Job Description

Overview:
Key Knowledge Competencies:

• Ability to apply relevant accounting principles (e.g., US GAAP) throughout audit

engagements so that the requisite elements of the audit are appropriately
considered based on the clients' accounting policies, and appropriate conclusions
are drawn from the audit of the clients' financial statements

• Learn, understand, and apply WIPFLI's audit methodology and relevant auditing

standards to the work performed to achieve high quality deliverables

• Stay up to date with changes to WIPFLI's audit methodology and relevant

auditing standards and discuss with Manager about how they impact
assigned audit engagements

• Document and/or review evaluation of audit evidence. Deliver audit files of high

quality that are based on sufficient and appropriate evidence by applying
professional skepticism in the execution of procedures and review of audit work

• Ability to perform effective risk and control assessment specific to assigned

audit engagements and proactively communicate and discuss audit risks
with US teams

• In depth industry knowledge regarding the best practices, policies and

regulation and ability to apply those to the work performed

• Ensuring procedures, policies, and all applicable regulations are correctly

followed and complied with, including completion of required engagement
checklists

• Reviews work of Audit Analysts, as required

Project Management Competencies:

• Manage multiple engagements and expectations for the assigned clients

and be responsible for independently resolving auditing issues that arise
during the audit engagement

• Liaises with manager on audit plan, extent and duration of work
• Proactively initiate actions that facilitate effective project management, including

intentional staging of activities (resource management, planning, interim and
final

• fieldwork, and wrap up), providing timely status updates to Managers, US

teams and clients (as required), and performing other engagement
management activities

• Ability to prioritize work and complete engagements within the assigned deadlines.
• Communicate budgets vs actuals to US team timely and ability to explain overruns (if

any)
Communication Skills:

• Respond to US team and client requests in a timely, accurate,

positive and professional manner.

• Identifying audit issues and effectively communicating these to the

engagement manager primarily through electronic means

• Communicate proactively with other firm associates regarding open items,

problems, or other important matters in a timely manner

• Maintain regular touchpoints, and work as ONE team with U.S. to ensure

client delivery expectations are jointly met

• Explain audit findings and recommend solutions in substantive and Analytical

testing to US team

• Excellent communication skills with strong command of the English language

(spoken and written), and ability to communicate effectively and independently
with team members in the US
Behavioral and attitude competencies:

• Demonstrate collaborative and consultative mindset
• Self- starter, self- motivated and a very good team player
• Develop, motivate and mentor associates by providing training, regular

feedback and career guidance, while fostering a team environment

• Collaborate and contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Think of a bigger team and open to extend helping hand in crunch times
• Strong work ethics and high sense of integrity
• Understands the holistic approach to achieve team and organizational goals
• Demonstrate agility and work effectively across various types of situations to

achieve goals

• Be open and curious to learn new things and expand one's skillset
• Invest time and energy into getting to know colleagues, US teams, clients and

those in the community to build meaningful, long-lasting relationships
Additional competencies:

• Experience working with CaseWare and IDEA would be an added advantage
• Proficient in the use of MS Excel, Word and Adobe PDF

documents preferred

• Work independently from the Audit planning to completion of audit
• Experience with multiple industries preferred

Required Qualifications:

• CA / CPA is a plus