Audit Admin Assistant

Pkf-Perth; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

PKF Perth is seeking an Audit Admin Assistant to provide administrative and operational support to the Audit & Assurance Division. The role involves coordinating processes, maintaining records and systems, supporting team activities and ensuring smooth day‑to‑day operations in a busy professional services environment.

You will work closely with the Audit Operations Lead, Partners and the wider team, handling client documentation, engagement setup and administrative tasks while upholding

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a busy office environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to accurate, high‑quality work.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with professional engagement with team members and clients.
• Proactive, adaptable approach to supporting a busy professional services team.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion with sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Providing administrative support to the Audit Division, including preparing, formatting and distributing documents and correspondence.
• Managing records, filing systems and shared audit resources.
• Coordinating meetings, calendars, reminders and divisional communications.
• Assisting with engagement administration, including client documentation, confirmations and external searches.
• Maintaining engagement records, and supporting engagement setup, completion and archiving.
• Supporting staff scheduling, onboarding, resource coordination and divisional events and training sessions.
• Maintaining information within audit systems, SharePoint and internal databases.
• Assisting with billing administration, expense processing and reporting.
• Coordinating training activities, learning resources and professional development records.

Skills

Organization

Communication

Time management

Proactivity

Attention to detail

Discretion/confidentiality

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Teams

Job description

Job Category: Administration,Audit & Assurance

About Us

PKF Perth has been supporting the Western Australian business community for over 40 years. As a locally owned firm and part of the PKF Australia and PKF Global network, we combine strong local relationships with access to national and internationalexpertise.

Our Audit & Assurance team works with a diverse portfolio of clients across a range of industries, including resources and energy, delivering high-quality audit and assurance services while building trusted, long-term relationships. We are committed to technical excellence, continuous improvement and developing our people through meaningful work, professionaldevelopmentand clear career progression opportunities.

Job Description

About the role

The Audit Admin Assistant provides administrative and operational support to our Audit & Assurance Division, working closely with the Audit Operations Lead,Partnersand the wider audit team.You’llcoordinate administrative processes,maintainrecords and systems, support teamactivitiesand help ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the division — a varied, hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys structure, systems and supporting a busy professional services team.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Providing administrative support to the Audit Division, including preparing,formattingand distributing documents and correspondence.
• Managing records, filing systems and shared audit resources.
• Coordinating meetings, calendars,remindersand divisional communications.
• Assistingwith engagement administration, including client documentation,confirmationsand external searches.
• Maintainingaccurateengagement records, and supporting engagement setup,completionand archiving.
• Supporting staff scheduling, onboarding, resource coordination and divisional events and training sessions.
• Maintaining information within audit systems,SharePointand internal databases.
• Assistingwith billing administration, expenseprocessingand reporting.
• Coordinating training activities, learning resources and professional development records.

Desired Skills and Experience

About you

You are organised, proactive, and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a busy office environment. You communicate confidently, take initiative, and enjoy supporting both colleagues and clients. With a positive attitude andstrong senseof responsibility, you help create a professional and well-run workplace.

Ideallyyou will have:

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and competing priorities.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment toaccurate, high-quality work.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the confidence to engage professionally with team members and clients.
• Proficiencyin Microsoft Office applications, particularly Outlook, Word,Exceland Teams.
• The ability tomaintainconfidentiality and exercise discretion with sensitive information.
• Effective time management, with the ability to meet deadlines and follow through on tasks.
• A proactive, adaptable approach to supporting a busy professional services team.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability toidentifyissues and elevate when appropriate.
• A collaborative, service-oriented mindset focused on high-quality support.
• A willingness to learn new systems,processesand technologies.

Why PKF Perth?

At PKF Perth,you'llbe part of a collaborative and supportive team that values technical excellence, continuouslearningand genuine career development.You'llhave the opportunity to work closely with experienced leaders, gain exposure to a diverse range of clients andindustries, andplay an active role in shaping the future of our Audit & Assurance division.

What we offer:

• Access to national and global PKF networks and resources.