Audit Associate Job Opportunity at Deloitte

Job Title:        Audit Associate
Job Ref:     3490128
Job Location:   Kampala,Uganda
Employer:    Deloitte

About  Deloitte:
Deloitte East Africa is one of the largest professional services firms in the region. Dedicated since 1907 to the needs of our clients, we have grown with the economy and aspirations of the region into a large and experienced firm supplying the very best in accounting, taxation and business solutions to some of East Africa’s most prominent organizations. The firm consists of 16 partners and over 500 staff providing services from offices in Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam, Kampala and Mombasa. The East African firm possesses experience and in-depth expertise in providing advisory services to the public and private sectors. Our experience and know-how in these sectors is perhaps unrivalled in the region, as we have been financial advisors and auditors of some of the largest local and regional companies for over 50 years.

Deloitte East Africa provides seamless cross-border proffessional services to multinationals, large national enterprises, small and medium sized enterprises and the public sector, across five (5) countries of the region: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Rwanda.
A career in Deloitte offers you the opportunity to give back to your community, make a positive impact on the environment and participate in a range of "diversity and inclusion" initiatives. You will get the support, coaching, and training it takes to advance your career in the Ugandan market . Leverage your talent by applying for this exciting opportunity.

In conducting an external audit of clients' financial statements, we hold to the standards of independence, professional objectivity, and technical excellence. Our audit approach is designed to provide the flexibility to serve the unique circumstances and complexities of clients. This includes understanding a client's business, the risks it faces, its internal controls, and assessing the risk of material misstatement of the financials in order to design effective audit procedures.

Job Requirements:

•     A minimum of 17 points at 'A' Level;
•     A first Grade in 'O' Level (with credit 3 in English and Mathematics) or equivalent;
•     Be interested in pursuing a career in Audit and Accounting;
•     Demonstrate strong communication, numerical and analytical skills;
•     Be willing to work under supervision and learn new skills quickly; and
•     Be result oriented and able to meet tight deadlines.

Note that:

•     Prior experience in this kind of work is not a requirement for this position.
•     Successful candidates will be required to pursue a professional accounting course, which will be financed by the firm.

Job Duties:
As an Associate, you will be a valuable resource in our Audit department in Uganda, focusing on the following:

•     Assist in planning work on assigned segments of the audit;
•     Execute detailed audit procedures, including reviewing transactions, documents, records, reports and procedures and conducting audit tests which are sufficient in scope to support professional opinions as to the fair representation of client financial statements;
•     Assist in the preparation of financial statements, reports and analytical reviews, as necessary;
•     Prepare work papers which record and summarise audit procedures performed and ensure that working papers are filed per approved firm guidelines;
•     Assist in developing recommendations for corrective action/improvement;
•     Ensure assigned work is completed within agreed time frame and carried out per approved methodologies and standards and within agreed budgets;
•     Keep the manager updated on any issues arising from the assignment;
•     Assist with departmental administration tasks such as filing and updating of client files; and
•     Leverage knowledge and contribute to proper knowledge management within the department.

Deadline Date: 04/06/2014

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