Audit Consultant
- Recruiter
- Adzuna
- Location
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
- Posted
- 27 May 2018
- Closes
- 30 May 2018
- Job role
- Audit
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
Internal audit, risk management, ICT audit or business analysis ability? Apply Today!
Oakton is one of Australia's leading business and technology consulting services companies. For more than 20 years, Oakton has delivered professional services in the areas of assurance, IT and business consulting to major Australian corporations, multinationals and Commonwealth, State and Local governments.
With over 1200 professional staff, Oakton has offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth and Hyderabad (India). An opportunity has arisen for an Audit Manager to join our Accounting and Assurance team. As an Internal Audit Senior your key responsibility will include;
- Ensuring clients are being proactively managed to ensure all assigned project deliverables and tasks on time, in quality and standards as expected by the Client and Oakton. This includes:
Define project approach, scope, milestones, success criteria, deliverables, risks and contingencies ensuring that quality assurance activities are embedded. This includes ensuring all engagements accepted are able to be delivered on time on budget by negotiating scope and timeframes with the client
Ensure all teams on engagements are made aware of engagement parameters and client protocols. Communicate tasks and expectations clearly, ensuring performance expectations are understood and completes assignment review
Allocate work, deciding when and what to delegate by assessing priorities and assignment requirements.
Actively manage engagements to ensure deliverables will be met and any potential obstacles are identified and managed
Identify and resolve potential issues that impact delivery of engagements and our client relationships. Where required, escalate major issues to the Client Partner
Provide evaluation of the client' business needs and contribute to strategic planning, direction and execution of Client Management Plan
Create awareness and recognition amongst the client of the value delivered throughout the engagement.
Required attributes and experience:
Relevant tertiary degree
Internal audit, risk management, ICT audit or business analysis ability
Experience in professional services environment highly regarded
Experience in delivering internal audit, performance and compliance audits, ICT assurance, business analysis and risk management solutions
Proven leadership ability
Commercial acumen and ability to add value through business focussed recommendations
Excellent report writing skills and communication
Ability to develop professional relationships with clients
Ability to positively add to the team environment
Grad Certificate in Internal Audit / CIA / CISA / CRMA / CA / CPA qualification desirable
Benefits of joining Oakton
Oakton is a family friendly organisation, offering a dynamic and exciting working environment, while recognising the need to provide genuinely flexible working arrangements.
Opportunity to be part of a small friendly team, with the security of joining a firm with a global foot print
Access to clients' Senior Executives and Audit Committees in some of the key Government Departments and Agencies within Canberra
Generous salary and conditions available to the right candidate
Training opportunities and membership of professional organisations encouraged and supported
Small team environment presents an opportunity to make a real difference
Flexible conditions to deliver a true work-life balance
We are seeking driven audit, risk and ICT practitioners who can help find those solutions for our clients. We select staff who can achieve our clients' goals. Our core philosophy is “How you think about the problem is more important than the problem itself”. Our most successful work is when we build a trusted advisor relationship with clients who are intent on finding solutions that others may miss.
Due to the nature of our clients you will be required to undertake a security clearance, thus only Australian Citizens are eligible to apply.
Oakton is one of Australia's leading business and technology consulting services companies. For more than 20 years, Oakton has delivered professional services in the areas of assurance, IT and business consulting to major Australian corporations, multinationals and Commonwealth, State and Local governments.
With over 1200 professional staff, Oakton has offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth and Hyderabad (India). An opportunity has arisen for an Audit Manager to join our Accounting and Assurance team. As an Internal Audit Senior your key responsibility will include;
- Ensuring clients are being proactively managed to ensure all assigned project deliverables and tasks on time, in quality and standards as expected by the Client and Oakton. This includes:
Define project approach, scope, milestones, success criteria, deliverables, risks and contingencies ensuring that quality assurance activities are embedded. This includes ensuring all engagements accepted are able to be delivered on time on budget by negotiating scope and timeframes with the client
Ensure all teams on engagements are made aware of engagement parameters and client protocols. Communicate tasks and expectations clearly, ensuring performance expectations are understood and completes assignment review
Allocate work, deciding when and what to delegate by assessing priorities and assignment requirements.
Actively manage engagements to ensure deliverables will be met and any potential obstacles are identified and managed
Identify and resolve potential issues that impact delivery of engagements and our client relationships. Where required, escalate major issues to the Client Partner
Provide evaluation of the client' business needs and contribute to strategic planning, direction and execution of Client Management Plan
Create awareness and recognition amongst the client of the value delivered throughout the engagement.
Required attributes and experience:
Relevant tertiary degree
Internal audit, risk management, ICT audit or business analysis ability
Experience in professional services environment highly regarded
Experience in delivering internal audit, performance and compliance audits, ICT assurance, business analysis and risk management solutions
Proven leadership ability
Commercial acumen and ability to add value through business focussed recommendations
Excellent report writing skills and communication
Ability to develop professional relationships with clients
Ability to positively add to the team environment
Grad Certificate in Internal Audit / CIA / CISA / CRMA / CA / CPA qualification desirable
Benefits of joining Oakton
Oakton is a family friendly organisation, offering a dynamic and exciting working environment, while recognising the need to provide genuinely flexible working arrangements.
Opportunity to be part of a small friendly team, with the security of joining a firm with a global foot print
Access to clients' Senior Executives and Audit Committees in some of the key Government Departments and Agencies within Canberra
Generous salary and conditions available to the right candidate
Training opportunities and membership of professional organisations encouraged and supported
Small team environment presents an opportunity to make a real difference
Flexible conditions to deliver a true work-life balance
We are seeking driven audit, risk and ICT practitioners who can help find those solutions for our clients. We select staff who can achieve our clients' goals. Our core philosophy is “How you think about the problem is more important than the problem itself”. Our most successful work is when we build a trusted advisor relationship with clients who are intent on finding solutions that others may miss.
Due to the nature of our clients you will be required to undertake a security clearance, thus only Australian Citizens are eligible to apply.