required Skills and Experience
At least 4 years of external auditing experience, Big 4 firm is preferred.
At least 2 years of experience with Caseware or Caseware Cloud is preferred.
Experience with PowerBI, Data Snippets, and Mindbridge is advantageous.
A university degree in accounting.
A valid passport, you may be required to travel to Sydney, Australia.
A positive attitude towards helping others.
A positive attitude with working in a team environment.
An open mind with a desire to learn.
An excellent sense of time management.
Be able to deliver on tight deadlines.
Have experience in various industries, both listed and unlisted clients.
Required Qualifications
You must be a qualified CA(SA).
Key Responsibilities
Your working hours will start between 5 AM to 6AM, this is a key requirement for the role due to the timezone difference. Longer hours are expected during busy season, being from July to October/November.
Pre-engagement activities: Gathering information about the clients in your assigned engagements, including industry, business model, and recent financial performance.
Assist in preparing the engagement letter, outlining the scope of the audit and the responsibilities of both the auditor and client.
Participate in budgeting the audit engagement, considering the complexity of the client's business and risk factors.
Conduct risk assessments.
Gain an understanding of the entity.
Understand the control environment and plan.
Plan the audit response based on risk assessments.
Perform substantive procedures on various account balances.
Perform detailed testing on various accounts.
Perform additional procedures. i.e. The testing of journal entries, unpredictability, related parties, consolidations, litigations, and going concern.
Evaluate the identified misstatements and control deficiencies, assessing their impact on the financial statements.
Perform subsequent events procedures to identify events occurring after the balance sheet date that might require adjustments.
Conduct final analytical procedures to identify any overall inconsistencies in the financial statements.
Utilize a disclosure checklist to ensure all necessary disclosures are included in the financial statements.
Assist in drafting the audit report, communicating the audit opinion on the fairness of the financial statements, and presenting significant findings and recommendations.
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