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Assurance Manager Assistant

Grant Thornton
Cairo, Egypt
Posted 7 years ago
49Applicants for1 open position
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Job Description

Job Summery:

  • To take ownership of allocated assignments in a way that meets and exceeds client expectations while taking responsibility for managing and developing staff

Job Description::

Financial

  • Controls the audit in relation to timescales and risk management procedures
  • Consistently achieves deadlines and understands the commercial implications of actions relating to productivity, recoverability, fee income and client service
  • Accurately records time spent, documents reasons for overruns and assists with/undertakes overrun negotiations
  • Communicates workload with manager or partner

People

  • Manages audit teams on specific assignments
  • Motivates and coaches team members and provides feedback through regular communication and timely appraisal whilst being familiar with relevant training and development options
  • Actively involved in the interview and recruitment processes
  • Maintains understanding of audit methodology
  • Contributes to departmental and office meetings

Clients and client service

  • Manages a client portfolio and builds and maintains good working relationships with all colleagues and clients
  • Assists the audit manager and partner in establishing audit objectives and overall scope
  • Co-ordinates all aspects of audit planning including scheduling and attending client meetings, internal review requirements and production of planning documents
  • Ensures key matters which arise during the audit which were not identified at the planning stage are properly assessed
  • Co-ordinates and oversees all aspects of audit fieldwork and completion
  • Reviews the work of in-charge accountants including key audit areas and also of office specialists (tax, risk)
  • Addresses high level technical and audit issues ensuring the audit team are able to concentrate on core audit issues
  • Highlights all key issues which may affect the audit opinion to audit manager or partner
  • Ensures that audit work papers have been properly reviewed and that audit files are completed in a timely manner and are properly filed and maintained
  • Determines that all audit reports reflect the work performed and meet set reporting and auditing standards
  • Maintains up to date understanding of clients' business
  • Addresses concerns regarding an audit assignment with audit partner
  • Adheres to the firms risk management policies and procedures, including being familiar with and consulting the audit manual and advising junior staff on application of procedures

Job Requirements

Education/qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting / Relevant certificate
  • 10+ years of experience in External in reputable CPA Firms
  • Fluent English
  • Professional qualification (CPA, CA, ACCA, ESAA)
  • First time passes at each stage of professional exams

Experience

  • Experience of using Microsoft packages, internet, email and computerized audit packages
  • Demonstrated sound task ownership and communication skills as an assurance assistant manager, in addition to ability to support and mentor staff
  • Previous 6-8 experience of client work in relevant industries to Grant Thornton audit clients

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