Key tasks and responsibilities:
- Responsible for the auditing of companies, solicitors, charities and schools
- The role requires some on-site auditing at our clients' offices
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of audit testing and approach when assisting the audit team across a wide range of sectors
- Prepare a basic set of unincorporated or company accounts with reference to the relevant Financial Reporting Standards/Statement of Recommended Practice and legal requirements
- Draft basic corporation tax computations
- Assist with managing client expectations and deadlines
- Provide support with drafting recommendations to management following audit fieldwork completion
- Working with other trainees to deliver assignments and assisting them with their personal development
- Attend client meetings in collaboration with the Manager / Partner
- To attend client gatherings or client seminars on an ad hoc basis and to pursue specific areas of interest
- Regular and varied internal networking, to get to know both your team and the wider firm
- Demonstrate a solid understanding of double entry/bookkeeping
- Sustains awareness of all relevant ISA requirements and Moore Kingston Smith internal policies in producing audit files (for example: correct sample size selection, working paper structure/format, etc)
- Accurately and efficiently process client accounting information using relevant software
- Using initiative to come up with innovative ideas to improve systems currently in practice with regards to client or staff matters and a platform to be heard in regular team meetings
- Assist the team with ad hoc duties to support the overall smooth running of assignments
- Assisting with general administrative duties including meeting and greeting clients, filing, answering the queries and supporting the team to meet deadlines as required
- Provide support with drafting of close out audit meeting agenda and points for discussion
Skills and experience required:
- Currently studying towards the ACA
- Have completed at least all certificate level papers
- Experience leading audits, within a top 50 firm
- Must have completed 2 audits in the last year with a turnover of £20m+
- Technically competent
- Experience of Pro-audit, CCH Accounts Production, Xero accounting, Quickbooks and Alphatax, Office 365 would be desirable
- Looking for people who are excellent communicators, adaptable, enjoy building relationships and are passionate about developing themselves.