Senior Auditor, Limassol

Senior Auditor – Limassol

Established in 1992, our client is one of Cyprus's largest medium-sized professional services firms, with 2 Partners, 2 Directors, and a team of 35+ professionals. A full member of a leading international accounting and consulting group outside the Big Four, they offer audit, tax, consulting, and specialist shipping services to a diverse client portfolio across Cyprus and internationally.

They are an ACCA-approved CPD employer for trainees.

If you're a Senior Auditor looking for a new challenge with excellent firm, read on...

Person Specification:

• ACA/ACCA qualification or attending the final stages of the qualification;
• Minimum 3-5 years, of professional audit experience, preferably with a medium or large size Audit Firm;
• Very good knowledge of the IFRSs and ISAs;
• Computer literacy, including knowledge of CaseWare;
• Pleasant personality, professionalism, ability to work with a team and, when necessary, to work under strict reporting deadlines;
• Ambition to have a career as an Auditor and expand your knowledge and experience.

Job Description:

• Completes the planning and completion sections for manager review;
• Is in charge of the project management of the engagement (coordination, deadlines, arranging meetings etc.) to final completion;
• Is in charge of the teams work and being aware at any point of time of the progress of the engagement;
• Assists in the preparation of financial statements to be audited by a team of which is not a member or assist in reviewing the financial statements provided by clients, by performing casting and ensure comparative figures are in line with the prior year signed financial statements, ensures consistency of disclosures and accounting policies before provided for the first review either by assistant managers or managers depending of the complexity and level of reviewers in each work
• Coaches the team on the field (effective coaching skills are important) and ensuring that no over auditing or under auditing is carried out;
• Is in charge to identify and communicates to the rest of the team of the most efficient testing strategies and ensuring documentation principles are followed by all team members;
• Timely informs the manager of any issues arising and communicates/resolves with the clients accounts responsible of any issues identified;
• Is aware at any time and maintaining a list of all outstanding points and points for discussion;
• Is responsible to ensure that all team members complete their sections and review points;
• Performs the audit of difficult and high-risk areas as instructed by the team manager as agreed at the planning stage;
• Reviews less risky areas as per instructions of the manager;
• Is in charge to prepare a complete working papers file, to update the Permanent File and to prepare the complete folder with the finalisation documents and to give them to the manager for review (list of finalisation documents included in Q&As);
• Is responsible to assess the performance of the junior team members;
• Is responsible to create a positive working environment for the team and motivating/encouraging team members.

Other info:

-38 hours per week,

-Flexible working hours,

-Fridays and Wednesday afternoon early finish (2pm)  for summer time and Friday afternoons for the  whole year.

-Provident fund

-Company events