Senior Auditor

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The Senior Auditor, primarily as a leader of a team (normally 1 – 3 Auditors), is responsible for accomplishing all aspects of assigned engagements. The Senior Role oversees audit staff during attest and consulting engagements. The Senior Auditor is able to work with limited supervision.

• Oversee audit planning, field work, and audit reporting; prepare reports, and communicate findings and recommendations to line and senior management.
• Develop budgets and timelines for engagements.
• Understand and able to distinguish and apply the standards applicable to the scope and type of engagement (i.e., GAAS, GAGAS, SSAE, UG ...).
• General planning workpaper documentation integrates the elements of planning required by the applicable standards (i.e., independence, continuing professional education, risk assessment, audit work programs, examination/AUP procedures).
• Efficiently and effectively apply the Risk Assessment methodology to engagements.
• As part of Risk Assessment, identify engagement risks, including risk of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

• Review automated audit work papers prepared by the audit staff to ensure alignment with audit programs and compliance with the Firm’s methodology.
• Ensure that engagements are completed in compliance with the applicable standards.
• Communicate audit status to management on regular basis.

• Identify and include sufficient documentation to support conclusions regarding findings and exceptions. Coordinate with the team to review audit findings.
• Analyze and resolve audit issues in a timely fashion.
• Prepare reports with audit findings and recommendations.
• Discuss with management about audit observations, recommendations, and actions to be taken
• Prepare report draft that results in minimal review comments from management.

• Perform risk assessment procedures and conclude on the sufficiency of the engagement testing and documentation.
• Address and document responses to all review comments in a timely manner.
• Complete tasks within time frames by effectively planning & organizing own work effort.

• Understand performance expectations and manage own and others’ work to meet those expectations.
• Aim to achieve an agreed utilization rate by communicating regularly with Managers on availability and assignment progress.

• Further build a depth of knowledge and understanding of tools, systems and processes (within discipline) and practical application (includes Advance Flow, PPC tools & other CPA firms’ systems such as Case Ware).
• Follow the firm’s systems and processes and apply them effectively (i.e., Humanforce HR, Practice
  
  CS).

• Visit clients on-site and be a point of contact for the client throughout the year.
• Take responsibility for quality client service.

• Actively pursue learning and development opportunities in line with the competency model.
• Build strong rapport with Auditors/Accountants and guide and coach them in their learning.