Audit Assistant Manager

Job Description

Job title: Audit Assistant Manager

Company: Butler Rose

Job description: Audit Assistant Manager
Central London
£55,000 + Bonus

Butler Rose, public practice is delighted to be supporting our client, a prestigious Central London firm of accountants’ firm, established over 100 years ago, that are now eager to appoint a skilled and experienced Audit Semi Senior to complement their existing Audit team.

Role Requirements:

• The Assistant Manager will oversee smaller audit assignments from start to finish, managing teams of one or more trainees to meet reporting deadlines and client agreed deadlines.
• Review an audit risk analysis specific to the client with reference to the client’s activity in the year, the industry in which they operate, regulatory environments if applicable, and any other matters which may impact audit risk.
• Review preliminary analytical procedures on the draft accounts and identify how we plan to test the various audit assertions. Review materiality and sample sizes calculated.
• Ensure that the planning section of Audit Automation reflects all planning considerations and discussions and is appropriately signed off.
• Plan audit tests which may involve, but is not limited to, physical inspection of assets, review of documents and requesting third party confirmations, and review evidence in support of conclusions to each audit test.
• Ensure that results and conclusions of audit work are documented in Audit Automation fieldwork section and is fully signed off.
• Review the completed accounts and ensure compliance with all necessary disclosures as required by accounting standards, including completion of a disclosure checklist where considered necessary.
• Review adjusted journals for any errors identified which are in excess of materiality, or otherwise considered necessary to adjust for.
• Review list out any unadjusted journals separately during the course of the audit, to be provided to the client once the assignment has come to its conclusion.
• Prepare a list of points for Audit Partner to highlight key issues to the intended reviewer of the file.
• Review a schedule of audit highlights summarising the key points for each section of the file.
• Review a schedule of points forward to next year for any matters which we will to be brought to our attention in the following year.
• Research accounting or tax issues as and when required, and document the research with references.
• Review current processes and provide recommendations to enhance company policies and procedures to be included in a letter to management, then discuss these with the client.
• Prepare or review a letter to management and letter of representation for each audit.
• Review and update any notes to the accounts and assess that the necessary disclosures have been made in accordance with the applicable accounting standards.
• Ensure Audit Automation completion section has been fully completed and signed off.
• Liaise with AH CT department around the collection of information on tax-sensitive categories, and regarding a draft CT provision for the accounts.

Personal Requirements –

• ACA or ACCA qualified (preferable)
• Knowledge of Sage, Xero, Quickbooks and CCH including Accounts Production and Audit Automation useful but not essential.

Please apply now if you have the necessary experience to meet the above criteria and I will be in contact.

This role is advertised by Melissa Mallison, Butler Rose (AGY) m.mallison@butlerrose.com

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Expected salary:

Location: London

Job date: Sun, 14 Jan 2024 23:43:09 GMT

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