Audit Associate - School leavers and Graduates

The Associate is responsible for learning and applying technical skills and working as part of a team carrying out audit tasks under close supervision of Audit Seniors.

1. Performance of accounting assignments under supervision of senior in the office and client’s place
2. Performance of basic audit procedures under supervision of senior in the office and at clients place
3. Keeping senior or the immediate senior updated on any issues or observations gained during the audit field work and on any audit cycles
4. Assisting senior in the preparation of audit request letters relevant for the audits
5. Printing of financial statements and audit reports
6. Binding of set of signed audited financial statements
7. To prepare samples of transactions to be vouched and traced for each cycle
8. To provide guidance to associates on audit schedules to be prepared and audit tests to be performed
9. During fieldwork to review the work of the junior
10. To review the audit cycles completed by junior
11. To provide Senior with feedback of staff assessments under supervision
12. To prepare and update checklists for all audit request letters sent prior to commencement of the audit assignment and confirmations received thereafter
13. To verify amounts and other information included in audit confirmations to audit work papers and inform senior on any discrepancies noted
14. To inform senior of any issues or observations gained during the audit field work and on any audit cycles.
15. To be involved on basic reference work
16. Others as mentioned below;

17.    Assist Senior in follow up of time table agreed with clients;

    b)      Assist Senior in the preparation of analytical reviews from Trial balance and other information received from the clients prior to the planning meeting for discussions on any significant variances and design of suitable audit procedures;

    c)      To be fully prepared for discussion with Senior on impact of standards (accounting and audit) effective for annual periods as applicable having impact in the financial statements and update IFRS checklist for each audit cycle;

    d)     Any other work related matters.