Audit Senior Associate

In order to meet the demand of our growing practices, we’re looking for a qualified candidate to fill in a position of Audit Senior Associate for our Ho Chi Minh office. Detailed tasks of and required qualifications for this position are as follows:

Overall Role Purpose: To work as part of the team, leading on site audit teams, effectively providing a hands on compliance and/or advisory role that meets or exceeds client expectations and supports the partner/manager team.

Key tasks:

Markets

• Is aware of the wide range of Grant Thornton services and spots opportunities to educate clients of those services;
• Is actively involved in office marketing events when appropriate and is an 'ambassador' of the firm.

Clients

• Takes responsibility for wider client management and liaison on smaller less complex assignments;
• Takes an active part in the audit planning discussions to identify audit risks and appropriate audit strategy;
• Communicates any issues relating to an audit with Manager or Partner including matters which arise during the audit which were not identified at the planning stage;
• Ensures the efficient use of appropriate software packages;
• Oversees all aspects of audit fieldwork and completion;
• Prepares or reviews work papers and drafts of the financial statements;
• Produces client deliverables, specifically drafting sections of the report to management;
• Addresses, discusses and advances conclusion in respect of technical and audit issues identified during the course of the audit;
• Maintains up to date understanding of clients' business;
• Maintains good working relationships with client staff;
• Adheres to the Firms risk management policies and procedures, including being familiar with and consulting the audit manual;

   People

• Delegates work to other members of the Audit team, ensuring associates understand their responsibilities and have received appropriate on-the-job training/coaching;
• Attends training courses as identified in order to develop both technical and personal skills and keeps records for compliance purposes;
• Maintains an understanding of audit methodology;
• Contributes to departmental and office meeting;

.Operations and results

• Controls the audit in relation to timescales and risk management procedures;

• Consistently achieves deadlines and understands the commercial implications of actions relating to productivity, recoverability, fee income and client service; Accurately records time spent and documents reasons for overruns; Communicates workload with Manager or Partner.

Desired competencies:

• Initiative: Demonstrate a thirst to understand how your role fits in and seeks opportunities to contribute beyond own role;
• Adaptability: Shows agility and easily adjusts to changing work situations;
• Ownership: Takes responsibility for own actions and learns from experience.

Required Qualification/Skills

• Minimum of 2.5 years in a professional services/corporate environment, working as an auditor;
• Fluent in English, both oral and written;
• Professional qualification (CAT, ACCA, ICAEW, VNCPA, CPA Australia) is preferable;
• Good interpersonal and communication skills; and Good at Microsoft Office skill.

Application Requirements:

• Your application, resume must be in English;
• Name your file with quoting reference: “Application – Audit Senior – HCM Office”;
• The total document file size must not exceed 2MB;