Audit Supervisor

Our client seeks a Supervisor to join their team. Key Responsibilities: Demonstrates a thorough knowledge and application of auditing and accounting standards; Ensure audits run to budget and review points are adequately cleared; Actively listens to determine client needs and clearly communicates these to the Audit Manager; Actively enhance existing relationships with new clients and seek to discuss wider business issues in order to identify their needs; Maintain regular communication with all levels of the client service team; Convey a genuine interest in and understanding of the clients business and industry; Ensure any professional, technical or client service problem or request is resolved in a timely manner; Retain clients by maintaining a good relationship and keeping in regular contact; Use the firm's software packages in an efficient and effective manner to ensure client service and deliverables; Identifies risks at the planning stage, directs the audit and handles risks appropriately; Recognise business and audit implications where controls are absent, ineffective or inefficient; Manage and develop the Audit Seniors within the department; Give constructive, timely and direct feedback to junior staff on performance; Communicate decisions and performance expectations clearly and keep the team well informed; Manage a number of responsibilities and be able to delegate effectively to team members; Support the team when a client fails to deliver; Give feedback to team members on a timely basis; Debrief at the end of an audit; It is a mandatory requirement to operate on a daily basis within the ISO 9001 Quality Management System; Understand the requirements of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System and maintain a good working knowledge; and Have an awareness of how departmental procedures, documents and record keeping have a positive or negative effect on the ISO 9001 Quality Management System. Be aware of audit and accounting developments; Understand the firm's policies and procedures and adhere to them in daily working practice; Communicate the firm's policies and technical information to accounting and auditing personnel; An awareness of other service lines and identifies cross-selling opportunities; Key Skills & Experience: Have an appropriate accountancy qualification such as ACA or ACCA; Ideally have at least 5 years' experience in an audit environment; Relationship management and interpersonal skills; Project management; Presentation skills; Problem solving, and decision making; and PC literate, particularly with Excel and Word. Professional and positive approach; Strong in building relationships and be able to communicate at all levels; Self-motivated; Team player, but also be able to work on own initiative; and Dynamic and creative.
If you have the required skills please apply online at searchandselect.com quoting reference number: 16157