Audit Senior | Top 10 Firm | Cork
Our client is a leading Irish provider of accountancy and advisory services for commercially ambitious enterprises seeking the highest standards in client services and expertise.
Due to ongoing growth in our audit group, we are currently seeking an audit senior to join our Cork team, with excellent opportunities for career progression. The role includes a mixture of compliance and advisory work, providing significant and varied experience.
Our audit portfolios cover a wide cross-section of different industries, offering various work while giving audit seniors opportunities to work on advisory tasks such as financial due diligences, business plans, projections, and management accounts for clients.
Key Duties:
* Preparation of statutory financial statements.
* Completion of audit files on our electronic audit platform to comply with International Standards on Auditing (Ireland).
* Completion of corporate tax computations using our corporate tax software product.
* Training junior staff in the technical aspects of accounts preparation, auditing, and taxation.
Key Responsibilities:
* Completion of auditing, accounting, and taxation assignments to our internal quality control standard, within agreed financial budgets and to internal and statutory deadlines.
* Training and development of junior staff while leading them on client assignments.
Training:
* Internal training will be provided to familiarise you with internal documentation, methods, and procedures, including our electronic audit and data analytics software products and online portals used for secure and efficient communication with clients.
* External professional training will also be provided depending on your requirements and knowledge.
Ideal Candidate:
* Knowledge: A strong professional and technical knowledge gained through education and experience is required.
* Membership of a recognised Professional Institute of Accountants is required.
* A good working knowledge of Accounting Standards is required.
* A working knowledge of Auditing Standards is desirable but can be learned on the job.
* A working knowledge of Irish tax legislation is not critical and can be learned.
* Skills:
* The capability to prepare and complete statutory financial statements.
* The ability to carry out statutory audits to comply with auditing standards.
* English language skills, both written and spoken.
* Communication with clients and their staff to collect required information necessary to complete assignments.
* Excellent IT and computer skills, with strong attention to detail.
* Organisational skills, with the ability to manage a diversified workload.
* Experience:
* Completion of three years' employment in a professional accounting practice with exposure to accounting, auditing, and taxation work.
* Team leader on audits, having delegated work to juniors and developed them through training.
What We Offer:
* A good work/life balance.
* Course & exam fees paid.
* Proven In-house training program.
* Mentoring system, continual assessment, and feedback.
* Active social club.
* Travel saver ticket options.
* Hybrid working options.
* Ample career development opportunities.