Career opportunity to challenge your expertise and ambitions …
AUDIT & ASSURANCE – AUDIT ASSOCIATE (HO CHI MINH OFFICE)
Grant Thornton (Vietnam) Limited is an independent member firm of Grant Thornton International. We are a leading professional services organisation in Vietnam providing Audit, Tax, Advisory and Outsourcing Services. We have a professional team of 14 partners and more than 220 professional staff in offices located in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Overall Role Purpose To work as part of a team, providing support as well as offering guidance and assistance to junior colleagues
Main responsibilities Markets
Begins to build an internal network of colleagues to better understand the firm and its business. Builds an understanding of the firm’s products and services and reviews for each client what has been sold and how it was identified.
Aware of the firm’s sector specialisms and relevant personnel to contact within the firm.
Quality and Clients
Assists with all aspects of the audit process, including planning, fieldwork and completion. Plans a job in its entirety including preparation for and running of the pre-planning meeting. Completes the audit file, including reviewing of work performed by junior associate, preparing points for seniors and attending senior and manager review (as appropriate) and clearing points raised. Communicates any technical or administrative issues with senior team members where appropriate. Writes summary points for inclusion in reports and other relevant documents.
Refers to the firm’s risk management policies and procedures and is familiar with the audit manual. Notifies executives, managers and partners of potential ethical breach.
Completes accounts preparation assignments with minimal supervision. Plans and completes a small job, with assistance.
Obtains an understanding of the client’s business and analyses client issues, reaching logical conclusions by applying theory to practice and appreciates the implication to potential audit issues. Suggests solutions to client issues, explaining basic concepts clearly, logically and consistently.
People
Attends departmental and office meetings.
Develops coaching skills, providing on-the-job learning to junior members of the team. Maintains a credible and professional relationship with the client and staff at all levels.
Completes assignment appraisals on a timely basis, taking action to address development points highlighted and providing junior staff with constructive feedback.
Willing to receive and capable of responding to constructive feedback from seniors, managers and partners.
Shows clear learning from experience.
Can balance normal workflow and demands of professional exams without disruption to other team members.
Provides timely formal and informal feedback to junior colleagues.
Operations and results
Able to prioritise audit work, factoring in critical assessments and time demands.
Understands commercial implications of actions relating to productivity, recoverability, fee income and client service.
Recommends changes to planning for subsequent years to improve profitability. Identifies opportunities for charging overruns.
Required Qualifications/Skills
Minimum 2 years of audit experience; Fluent in English, both oral and written;
Good interpersonal and communication skills;
Good knowledge in basis tax laws and regulations
Desired competencies:
Initiative: Seizes every opportunity to collaborate with colleagues to improve team contribution
Adaptability: Gives practical support to colleagues to help them understand the reasons for change and how to response
Ownership: Acts with integrity to deliver on own commitments and supports others to do the same
Application Requirements:
Your application, resume must be in English;
Name your file with quoting reference (Application – Audit Associate – HCM Office); The total document file size must not exceed 2MB;
Deadline for submission is 15 December 2014;
Application & CV to be sent to: hr.recruitment@vn.gt.com
For any queries, please contact: hr.recruitment@vn.gt.com
