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Audit Senior Associate - Mombasa Office

Mombasa, Kenya
Company Details
Industry: Banking
Description: With 11 partners and more than 130 team members, our firm dates back nearly 30 years. We have deep links with the Kenyan business community and in-depth knowledge of the market. We are particularly strong in our tax consultancy services. Many new entrants to the Kenyan and African emerging markets choose us as their financial partners to give them a solid foundation in an exciting new area of business opportunity. We set ourselves high standards in delivering value to clients, in a timely manner. In our latest survey (January 2012), our clients said they appreciated our friendly and personalised attention to them and the prompt, professional and reliable advice and support they could count on from us. We look forward to helping you grow your business. You could say it’s our instinct. Global scale and agility As a $4.7bn global organisation of member firms with 40,000 people in over 130 countries, we have the scale to meet your changing needs, but with the insight and agility that helps you to stay one step ahead. Privately owned, publicly listed and public sector clients come to us for our technical skills and industry capabilities but also for our different way of working. Our partners and teams invest the time to truly understand your business, giving real insight and a fresh perspective to keep you moving. Whether a business has domestic or international aspirations, Grant Thornton can help you to unlock your potential for growth. Global organisation Grant Thornton is one of the world’s leading organisations of independent assurance, tax and advisory firms. We help dynamic organisations unlock their potential for growth by providing meaningful, actionable advice through a broad range of services. Proactive teams, led by approachable partners in these firms, use insights, experience and instinct to solve complex issues for privately owned, publicly listed and public sector clients. Over 32,000 Grant Thornton people, across 100 countries, are focused on making a difference to clients, colleagues and the communities in which we live and work. Reason and instinct Business decisions are rarely black and white. Dynamic organisations know they need to apply both reason and instinct to decision-making. We are Grant Thornton and this is how we advise our clients every day. There will be times when clients need our rigour to test whether their instinct is the right one, and other times when we can bring insightful ideas and options to the table that may not have been considered. The real benefit for dynamic organisations is more meaningful and forward-looking advice that can help unlock their potential for growth. Unlocking potential We believe that sustaining long term growth in successful organisations means looking at many different aspects of the business simultaneously. Financial measures, operational efficiency, new ways of working and stakeholder relationships all must grow together if dynamic organisations are to fully achieve their objectives.
Job Description

The overall purpose of this job is to execute Audit and Assurance tasks for the clients in accordance with the engagement terms, which include planning, executing, and completing assignments.

Main Responsibilities of Job:

  • Manage assigned client portfolio while ensuring agreed budgets are met and work in progress is sufficiently tracked.
  • Conduct audits with the relevant systems/ software while adhering to the required auditing standards.
  • Lead assigned engagements and deliver quality deliverables by ensuring the queries raised by the engagement Manager and Partner on the assignment are sufficiently addressed.
  • Understand client needs, their business, and key risks.
  • Lead an engagement team on given assignments.
  • Review of financial statements to ensure compliance with applicable reporting frameworks such as IFRS, IFRS for SMEs, etc.
  • Summarize and present proposed audit adjustments to the client to ensure the correctness of the financial statements.
  • Prepare and present relevant reports to management and the board in liaison with the supervisor.
  • First reviewer of work done by assistants in the engagements.
  • Develop strong business acumen and industry knowledge to demonstrate value-add client service.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships and interactions with both existing and target clients.
  • Conduct trainings and share knowledge with the team.

Key Skills and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in business related field Finance/ Accounting.
  • Professional qualification in CPA/ACCA or similar is mandatory.
  • Have a minimum of four (4) years’ experience in Audit.
  • Knowledge of new auditing standards and interpretation.
  • Good understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the application.
  • Good understanding of International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) and the application.
  • People management skills.
  • Ability to be a team player.
Education: Degree, Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time

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