Assistant-Audit (Dxb)

Job Description

Major duties and responsibilities

Client & Customer Focus

• Updating of system documentation
• Setting up and referencing a file
• Develop industry knowledge to complement functional skills
• Compliance testing, including system walk through
• Basic Analytical Review (AR) procedures
• Get involved in audit of less financial statements captions (Including but not limited to),
• Accounts payable (AP), fixed assets, other receivable, other payables and expense review.
• Ensure that the engagement reviews are completed within the given time frame.
• Fixed assets, excluding the assessment of capital work in progress and fixed policies when these audits are complex and more risky
• Help new recruited associates & assist in settling in.
• Accounts receivable, and may include the evaluation of the provision for doubtful debts
• The audit of the client’s statutory records, internal controls and consolidated accounts
• Attending stock counts and the follow up of the counts
• Audit administration (casting, photocopying, filing)
• Client relations, participate in client meetings when required
• Participates in the pre engagement planning, with team members and client staff when needed. 
• Discuss client’s need/expectations, team roles, budgets and other things necessary to carry out the engagement.
• Adhere to the KPMG code of conduct and all KPMG risk management policies and procedures
• Perform effective wrap-up of engagement, clearing all review notes, assisting manager / in-charge with report issuance/concurring review process, placing files to disks/network and complying with document retention policy, binding and filing work papers in the office.
• Understand the client’s business products, performance and accounting policies.

Profile

• BSc in accounting or equivalent
• Accounting qualification or equivalent (ACCA, CPA)
• Technically sound, thorough knowledge of IFRS & ISA

Work experience requirements:

• 0-6 months post graduate experience
• Knowledge in accounting concepts
• Computer Literacy

Knowledge / Technical Skills

1. Strong analytical skills.
2. Customer Focus
3. Mentors new team members
4. Language skills

Language

Speaking Reading Writing Listening

English Fluent  Fluent  Fluent  Fluent

Arabic Fluent  Fluent  Fluent  Fluent

Interpersonal skills

1. Proactive and independent person, with ability to initiate tasks independently
2. Researching skills- Identifies, documents and shares knowledge that might be useful to others
3. Excellent analytical skills- Identifies ways to analyze information quickly and efficiently
4. Proficient problem solver- Suggests innovative and creative solutions to problems
5. Effective communicator

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