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Assurance & Advisory Job Description
- Plan and execute IT internal and external audits and regulatory compliance work (Sarbanes Oxley, etc)
- Audit security configurations, authorisations, change control processes, and operations at various clients using different EPRs, such as SAP and JDE
- Participate in the development of new tools, solutions and market offerings
- Working with the Senior Analysts and Managers on audit and advisory assignments for a portfolio of varied and dynamic clients
- Reviewing policies and procedures relating to financial information, information systems and controls to meet reporting requirements
- Applying your general knowledge of business processes, systems, operations and cycle controls and implications on the client and audit process
- ISAE 3402 / SSAE 16 Assurance Delivery
- Risk Advisory
- Best practice reviews
- Regulation or legislation driven reviews
- Efficiency reviews
- SOC 1 reports
- SOC Readiness Reviews reports
- AT101 Reports
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality SOA deliverables and compliance with quality assurance and independence policies
- Provide subject matter expertise on financial services clients in the Northeast region
Assurance & Advisory Job Description
- Consistently perform required activities to develop future leaders, retain a qualified workforce and support its initiatives
- Achieve individual charge hours, growth goals and other balance scorecard key targets annually
- 15% Develop and maintain thorough understanding of key retail processes
- 15% Develop pipeline of projects consisting of defined risk management and process improvement opportunities
- Leads and develops a team of FCM’s in the execution, priorities, and performance of assigned key areas of responsibilities and SOX program deliverables
- Create status reports for management and other associates on project progress
- Lead teams to create sophisticated data collection plans
- Accept and facilitate change by understanding the vision, assist management with developing a strategy to ensure that the change lasts
- Execute specified segments of a project
- Determine objectives and risks of core and support processes that support a business strategy using the Business Process Review methodology
- Communication - ability to develop accurate and compelling written materials to drive alignment and decision making
- Ensures policies & procedures are evaluated and presented to SOX for approval, when appropriate
- Oversees the process for the evaluation of deficiencies based on risk of material misstatement
- Builds and maintains strong working relationships with various levels of management, external consultants and the company’s independent external auditor
- Coordinates and provides support to CAA Managing Director for various SOC and other committees and Bank initiatives as required
- Active participation in advanced methodologies and practices for increased efficiencies of SOX core assessment activities including professional practice SOX updates to FCM’s
Assurance & Advisory Job Description
- Create sophisticated data collection plans
- Accept and facilitate change by understanding the vision
- Have the ability to build relationships, consult and influence key stakeholders
- Are highly motivated, confident and solutions focused with the ability to think strategically
- Commerce (or commerce/law conjoint) degree with accounting major
- Majors in Compsci, Infotech, Statistics, data management or related highly desirable
- Travel to various clients to work on projects, with exposure many large companies
- Audit security configurations, authorisations, change control processes, and operations at various clients using different EPRs, such as SAP and Oracle
- Continuously improving Audit Quality and providing regulatory updates
- Assisting the firm in protecting its brand and reputation
- Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time
- Environment - Located in a comfortable indoor area
- Travel - Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time
- Minimum 2 years audit & accounting experience in a public accounting arena, preferably with government contracting experience
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree from a United States-based college or university that has a 6 month Cooperative learning track (Pre-Juniors, Junior, and Seniors preferred)
- 1-2 years of experience in audit and/or IT audit in the required discipline
Assurance & Advisory Job Description
- Providing timely, practical and technically sound advice and assistance to professional staff
- Coaching, and working with audit teams to achieve professional excellence and streamline the audit process and delivering technical training
- Consulting with teams and across service lines with respect to higher risk situations and engagements to determine an appropriate solution
- Support and begin to take a lead role on a client portfolio of recurring and non-recurring control assurance and advisory assignments
- Specialise in third party risk and assurance engagements
- Assist in the setting and execution of project plans, fieldwork and develop client deliverables
- Help the team grow and expand the range of services offered over time
- Assist in the development and execution of audits/reviews/studies that are efficient, customer focused, and provide value to the business
- You will have 1-2 years of experience in IT audit within professional services or a corporate ASX 200 environment
- This role supports Partners and Directors in the delivery of client service, mentoring and training to junior team members and leading client relations on a day to day basis in the advisory business
- Project management - strong organization skills with the ability to breakdown large bodies of work into discrete project plans
- Undertakes other special projects as requested by management
- Typically requires 15 years of experience in auditing roles (or equivalent risk function)
- Minimum 1 year audit & accounting experience in a public accounting arena, preferably with government contracting experience
- Business knowledge of specific industries, consumer business, real estate, manufacturing, banking, insurance is an advantage
- You should already have at least five years' experience in delivering professional services to financial services clients as an auditor or a consultant in the area of accounting advisory, auditing or financial reporting
Assurance & Advisory Job Description
- Providing timely, practical and technically sound advice and assistance to audit and assurance teams relating to a broad range of quality and risk areas
- Providing mentoring and coaching to junior team members
- Assisting with developing and delivering audit and assurance technical training to partners and practitioners
- Communicating new and upcoming audit and assurance related information to the practice
- Strong working knowledge of auditing standards and good working knowledge of accounting standards
- You are a professionally Qualified or Certified Auditor
- Interest in working on quality and risk initiatives in a collaborative environment
- Ability to work within a team (both local and virtual) independently when required
- Some experience in a role within audit quality, risk management and/or learning is beneficial but not mandatory
- Have the ability to manage conflicting priorities and cope with a constantly changing landscape
- Experience in managing the audits of companies
- Experience in managing teams and coaching staff
- You should have good interpersonal and communication skills, including excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Chinese
- Christchurch
- Dunedin
- We need to quickly gain the trust and respect of our clients – something that hinges as much on personality as it does on intellect