Internal - Financial Services Audit Supervisor

We are looking for an Audit Senior / Supervisor to join our Financial Services Audit team.

We are flexible on location within Scotland.

The Team

Our Financial Services team has a particular focus on Wealth and Asset Management.

Our Core team specialise in Listed investment trust companies, Venture capital trusts and Wealth and Asset Managers.

We also have a dedicated Funds team that specialise in retail funds including Open-ended Investment Companies (OEICs), Unit trusts and unauthorised funds such as private equity or property funds.

Job Purpose

We are looking to recruit an audit professional to be responsible for leading the day to day audit work; flag up issues and concerns to the audit manager at an early stage; train assistants as needed; ensure deadlines and budgets are met and the audit file is presented for review as a substantially complete file, finished to a good standard and signed off.

The Audit Senior/Supervisor will be responsible for (but not limited to):

• Completing or overseeing the audit planning documentation
• Arranging the timing of the audit work with the audit manager
• Planning, scheduling, and delegating work to audit assistants, as available, ensuring the most complex work is completed as soon as practical; the audit assistants are supported as necessary to complete their work to the standard required; work expected from the client which is incomplete is passed back to the client and is noted for the Manager’s attention; and the audit work is completed on time and to a high standard
• Briefing, training and debriefing audit assistants, giving formal feedback as required
• Liaising with client staff and building effective relationships with them
• Monitoring budgeted versus actual time spent, flagging up scope issues, fieldwork issues and overruns to the audit manager on a timely basis
• Keeping the client’s staff informed of progress and issues while maintaining confidentiality.

About You

• Qualified CA (or equivalent) and above. Part-qualified candidates may be considered subject to experience
• Able to develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, contacts, and colleagues
• Great organisational skills and with a pro-active approach to your work.
• Relevant experience in this or a similar role is preferred
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to positively impact and influence others
• A leader of your work and your professional learning.

If you know someone externally who may be interested in joining the team, please also feel free to put them in touch with recruitment@jcca.co.uk

Please note that only employees who are not subject to any performance concerns or on a performance improvement plan will be considered for internal vacancies.