PKF Littlejohn - Audit Junior
Location
Secunderabad | India
Job description
Position: Global Delivery Service Audit Junior
Are you a Qualified CA, looking to grow your career in a Global Audit team If so: we want to meet you! Talent Formula is a consulting firm that offers outsourced financial and accounting talent to Chartered Accounting firms worldwide. We are currently sourcing for PKF Littlejohn, one of the UK's top 10 accounting firms and recognised as the 9th largest Audit practice in the UK. PKF Littlejohn is looking to hire 4x Audit Juniors for their pilot Audit Global Delivery Service (GDS) unit. Who We Are Looking For - Fully Qualified CA
- 3yr Articleship experience minimum within an Audit amp; Assurance team
- Min 1 year experience post articleship in Statutory audit in offshore accounting in a BPO setup.
- Basic statutory auditing knowledge
- Excellent communication skills
- Can-do attitude with a desire to learn
Why apply - Global client, reporting to an Offshore Manager in the UK
- Exact same training program as UK CA Graduates are given. International standard On Job Training
- Exposure to work on UK listed company audits
- Work for a structured client, providing clear development opportunities as you progress
How to apply To be considered for this role, you must complete 3 steps: - Apply to this job and upload your resume
- Complete the Skills Tests for this role
You must follow the link below and complete the testing assessments. The first assessment is a Skills Test, to assess your technical ability and numerical reasoning. - Complete the Psychometric Test for this role
If you successfully clear the Skills Test, you will be redirected to a Psychometric Test to assess how you think and make decisions. To complete these tests, you must go to and complete the assessments. If you do not complete the assessments then you will not be considered for the role. Job Description Overview of Client PKF is the 11th largest accountancy brand and the 9th largest audit practice in the UK. We are also an active member of PKF International, a global network of legally independent accounting firms that gives us an on the ground presence in 150 countries around the world with access to more than 20,000 people across 440 offices globally.
We provide a full range of audit, accountancy, tax and advisory services, and are experts at simplifying complexity. We are particularly well-known for working with complex clients with challenging issues in fast-moving and highly technical areas, such as the insurance industry, the global capital markets and the not for profit sector. Our aim is to understand people, the organisations they run, and what matters to them, so we can simplify complexity and help them achieve their ambitions.
We are recruiting 2x Audit Juniors to join the Financial Services Team: Financial Services Team Our leading financial services practice supports clients across the industry, including wealth and asset management, private equity, insurance, consumer credit and payment services. We have been a trusted adviser to the UK insurance industry for over 150 years and have one of the largest and most experienced teams of insurance experts within the accountancy profession. Established initially as a Lloyds practice, our clients now span the entire insurance market from Lloyds syndicates and managing agents to insurance companies, brokers and MGAs.
We have one of the largest financial service audit teams outside of the Big 4 with over 100 audit partners and staff dedicated to supporting the sector. We offer relevant and practical advice to guide and enable our clients to maintain rigorous controls, manage risks and achieve business growth.
We act for many platform-based businesses, including wealth, funds and investment management companies. Our clients include listed businesses and those backed by private equity.
What skills will you need to be effective in this role Job Duties And Responsibilities - Understand client background, sector and regulatory environment to support performance of relevant assurance procedures
- Understand UK-specific and internationally accepted accounting principles and auditing standards, including reporting requirements
- Support executing assurance procedures under the guidance of UK team/GDS manager
- Document clearly and accurately the execution of assurance procedures as defined by the engagement objectives, and planned assurance approach as per the PKF audit methodology
- Accurately identifying problems, exceptions and ensuring that all stakeholders are kept updated on these items.
- Proactively reach out to teams soliciting real time feedback for work performed and take appropriate action
- To begin to develop a knowledge of UK and internationally accepted accounting standards and auditing techniques, and show commitment progressing within the Firm
- Highlight risk areas through regular interactions with UK teams.
- Be responsible for allocated tasks on a portfolio of clients
- Keep Audit managers informed about progress at daily meetings
- Complete the work within timetable agreed
Skills And Qualification - Fully Qualified Chartered Accountant with articleship completed - Mandatory
- Basic accounting and auditing knowledge
- Excellent communication skills
- Working knowledge of MS Office and Outlook
- Analytical skills - ability to independently analyse complex or unusual problems and deliver insightful and pragmatic solutions
Personal Attributes - Be commercially aware
- Computer literate
- Team player
- Good communication skills
- Flexibility
- Strong organisational skills and ability to multitask on projects
- Systematic
- Enthusiastic
- Able to work on own initiative
- Good attention to detail
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Work to deadlines
- Problem solver
- Persuasive
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