Cowgills - Wigan
Audit Semi Senior
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As one of the region’s leading independent chartered accountants and business advisors, Cowgills has the expertise and knowledge to provide you with a full-service offering. Our independence ensures that we can tailor our approach to suit our clients’ individual needs. We have over 200 talented, committed and engaged employees, totally focused on delivering financial guidance and growth strategies to our clients.
The Role
As an Audit Semi-Senior, you will support the delivery of audit assignments, working closely with seniors, assistant managers, and managers. You will assist in executing audit procedures, liaising with clients, and ensuring high-quality work. Additionally, you will begin to take on more responsibility in audit engagements, reviewing aspects of junior team members' work, providing support, and developing your technical expertise.
Department: Audit
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Manchester
Workplace type: Onsite
This Role's Hiring Manager:
Helen Mills
Key Responsibilities
- Support on-site audits, assisting in executing the agreed plan and contributing to the effective management of resources and task allocation.
- Ensure audit quality, adhering to company policies and auditing standards while following best practices.
- Assist and mentor audit juniors, reviewing aspects of their work, providing support, and developing your own technical knowledge.
- Contribute to audit findings reports, helping to identify key risks, areas of concern, and significant messages for review by senior team members.
- Develop client relationships, communicating effectively to support a smooth audit process and enhance client satisfaction.
- Collaborate across service lines, understanding where multiple services are provided to clients and working with other teams to improve the overall client experience.
- Support team development, sharing knowledge, assisting colleagues, and contributing to a positive and collaborative working environment.
- Continue professional growth, proactively seeking learning opportunities, refining technical skills, and identifying ways to contribute more effectively to audit engagements.
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Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Part way through ACA/ACCA studies
- Proven experience in audit and accounts, with a solid understanding of quality and regulatory standards
- Familiar with risk assessment and effective control measures within the audit process
- Skilled in managing client relationships and addressing their needs effectively
- Up-to-date with relevant accounting and auditing standards, including FRS and IFRS
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify issues and suggest practical solutions
- Experience with CaseWare and CCH is beneficial but not required
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About Cowgills
We’re not your ordinary accountancy firm, far from it. While we’re one of the North West’s leading independent firms of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors, we’ve never lost sight of the fact that we work with people, not just numbers.
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Our Hiring Process
- Stage 1: Applied
- Stage 2: Screening Call
- Stage 3: 1st Stage Interview
- Stage 4: 2nd Stage Interview
- Stage 5: Offer
- Stage 6: Background Checks
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