Senior auditor

Department: Assurance and Audit

Grade: Senior

Category: Employee

Employment type: Full time

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading audit engagements for a portfolio of clients across various industries, ensuring completion within agreed timelines and budgets.
• Developing an understanding of clients' businesses, industries, accounting processes, internal control environments, key risks, and reporting requirements.
• Developing an understanding of the firm's audit approach and tools
• Assessing risks and evaluating the client's internal control structure.
• Preparing and reviewing audit planning documents, risk assessments, materiality calculations, and audit completion documentation.
• Performing substantive audit procedures and tests of controls to assess financial statement risks and identify accounting, control, and reporting issues.
• Managing audit engagements from planning through completion and reporting.
• Supervising and developing staff, i.e., coordinating staff projects, mentoring, counselling, appraising, recruiting, etc.
• Reviewing audit working papers prepared by junior team members and providing timely feedback.
• Assisting managers and partners in the preparation of audit reports, management letters, and client deliverables.
• Ensuring compliance with International Standards on Auditing (ISA), IFRS, and BDO audit methodology.

Duties:

• Represent BDO professionally in all interactions with clients and colleagues.
• Maintenance of accurate records of time spent on each project.
• Meet the employer’s expectations and project deadlines.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s in accounting, finance, economics, mathematics, and business degrees
• Minimum 3 years of external audit experience, including planning, execution, and completion of audit engagements.
• Fluent in Azerbaijani, advanced knowledge of English, and Russian knowledge are assets.
• Working knowledge of IFRS.
• Experience working with clients across industries such as manufacturing, real estate, public sector, etc.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and audit software applications.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and meet tight deadlines.
• Studying towards ACCA (preferably completed fundamental level exams).

Benefits:

• Competitive remuneration package.
• Professional training and development opportunities.
• ACCA support program.

Please send your resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this position to the e-mail address in the Apply for job button with AA1717 mentioned in the subject of your email.