Audit Associate

Tussell Limited; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned auditing firm in the UK is seeking an Audit Associate to play a vital role in facilitating audits for leading brands. This fully remote position involves data analysis, presenting findings, and engaging in non-audit activities such as marketing. Candidates should have a strong academic background, excellent analytical skills, and be comfortable in a remote working environment. The role offers an opportunity for professional growth within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Strong academic record in relevant fields such as accounting, finance, or business.
• Proficiency in data analysis and visualization applications.
• Eligibility to work indefinitely in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Gather audit data and supporting evidence from agencies.
• Perform data cleansing and transformation for audit analysis.
• Present findings to the lead auditor.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint

Education

Minimum 2:1 University Degree

Grade 6 in Maths and English at GCSE

Job description

As an Audit Associate, you’ll play a key role in helping household name brands ensure transparency and accountability in their commercial relationships with media, creative and other marketing services agencies. You’ll be involved directly in our audit projects – analysing data, completing audit fieldwork and presenting your findings to the Audit Lead. You’ll also get hands on experience with non-audit activities such as marketing and IT security. This is a great opportunity to learn quickly, exercise your own judgement and make a real impact in a collaborative and curious team.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with agencies to gather audit data and supporting evidence
• Perform data cleansing and transformation to enable audit analysis
• Analyse the data and present findings to the lead auditor
• Populate audit reports with the results of your analysis
• Apply FP’s proprietary audit methodology during detailed testing
• Evaluate audit evidence, record your findings and present issues to the Audit Lead / Assistant Audit Manager
• Support Audit Leads / Assistant Audit Managers in preparing audit reports and client debrief presentations

Non Audit Responsibilities

• Gain awareness and understanding of the UK advertising and media industry though training, reading industry publications and research
• Participate in operational activities that are integral to the smooth running of the business e.g. IT security, anti-money laundering etc.
• Play a part in ‘non-audit’ projects that are integral to the development of the business i.e. IT automation, adoption of AI etc.
• Engage actively in team meetings, both virtually and in person
• Complete technical training linked to success in your role such as Microsoft Office, data analysis and visualisation applications etc.
• Complete mandatory training in areas such as anti-money laundering, professional ethics and cyber security

Our culture

If you want to bring your whole self to work and be respected for who you are; value high quality output for clients; want a career in the advertising and media industry; are seeking a healthy work / life balance; are open about yourself and take ownership of and responsibility for your career, we would like to meet you.

What we are looking for

• You possess an enquiring yet logical mind, the ability to adapt to changing requirements, and a strong academic record (including minimum 2:1 University Degree and grade 6 in Maths and English at GCSE).
• You hold honesty and integrity as core values, and possess excellent interpersonal and listening skills.
• You are pro-active, resilient, confident with people, like to contribute during group discussions and actively seek to take on responsibility.
• We are looking for someone with the ability to present written information in a clear and logical manner, who is well organised and able to work independently and be confident using their initiative.
• You must be comfortable working remotely full-time.
• British, EU, EEA or Swiss passport holder; and
• Already hold the right to work indefinitely in the UK (we are not in a position to provide sponsorship for visas); and
• UK resident (we will not pay relocation expenses if you choose to relocate to the UK).
• Provide evidence of academic and professional/qualifications
• Attend meetings in Reading/London/Marlow for training and team building purposes
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Driving license preferred but not essential
• accounting and finance
• business and management studies
• literature and creative writing
• history
• humanities
• archaeology
• politics
• languages
• geology and geography
• law
• media studies and publishing
• theology and religious studies
• classics
• economics
• marketing and advertising studies
• philosophy

Additional job details

Workplace: Fully remote

Location: UK wide

Contract: Permanent

Full-time

How to apply

Click Apply to start your application now. This job will be available on Prospects until 1 December 2025

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