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Audit Graduate Trainee - Financial Services, Insurance - Manchester - September 2024

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Mazars in the UK

3mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry Level
  • Accounting & Tax
  • Manchester

AI generated summary

  • You need strong interpersonal, analytical, and business writing skills, along with curiosity, proactiveness, commitment to learning, affinity with company values, and willingness to travel.
  • You will work on audits, build relationships with clients, prepare audit documents, review your work, develop technical skills, coach team members, and lead audit files in your final year.

Requirements

  • Interpersonal skills - the ability to build client and colleague relationships with a foundation of trust and responsibility;
  • Analytical skills - the ability to think critically, research and solve problems;
  • Excellent business writing skills;
  • Deep curiosity of business;
  • Proactiveness and enthusiasm;
  • Commitment to self-development & learning;
  • Affinity with our values; in particular, respect for individuals, diversity, and integrity; and
  • A willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

  • During your first year you will:
  • Work with various audited entities, building a strong understanding of their business or organisation;
  • Learn how to prepare professional audit documents in line with our audit methodology using audit software and systems;
  • Develop a thorough understanding of financial statements; and
  • Be able to obtain relevant information from key stakeholders whilst building effective and professional relationships.
  • During your second year you will:
  • Build and develop audit skills in increasingly complex and technical areas;
  • Be able to take ownership for sections allocated to you in an audit file;
  • Self-review your own work, ensuring minimal review points are raised by managers; and
  • Be able to coach and support less experienced and new team members.
  • In your final year you will:
  • be expected to take on significantly more responsibility. Depending on the audited entity, this may involve taking the lead on a technical area or a team and ensuring the entire audit file is completed. This will include a combination of working to stated deadlines, managing the work of other team members, taking responsibility for the budget, and presenting in both team and audited entities meetings.

FAQs

What is the role of an auditor in the Financial Services, Insurance sector in Manchester?

The role of an auditor is to ensure financial statements produced by audited entities are ‘true and fair' and an accurate representation of the transactions and balances they claim to represent. This includes working in highly engaged teams, delivering high quality audits in accordance with expectations and deadlines.

What is the working model for this role as an Audit Graduate Trainee?

We operate a hybrid working model, which means you will split your time between working from home, visiting the office, client sites when required, or studying for your professional exams.

What kind of candidates are you looking for in this role?

We are looking for candidates with a strong desire to learn and progress. We provide increasing responsibility when an individual is ready, rather than at pre-determined times.

What are the expectations of roles and responsibilities during the three-year training contract?

The broad expectation during the training contract includes gaining experience in conducting audits, working in teams, meeting deadlines, and eventually taking on more responsibility as you progress in your career.

Mazars in the UK

Mazars in the UK is an international firm, aspiring to build the economic foundations of a fair and prosperous world.

Accounting
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1944
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Mazars is a leading international firm, aspiring to build the economic foundations of a fair and prosperous world. Operating as a united partnership, Mazars works as one integrated team, leveraging expertise, scale and cultural understanding to deliver exceptional and tailored services in audit and accounting, as well as tax, financial advisory and consulting ​Founded in Europe, Mazars is present in over 90 countries and territories, with 40,400 professionals – 24,400 in our integrated partnership, 16,000 via the Mazars North America Alliance – dedicated to helping clients make the most of business opportunities and operate with confidence. In the UK, Mazars is among the largest firms in its sector and a leading auditor to Public Interest Entities (PIEs). It employs over 2,300 people in 15 locations across the UK, providing a balanced perspective and empowered expertise to clients of all sizes, from individuals and SMEs to mid-caps and global players, as well as start-ups and public organisations at every stage of their development.