Audit Associate

KRESTON HELMI TALIB PAC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

KRESTON HELMI TALIB PAC in Singapore is seeking an Audit Associate who will undertake specific stages of audit work under supervision and learn the underlying principles of the audit plan, applying skills to improve tasks or resolve audit issues.

You will build relationships within a team, identify ethical issues, and select from known solutions while taking responsibility for your own learning and performance. The role emphasizes compliance with Singapore standards and acts.

Qualifications

• Accounting degree or professional qualification required.
• 1 year audit experience in a Big 4 firm.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite.
• Familiarity with open-source research tools.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Audit Manager in planning, execution, and delivery stages of audits under supervision.
• Perform tasks on audit engagements in compliance with applicable standards and regulations.
• Review financial statements in accordance with Singapore standards and acts.
• Execute engagement tasks including tests of controls, analytical procedures, and evidence collection.
• Validate accuracy of audit report information and analyze data to identify issues.
• Adhere to auditing standards and ethics pronouncements in Singapore.
• Identify ethical conflicts in the work environment.
• Ensure compliance with quality control procedures.
• Be a team player, communicating effectively within the team.
• Identify personal development areas to improve performance.

Skills

Audit experience (Big 4)

Fluent English

Education

Accounting degree / professional qualification

Tools

MS Office Suite

Open-Source Research Tools

Job description

Role Description:

Reporting into the Audit Manager, or equivalent, the Audit Associate undertakes specific stages of audit work under supervision and familiarizes themselves with the underlying principles behind the tasks assigned to him as part of the audit plan, making adjustment to the application of skills to improve the work tasks or solve audit issues.

When it comes to working in a team, the Audit Associate is able to build relationships, work cooperatively and identify ethical issues with reference to the code of professional conduct and ethics. He/She is also able to select and apply from a range of known solutions to familiar problems and takes responsibility for his/her own learning and performance.
Responsibilities:

• Assist the Audit Manager or equivalent in performing audit and assurance engagement activities, undertaking specific tasks in the planning, execution, and delivery stages of the audit under supervision.
• Perform tasks on audit and assurance engagements in compliance with the Singapore Financial Reporting Standards, Singapore Standards on Auditing, Singapore Companies Act and the Ethics Pronouncements in Singapore.
• Review financial statements in accordance with the Singapore Financial Reporting Standards, Singapore Standards on Auditing, Singapore Companies Act and the Ethics Pronouncements in Singapore.
• Execute assigned engagement-related tasks under supervision, including tests of controls, analytical procedures, substantive tests, and collection of evidence to corroborate information as part of the audit program.
• Validate the accuracy of information accompanying the audit report, perform data analysis and identify significant accounting and auditing issues present in the data.
• Act in accordance with the Singapore Standards in Auditing, Ethics Pronouncements in Singapore, the Singapore Companies Act and the Singapore Financial Reporting Standards when providing audit and assurance services.
• Identify ethical conflicts in the work environment.
• Ensure compliance with the firms quality control procedures.
• Be a team player, working cooperatively and communicating effectively in the work environment.
• Identify areas for personal development to improve work performance.

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• Accounting degree and or Professional accounting qualification
• 1 year audit experience in Big 4 accounting firm
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• MS Office Suite
• Open-Source Research Tools

Thank you for expressing your interest to join us. We regret that only qualified candidates will be shortlisted for an interview.