Senior Associate, External Audit (IPSAS)

Grant Thornton UAE
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Posted 18 Oct
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Seniority: Senior
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Summary

Grant Thornton UAE is hiring a Senior Associate in External Audit in Abu Dhabi. The role includes managing audit engagements from planning through completion, preparing or reviewing work papers and financial statements, and drafting reports for management review. The successful candidate will contribute to audit planning, assess risks, supervise and mentor junior colleagues, and use analytics and data visualization tools. Practical IPSAS experience is mandatory, and experience with complex and group audits is important.

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Job Description

As a Senior Associate, you'll dive into planning, directing, completing audits, reviewing financial statements and related technical accounting services while supervising junior colleagues. As well as collaborating closely with senior colleagues on client engagements to drive success.
As a Senior Associate some of your responsibilities will include:
- Taking ownership of client engagements from planning to completion
- Preparing or reviewing work papers and drafts of the financial statements
- Producing client deliverables, specifically drafting reports for management review
- Taking a role in audit planning discussions to identify audit risks and devise an appropriate audit strategy
- Supervising, training, and mentoring associates and interns on audit process
- Utilizing artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and data visualizations
- Proactively engaging with clients while offering strategic recommendations for improvement
- Staying acquainted to industry trends through regular professional development activities

Skills Description

Have experience of working on complex audits and delegating workloads accordingly
Comfortable using audit software and Microsoft Office
Strong technical accounting skills, practical experience of IPSAS (mandatory)
Experience with group audits is key to success
Ability to supervise staff and lead projects
Willingness to work additional hours and travel as needed

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