Audit Senior

The Audit Senior will be in charge with audit engagements, as assigned by senior levels, from planning stage of audit, to managing the audit team during fieldwork, until completion stage of the engagement and act as a counsellor, coach, and role model for lower-level staff.

OBJECTIVES / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:
Technical and quality of services

• To have an understanding of more complex principles of accounting and financial statements
• To review financial statements, including cash flow and notes to financial statements, both stand alone and consolidated
• To understand and document business processes
• To understand and apply knowledge of auditing procedures to various areas including but not limited to: cash, investments, receivables, payables, revenue and expenses.
• To understand and document the design, implementation and test of effectiveness of controls
• To be in charge with more complex audit engagements, as assigned by senior levels
• To have an understanding of the use of Firm’s IT tools in order to document and archive the prepared working papers
• To be updated on all legislations changes relevant to the business and the market and apply as appropriate

Productivity

• To accurately submit weekly time sheets, zero non-completed time sheets at the end of each month
• To comply with hourly budget per client
• To deliver assigned tasks on time, as per pre-set timeframe set by superior levels
• To take full responsibility of the tasks assigned and informs superiors in charge of any deviations from the plan
• To design, plan and organize work based on time planning and assigned tasks
• To have an utilization of 85%
• Manage the allocated sections to obtain the profitability rate at least 50%/engagement

Management and people(including leadership skills)

• To be mindful of personal appearance in line with firm’s dress code
• To fulfil mandatory training in line with the requirements for the position
• To active listen and use clear, cocise and professional written languange
• To address the request as soon as it is received, especially if it is simple/non-complex request.
• To prove team-player skills
• To delegate work when in-charge of less complex engagements
• To act as role-model for associate auditors and junior auditors
• To adopt a problem-solving approach

• Understands the journal entries that are usually performed in accounting for both the sections that are allocated to him/her and the junior staff that he/she supervises
• Understands the componence of the financial statements
• Understands and document business processes
• Prepares more complex working papers (or working papers for more complex engagements), for the following fieldword sections: Cash and Cash Equivalents, Property, plant and equipment, Equity, Receivables, Prepayments, Payables, Borrowings, Other expenses and revenues, Intangible assets, Investments, Inventories, Provisions, Revenues, Cost of Sales
• Prepares preliminary analytical review at FS line level, for PL consider both absolute and relative variance, for more complex engagements
• Documents in corresponding Caseware working papers the design and implementation of controls, such as entity level controls, revenues, purchases, payroll, financial reporting, inventory, investments.
• Prepares risk assessment working papers for assigned engagements
• Prepares completion documents in Caseware
• Uses Excel, IDEA in order to prepare assigned working papers that are not pre-determined in Caseware
• Uses Caseware in order to fill in pre-determined working papers and to accurately archive Excel working papers
• Questions basic inconsistencies in information reviewed and considers suggested response before raising to senior level
• Makes sure that all prepared working papers are detailed, complete, referenced, traceable in the audit file and supported by proper documentation

JOB REQUIREMENTS (MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS)

• To have passed ASPAAS entry exam/ CAFR and/or ACCA will be a plus
• Minimum 3 years of relevant working experience

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Very good knowledge of the English language (i.e. Proficiency Level or equivalent)
• Computer literate (i.e. MS Office, ECDL, etc.), with a focus on Excel and IDEA
• Commercial focus to understand clients’ needs
• Flexibility in relation to traveling
• Flexibility in relation to on-the-job trainings and other trainings delivered in the program of continuous learning set up by the company
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Positive client relationship orientation
• Team oriented

BENEFITS

• Very attractive salary
• Meal tickets and medical insurance
• Management support in obtaining professional qualifications
• Central location and friendly work environment

TGS Romania was created in 2019, with offices in Bucharest. We focus our expertise on Medium to Large Firms in Romania.
TGS Romania gives personal attention to each client. Taking your unique needs, situation, and goals into account is our prime concern.
The recognized experience in local and international practices and regulations, combined with the knowledge and attitude accumulated by the team members in multinational companies, gives TGS ROMANIA the necessary tools to successfully fulfill its commitments to clients.
We choose to be a member of the TGS international network because we support their values. Our values.
TGS is a global business network of independent firms providing audit, accounting, advisory, tax, and legal services.

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