Description
Rutherford Cross’s client is a global professional services firm. Their specialist Pensions assurance team in Glasgow is looking to expand the team to support with growth and firm’s commitment to its 2020 vision.
The team works with all sizes of pension schemes including 14 of the top 100 pension scheme across the UK. Our client helps clients understand and manage key business risks, improve business processes and operating efficiency and assure the validity of vital business information. The role is primarily pensions audit but, will also include some Financial Services audits as well as additional assurance projects such as analytics, risk reviews and systems reviews.
Your main aim will be to provide an independent view on clients’ compliance with accounting principles. By doing so, you play an important role in helping pension schemes reflect their financial picture accurately, which in turn helps to protect members’ benefits.
Your client responsibilities
- Demonstrate the ability to effectively lead the Audit process with appropriate consideration of audit risk issues and accounting technical matters.
- Demonstrate the ability to lead audit planning, fieldwork and completion, including liaising with other departments to ensure the smooth delivery of the Audit process.
- Demonstrate Business Development skills and identify additional sales opportunities.
- Demonstrate an application and solution-based approach to problem solving.
- Demonstrate expertise in primary accounting frameworks (UK GAAP or IFRS) and in related financial reporting matters.
- Demonstrate expertise in performing an assurance engagement in compliance with auditing standards.
Your people responsibilities
- Demonstrate the ability to influence, change and shape the direction of a particular activity, either internally and/or externally.
- Supervise other less experienced staff through sharing experience and knowledge appropriately.
- Contribute to effective team work in engagement situations.
- Provide on-the-job coaching and training for developing auditing skills and familiarity with the firm’s audit methodology.
Experience / Qualifications required:
- Experience of the External Audit essential, pensions experience is desirable but not essential as we will provide all the necessary training to develop this knowledge.
- Qualified / Part Qualified ACA/ CA/ ACCA (ICAEW, ICAS, Irish Institute or equivalent) international qualification.
- Degree qualified.
Location can be either Glasgow or Edinburgh.