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