Senior Auditor / S1

Grant Thornton is pleased to announce a vacancy for the position of Audit Senior (S1)

DURATION: Long term LOCATION: Tbilisi, Georgia

General description of the position Audit Senior 1 (S1) is a Senior professional position within the Assurance Department. He/she is supervised by Audit Director, Audit Manager and Lead Partner (Engagement Leaders). Within the team composed for a specific assurance assignment, S1 may take up the position of Project’s Senior Auditor, or one of Engagement’s leader with Engagement Manger or a Partner depending on the size and complexity of audit. He/she is supervised directly by Audit Manager and Audit Director and reports to them on a regular basis on advancement of the assignment, compliance with the planned timetable of the engagement, completion of different stages, etc. The S1 must also report to the Engagement’s leaders (Lead Partner,Audit Director, Audit Manager) on overall aspects of each assignment for planning, supervision and quality assurance purposes.

Tasks, duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Planning, supervising and reporting on audit engagement work under guidance of audit manager, Audit director and partner; - Assign tasks within audit team and review work done and documented by audit assistants; - Assist Engagement Manager/Director in planning and performing preliminary analytical procedures; - Participate in compilation of the auditor’s reports and other deliverables; - For relatively small engagements (of entities under the 2nd, 3rd or 4th size-category, as defined by Georgian law on accounting, reporting and audit) take the role of In-Charge Auditor, which means that for such engagement S1 shall independently fully plan the audit, assess risks, respond to assessed risks, prepare Transformation Schedule and assist the client with preparation of Financial Statements file in Ms Word with all required (by IFRS or IFRS for SMEs) disclosure notes, description of accounting policies and other details and suggest relevant form of auditor’s opinion (unmodified, modified etc.) together with relevant justification for the proposed form; - Properly and accurately document performed work in audit working papers and in the LEAP Engagement Tool in accordance with the Firm’s methodology and engagement requirements. - Ensure that working papers and documents are properly filed in current audit files and that permanent files on clients are periodically updated; - Be familiar with Grant Thornton’s audit software LEAP Engagement Tool, so that she/he can follow all procedures required by LEAP Engagement Tool, respond to all relevant procedures, write memos and attach all required working-papers to the engagement file in the software system. The new joiner from other company, who is accepted at S1 position shall comply with this requirement within maximum of 2 months from her/his joining date; - For all projects, LEAP Engagement Tool must be filled in as assigned by the audit manager or director. - Develop and maintain working knowledge of the Firm’s audit and support tools, including LEAP Engagement Tool, IDEA, Inflo, Pentana Checklist, and DataSnipper, and use them effectively in the performance of assigned tasks. - Prepare transformation schedules, adjustment lists, lead sheets and other working papers in Excel, Word and other applications used by Grant Thornton teams; - Ensure completion of assigned tasks within deadlines prescribed in planning memorandum of the audit engagement, and with the highest quality; - Secure that the team members fully comprehend their tasks assigned by the Engagement Leader. - Fully understand the audit work assigned to him/her, apply professional judgement and expertise; - Conduct audit work in the office and travel to the clients premises for the field work when required; - Supervise Audit Assistants included in the audit engagement team; - Exercise professional judgment and suggest any potential areas for expert involvement; - Assure that International Standards on Auditing are being complied with during the audit process.

Specific requirements - Assist engagement managers/directors in coordination and time planning of professional staff and resources - Provide on-job training and coaching to junior team members - Representation to potential clients and sustaining relationship with current clients. - Communication with managers/directors and accounting staff of the client within the framework of audit procedures implementation, - Secure that the team members fully comprehend their tasks assigned by the Engagement Manager, - Identify potential risks in the areas of audit work performed and communicate them to the audit manager, - Fulfil the minimum requirements for ACCA, attend external and internal courses and individual study programs, be motivated for professional improvement, - Review the work done and documented in working papers by Assistant Auditors, - Report on any deviation of the clients accounting policy and practice from the national /international accounting standards to the Engagement Manager, recommend corrective action, - Remain current on domestic and international regulations and guidelines as they pertain to, and affect the audit process as well as business risks associated with the client, - Help Engagement Manager/director in delivering the audit engagement by understanding the tasks assigned by the Engagement Manager and leading the team of professionals to fulfill them, - Before every new engagement obtain business knowledge and understanding and for existing clients update already available information, - Evaluate the work of subordinate staff after each engagement, - Help Engagement Manager/director to compile auditor’s reports and other reports as prescribed by the terms of engagement, - Promote ethical and professional behavior and courtesy within the engagement team and in communications with the client’s staff, - Other duties as requested by the Engagement Manager.