Position: Audit Junior
Are you a Qualified CA, looking to grow your career in a Global Audit team?
If so: we want to meet you!
Talent Formula is a consulting firm that offers outsourced financial and accounting talent to Chartered Accounting firms worldwide. We are currently hiring for PKF Littlejohn, one of the UK's largest accounting firms . PKF is looking for Audit Juniors for their Business Services as well as Financial Services team for pilot Audit Global Delivery Service (GDS) unit.
What skills will you need to be effective in this role?
Purpose and aim of job
· To ensure all work undertaken is carried out in accordance with the firm’s procedures.
· To be responsible for the day-to-day operation of each audit assignment
Job duties and responsibilities
· Understand client background, sector, and regulatory environment to support performance of relevant assurance procedures.
· Understand UK-specific and internationally accepted accounting principles and auditing standards, including reporting requirements.
· Executing audit procedures on the areas assigned to you under the guidance of UK team.
· Accept responsibility for all work performed.
· Attend pre-audit discussions with partner and manager.
· Document clearly and accurately the execution of assurance procedures as defined by the engagement objectives, and planned assurance approach as per the PKF audit methodology.
· Accurately identifying problems, exceptions and ensuring that all stakeholders are kept updated on these items.
· Proactively reach out to teams soliciting real time feedback for work performed and take appropriate action.
· Show commitment in progressing within the Firm.
· Highlight risk areas through regular interactions with UK teams.
· Be responsible for allocated tasks on a portfolio of clients.
· Ensure that the work undertaken on each audit is completed in accordance with the approved plan and budget.
· Suggest logical solutions to problems.
· Effectively communicate with the client and manager in a timely manner
· Complete appraisals and feedback forms in accordance with the firm’s procedures
Who we are looking for:
· Fully Qualified CA with 3 years Articleship.
· Approximately 1 year experience post Articleship in Statutory Audit.
· Good statutory auditing knowledge
· Excellent communication skills
· Can-do attitude with a desire to learn.
Personal Attributes
· Basic accounting and auditing skills
· Proficient at MS office and outlook
· Good communication skills
· Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask on projects.
· Able to work on own initiative.
· Good attention to detail
· Ability to prioritize workload.
· Work to deadlines.
· Problem solver
· Persuasive
Why apply?
· Global client, reporting to an Offshore Manager in the UK
· International standard On Job Training
· Exposure to work on UK listed company audits.
· Work for a structured client, providing clear development opportunities as you progress.
How to apply?
To be considered for this role, you must complete 3 steps:
1. Apply to this job and upload your resume
2. Complete the Skills Tests for this role
You must follow the link below and complete the testing assessments. The first assessment is a Skills Test, to assess your technical ability and numerical reasoning.
3. Complete the Psychometric Test for this role
If you successfully clear the Skills Test, you will be redirected to a Psychometric Test to assess how you think and make decisions.
To complete these tests, you must go to https://es.peoplogicaskills.com/es/quiz?testId=3956c2875edba197 and complete the assessments.
If you do not complete the assessments, then you will not be considered for the role.
Overview of Client
PKF is the 12th largest accountancy brand and the 12th largest audit practice in the UK. We are also an active member of PKF International, a global network of legally independent accounting firms that gives us an on the ground presence in 150 countries around the world with access to more than 20,000 people across 440 offices globally.
We provide a full range of audit, accountancy, tax, and advisory services, and are experts at simplifying complexity. We are particularly well-known for working with complex clients with challenging issues in fast-moving and highly technical areas, such as the insurance industry, the global capital markets, and the not-for-profit sector. Our aim is to understand people, the organizations they run, and what matters to them, so we can simplify complexity and help them achieve their ambitions.