ACCA Trainee / Part-Qualified Audit Associate - UKI Assurance - Aberdeen

From small businesses to some of the world’s best-known brands, our clients count on reliable financial statements, information and processes to inform their ongoing strategies. More than ever, business is about interpreting and reacting to complex data — and they look to us for advice and services they can trust every time. You’ll use your professional skills and experience to make it happen, handling complex audit procedures across a broad range of industries.

The opportunity

You’ll help our clients meet their reporting requirements by accurately reporting on financial statements and providing meaningful insights into accounting and reporting matters. In return, you can expect leading-class learning and development tailored to your unique interests and motivations. You’ll be given all the skills, knowledge and opportunities to progress and become ready to build a better working world for our people, our clients and the communities that support us.

Your key responsibilities

Everything you’ll do will come back to providing exceptional audit activities for our clients. Colleagues and clients from a diverse array of backgrounds will look to you first for answers, so you’ll be a high-profile contact when it comes to resolving complex issues. As you build your knowledge and experience, you’ll become a credible advisor, influencing clients and engagement teams on resolutions that will impact entire industries. This position is suitable if you are looking to start your ACCA qualification or if you are part-way and have some audit / accounts experience.

Skills and attributes for success

• Preparing accurate assurance documentation for review
• Responsibility for nominated audit area(s) and/or delivery and completion of smaller clients
• Gaining an in depth understanding of the audit process to develop knowledge
• Complete work allocated by direct supervisor within budget and deadlines
• Study for ACCA and demonstrate technical/financial knowledge and skills gained
• Gain understanding of client/business issues, e.g. by using the firm's knowledge resources
• Gather and analyse data, and perform detailed audit testing
• Develop an effective working relationship with client staff
• Seek opportunities to expand and share knowledge
• Keep direct supervisor up to date with progress/issues
• Be proactive about own learning and development
• Seek feedback on personal performance and areas for improvement

To qualify for the role you must have:

• Awareness of what an audit is and some previous audit experience OR an accountancy background preferred
• Strong motivation to study towards the ACCA qualification
• Task management skills
• Questioning and listening skills
• Good writing and communication skills
• IT skills
• Team working skill

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• GCSE/Standard Grade or equivalent: including English & Maths
• A levels/Highers or equivalent
• Degree, or suitable previous work experience in a professional role

What we look for

We’re interested in leaders with a genuine creative vision and the confidence to make it happen. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so you’ll also need the ability to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and processes. If you’re serious about auditing and ready to take on some of our clients’ most complex issues, this role is for you.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

Please note: Prior to finalising your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. Read more about our commitment to diversity & inclusiveness here. We ask because it matters!

About EY

We’re building the workplace of the future at EY – a place that’s smarter, more inclusive, more dynamic and more flexible. We're embracing change and helping our clients to adapt - to create more inclusive economic growth. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world.

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