Contract type: Full-time permanent (37.5 hours, Monday to Friday, 0900-1730)
Location: Hybrid (40 Mespil Road, Dublin 4)
Reporting to: Head of Audit and team
How to apply: Send an email with your CV to [email protected]
Crowe Ireland is a leading accountancy and business advisory firm. We have developed an unrivalled understanding of the Irish business environment and built a national reputation in audit, tax and business consultancy. We provide a comprehensive service to a variety of clients, from owner-managed firms to multinational organisations and some of Ireland’s leading national companies. Crowe Ireland is part of the Crowe Global network.
Our dynamic team currently has 13 partners and c. 170 employees, including qualified accountants, taxation practitioners, management consultants, trainees, and administrative support staff.
At Crowe, our culture is one of our most valuable assets. It has been a driving force since our inception in 1941, shaping our firm and our approach to work. Our culture thrives on fostering open collaboration and encouraging active engagement. We hold high expectations from our employees and we provide the support to enable them achieve their goals and to fulfil their potential.
Guided by our values, we have cultivated vibrant company culture that prioritizes enduring, fruitful relationships – within the firm and with our clients – resulting in great, impactful work.
What will you do?
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Lead the delivery of a broad cross sector of audit assignments.
- Ensure that all audit assignments are planned adequately, and that staff are briefed in advance on the specific risks of the assignment.
- Draft high-quality, financial statements and audit reports that include practical recommendations to address all risk issues and control weaknesses identified during the assignment, with a clear supporting rationale.
- Lead multiple audit assignments concurrently and ensure the most effective and efficient use of time and resources at all times.
- Liaise closely and build effective working relationships with client staff in all departments to facilitate and support the audit process.
- Ensure the Partner is appropriately briefed at all times to include significant issues on the work being undertaken and any issues.
- Deliver audit assignments to a high standard of quality, ensuring conformance with FRS102 and Irish GAAP, addressing key risks effectively and adhering to allotted timescales, budgets and resource allocation.
- Be fully conversant and understand the authority levels of this role and those of all relevant stakeholders to ensure full compliance with the Firm’s policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Support manager with day-to-day supervision, on-the-job training and mentoring of junior staff allocated to audit assignment and fully participate in all Performance Management initiatives as required.
- Have 3+ years practical experience working in practice where Irish GAAP and FRS10 are used
Person specification
Essential knowledge & skills:
- Qualification as an Accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent)
- 3+ year practical experience
- Demonstrable understanding of risk, Irish GAAP, FRS102, and CA2014 and awareness of topical issues
- Sound knowledge of the development of audit strategies and Terms of Engagement for individual engagements/ assignments
- Technical competence and detailed practical knowledge of FRS102, Irish and UK GAAP and CA2014
- Proven ability to work on a diverse range of clients across multiple sectors
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Project Management skills plus the proven ability to handle multiple tasks/projects at any one time.
Essential competencies:
- Exciting hands-on experience in real life projects gaining exposure to different industries and type of client and doing meaningful work.
- Great opportunities of career progression, career development and mentoring.
- Competitive salary and benefits.
- Excellent work-life balance.
- Pension
- Life cover
- Discounted health insurance
- 22 days annual leave
- Hybrid working model
- Excellent work-life balance
To apply
If you are interested in applying, please send your CV to [email protected]
Applications received will be stored on our system and may be considered for similar positions that may arise within the next year. By applying for this position, you hereby agree to the personal data contained in your application, and provided by you to Crowe, being retained by us for a period of up to one year from the date of receipt of your application. If you are applying for a position and you do not wish for your details to be stored by us, please notify us by emailing [email protected] and we will ensure that such information is not stored other than for the purposes of this application.
Agency policy
Crowe Ireland endeavours to recruit and fill vacancies directly. However, at times when we do need to engage with recruitment agencies, we operate within a preferred supplier list (PSL). We only work and partner with recruitment suppliers where our agreed contractual terms fully in place. If unsolicited CVs are received from any agency not on our PSL, then we will not be liable for payment of introduction fees.