Associates

The job holder is a professional who demonstrates an intermediary level of knowledge of accounting and auditing procedures and excellent display of attention to detail.

• Always display high levels of commitment, objectivity, professional skepticism, ethics and integrity.
• Assist in preparing audit plan, scope, risk assessment and allocation of work for every engagement.
• Complete audit procedures in compliance with requirements of ISAs and IFRSs.
• Involved on more complex sections of audit engagements to develop their core technical skills.
• Demonstrate understanding of audit work and their contribution to the overall audit and impact on the deliverables of the firm.
• Assist in identifying and document risks, issues, and conclusions, including consultation on technical matters.
• Demonstrate ability to identify risk of misstatements and escalate matters which is beyond the Associate’s own experience.
• Manage documentation and assessment of audit evidence for assigned audit sections.
• High quality documentation to be recorded and reviewed on Caseware with little to no technical deficiencies on reviews.
• Identify and document audit misstatements, assess them individually and cumulatively against materiality and coordinate with Seniors and Managers for timely resolution of identified issues.
• Build expertise in primary accounting and auditing frameworks such as ISAs and IFRSs.
• Submit quality deliverables for review with minimal or no queries on audit quality.
• Start developing skills to understand the dynamics of non-complex financial statements.
• Supporting the auditing team in their daily functions.
• Resolving client and audit team queries efficiently.