Audit Senior – Wexford

Purcell O’Leary; Enniscorthy; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Purcell O’Leary in Enniscorthy is seeking an Audit Senior to join our client-facing practice. You will help clients meet reporting requirements by accurately reporting on financial statements and providing insights into accounting and reporting matters.

Key responsibilities include leading fieldwork, coordinating data collection, managing performance, and guiding junior colleagues while ensuring high audit quality and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Masters in Accounts, ACA/CA/ACCA or an equivalent international qualification.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant work experience.
• Thorough knowledge of current auditing techniques.
• Experience across the entire audit process.
• Track record of leading, planning, execution and reporting on audits.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills and a collaborative approach to management.
• Proven experience in delivering external audit and assurance engagements.
• Compliance with and understanding of regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Interacting with clients to collect data for audits.
• Support planning, leading fieldwork, and updating engagement leaders.
• Complete audit processes and document high-risk areas.
• Analyze data to ensure statements are true and fair.
• Build and maintain client relationships.
• Develop juniors and share market insights.

Skills

Leading fieldwork

Auditing techniques

Client engagement

Mentoring juniors

Regulatory compliance

Education

Masters in Accounts / ACA/CA/ACCA or equivalent

Job description

The opportunity: Audit Senior

Based: Enniscorthy

You'll help our clients meet their reporting requirements by accurately reporting on financial statements and providing insights into accounting and reporting matters.

Your key responsibilities for the Audit Senior role:

• Working in a team, getting to know our clients, their businesses
• Interacting with clients to collect all the necessary data and information to carry out the audit.
• Support the planning, leading fieldwork, managing performance and keeping engagement leaders updated on audit engagements.
• Completing audit processes and documenting higher-risk areas to increase your technical and business skills in areas such as revenue, costs, financial instruments and tax.
• Analysing the data that goes into a financial statement to make sure it is true and fair.
• Building and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel
• Constantly developing your understanding of current market trends and processes and sharing your knowledge to develop junior colleagues.

Skills and attributes for success

• Leading fieldwork, managing performance and keeping engagement leaders updated on audit engagements.
• Completing audit processes and documenting higher-risk areas to increase your technical and business skills in areas including revenue, financial instruments and income taxes.
• Engaging clients and providing authoritative advice and professionalism throughout transactions.
• Constantly developing your understanding of current market trends and processes and sharing your knowledge to develop junior colleagues
• Understanding our clients' unique ambitions and needs and referring them to colleagues in other teams and areas to broaden our business relationships where possible.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Masters in Accounts, ACA/CA/ACCA or an equivalent international qualification.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant work experience.
• Thorough knowledge of current auditing techniques.
• Experience across the entire audit process.
• Track record of leading, planning, execution and reporting on audits.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills and a collaborative approach to management.
• Proven experience in delivering external audit and assurance engagements.
• Compliance with and understanding of regulatory requirements.