Supervisor, Audit Job Description

Supervisor, Audit Job Description

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Supervisor, audit provides project management and team supervision to execute multiple concurrent audit projects within UOPX Internal Auditing, IIA, ISACA, and Company standards, budgeted hours and established deadlines.

Supervisor, Audit Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Provide timely, high quality client service that meets or exceeds client expectations including coordinating the auditing of all required financial statements, related disclosures, and other client deliverable
Assist in planning of engagements and execution of fieldwork procedures
Assist in resolution of issues
Supervise various levels of professional and support staff
Adherence to budgets
Communicate effectively with clients and third parties in telephone conversations, written correspondence and meetings
Travel to client and/or audit locations as necessary
Prepare income tax returns (i.e., corporations (moslty S Corp), partnerships)
Review general ledgers
Work on SEC audits and other advisory projects

Supervisor, Audit Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Supervisor, Audit

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPA, CIA, CISA, CISSP, CFA, CISM, CRCM, APA, CBA, CRMA

Education for Supervisor, Audit

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the supervisor, audit job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Education, Business/Administration, Auditing, MBA, Graduate, Technology, Communication

Skills for Supervisor, Audit

Desired skills for supervisor, audit include:

Health Information Administration
Related field
Applicable local
Audit techniques and control environments
Auditing
Auditing standards and procedures
Caseware
Concur’s products and services within the team
Federal/national statutes and guidelines
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and SOX compliance requirements

Desired experience for supervisor, audit includes:

Responsible for contact with management regarding audit scope, status, and findings
Work closely with clients and partners of the firm
Develop audit programs and strategies to more effectively handle client issues
Plan and review audits for HUD clients
Perform tax compliance services for clients
Develop accounting principles and financial statement presentations

Supervisor, Audit Examples

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Supervisor, Audit Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of supervisor, audit. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for supervisor, audit
  • Participate in regular activities pursuant to his or her personal marketing plan
  • Continue to develop awareness of the Firm marketing strategies and participate in niche activities
  • Build effective working relationships with client personnel
  • Mentor staff accountants and provide performance-related information to managers for the content of engagement evaluations
  • Develop an understanding of the client’s business and become a “functional expert” in the area
  • Consistently demonstrate concise, accurate, and organized work paper technique
  • Build effective working relationships with client personnel and meet time constraints and client deadlines
  • Maintain contact with management regarding audit scope, status, and findings
  • Responsible for the preparation of audit strategies and business plans
  • Develop and implement a personal marketing plan to attract new clients
Qualifications for supervisor, audit
  • Bachelor’s degree required in Accounting or other relevant subject, MBA preferred
  • Working knowledge the common issues facing non-publicly traded companies in manufacturing, distribution and services industry, including but not limited to
  • Familiarity with capital adequacy components and regulatory requirements
  • Must be able to supervise staff at lighter levels on different engagement(s)
  • Experience in various industries is a plus
  • 401k plan audit and ESOP audit experience ideal
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Supervisor, Audit Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of supervisor, audit. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for supervisor, audit
  • Ensuring delivery of quality client service and maintain profitable client relationships
  • Developing, supervising and mentoring team members
  • Maintaining contact with client personnel responsible for the engagement matters throughout the year
  • Possessing a deep knowledge of the client and the client’s business
  • Directly interacting with executive level client personnel and owners
  • Identifying planning & consulting opportunities
  • Being cognizant of time budgets, but does not allow time budgets to sacrifice the quality of the audit procedures
  • Prepare and plan one or multiple audits (in sequence or parallel) including Financial, Operational, Fraud and IT engagements
  • Conduct audit fieldwork in accordance with department standards
  • Coach and lead other auditors interview, observe, test and document
Qualifications for supervisor, audit
  • Must be able to interpret and convey technical information to all levels of technical aptitude, including senior management
  • Professional certification (CIA, CISA, CISSP or equivalent)
  • 4-5 years of public accounting and/or private industry audit experience with knowledge of Information Technology risks and internal controls
  • Understanding of information technology frameworks, including but not limited to COBIT, ITIL and ISO 27002
  • Working knowledge of information security assessment industry standards/best practices and compliance with information security-related laws and regulations
  • Self-motivated with ability to work independently and multitask to complete assignments within time constraints
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a supervisor, audit. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for supervisor, audit
  • Applies and actively supports the hotel's pricing policy
  • Establishes the closing and nightly activity reports for hotel management
  • Ensures the organization's internal controls, processes, policies and mechanisms are adhered to and compliance with regulatory principles, industry standards and corporate guidelines
  • Performs audit procedures for control testing including preparation of scoping document, risk assessment, perform testing and evaluate deficiencies noted
  • Assist to design internal audit procedures and work program for the audit
  • Perform follow-up reviews to examine that actions committed by management have been completed
  • Assist in other ad-hoc work
  • Responsible for the supervision of senior, semi-senior and staff auditors
  • Day to day operational supervision of all daily revenue audit functions
  • Directs and supervises audit clerks in the performance of their duties
Qualifications for supervisor, audit
  • Ability to travel 20% - 40%, both international and domestic
  • Generally leads a team focused on assigned audit and generally assumes the lead position on the audit, providing supervision and assignments to team members as Auditor In Charge reviewing work papers completed by staff and drafting audit report
  • Responsible for time and staffing budgets for upcoming audits
  • Works at direction of Audit Manager
  • May perform testing procedures for more critical areas of audits
  • Supervises findings follow up tasks with management and audit staff
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of supervisor, audit. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for supervisor, audit
  • Perform special audits to provide high level of expertise on matters of complex or sensitive nature
  • Provides assistance to internal, external, and/or regulatory auditors in the preparation of their examinations
  • Responsible for the dissemination and training of tenured employees on process changes/updates
  • Daily, review a sample of daily audit packets for completeness and accuracy
  • Continually evaluate the existing revenue audit processes and procedures, suggest improvements that will increase department efficiency
  • Assist the Revenue Audit Manager in developing and implementing new audit processes and procedures as operational changes occur
  • Conduct follow up on outstanding discrepancies noted by the Revenue Audit team
  • Answer department managers questions related to the work performed by Revenue Audit
  • Evaluate Revenue Audit Team Members performance
  • Gather and analyze information using various methods and systems
Qualifications for supervisor, audit
  • Knowledge of GlobalMarkets/Investment Banking lines of business, Candidate should also be familiar with key securities industry regulations and US market structure the key processes and controls within the Finance, Operations and Middle Office functions
  • Knowledge of UK GAAP, UK and International GAAS, IFRS and Financial Reporting requirements
  • A bachelor's degree and CPA certification required with a minimum of 3-5 years public accounting experience
  • At least 3 years in Big 4 accounting firm
  • Portuguese would be an asset
  • Ability to travel domestic (Mexico) and regional (Honduras & Brazil) as required (75%)
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a supervisor, audit. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for supervisor, audit
  • Assigns auditing tasks to Revenue Auditors in accordance with their skill levels in order to obtain maximum efficiency and coverage
  • Contribute to the development, implementation and communication of Audit's missions, goals and strategies
  • Interact with regulatory agencies, external consultants and other internal risk management groups
  • Prepare and plan one or multiple audits (in sequence or parallel)
  • Conduct audit fieldwork including development of audit program in accordance with audit standards & schedule
  • Coach and lead other auditors interview, observe, research, document and analyze
  • Prepare workpapers review and approve work of others
  • Review and draft audit findings and draft audit reports
  • Supervise audit teams on the audit engagement
  • Provide guidance and research of policy, procedures, internal control concepts, processes and other matters
Qualifications for supervisor, audit
  • Undergraduate degree-Accounting / Finance / Business / Industrial Engineering / IT
  • 5-7 years minimum experience in financial / accounting / business / consulting / information technology disciplines, including at least 3 years in internal / external audit
  • Deep knowledge of relevant audit methodology, the main bank risks, legal and regulatory standards and activities within your scope, either within the area of Corporate & Investment Banking services and/or Specialized Financial Services
  • Must understand fair value accounting
  • Relocation to Memphis, TN
  • Foreign Languages (may be required)

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