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Interview Tips - Audit Senior
For an Audit Senior interview, most firms will be interested in seeing/ hearing about your experience to date (the type of clients etc), technical knowledge (IFRS etc) and competency for the role (strengths and weaknesses).
Knowing your clients
- Industries
- Description of the client’s business activities
- Client Turnovers
- Balance sheet totals
Audit process
Going into detail in terms of your knowledge of the audit process and being clear as to what your role is (pick a client)
- Planning
- Fieldwork
- Completion
- Examples about the specific risks found and the way to test some of the audit assertions
Competency questions
- Time management
- How you might delegate to trainees?
- How you might communicate findings with a client?
- Systems you have used?
Why are you interviewing here
- Knowledge of the firm?
- Get to know their client base?
- Questions prepared for them?
Patrick O’Rourke is an Accountancy Recruitment Specialist, experienced in placing candidates from entry to Director level. For a confidential discussion around opportunities in the market, please contact me directly –
E – patrick@claritysearchpartners.ie
T – 0871902963
Posted on 8 Mar 2022.