Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

RSM in Tanzania specialises in Audit & Assurance, Transaction Advisory, Tax Services, Management Consulting, Risk Advisory, and Outsourcing. Our clients range from growth-focused entrepreneurial businesses through to leading multi-national organisations across many sectors and operating nationally and across borders.

The Opportunity

Are you a detail-oriented and analytical individual with a passion for numbers? We're seeking talented Audit Associates to join our dynamic team. As an Audit Associate, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and reliability of our clients' financial statements. This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career in audit and contribute to the success of our growing firm.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

To qualify, you must possess:

• An undergraduate degree in a business-related field with a minimum of Upper Second-Class honors.
• Be actively pursuing the CPA (T) or ACCA qualification.
• A minimum 1 year practical experience with ISA compliant audits

Experience needed

We are seeking candidates with a minimum of 1 year of audit experience gained within a professional services firm. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record of working effectively in audit teams, from start to finish. A strong understanding of audit procedures, as well as a solid grasp of IFRS and ISA, is essential.

Skills and Competencies

The ideal candidates should have good knowledge of accounting and audit procedures and should be eager to embrace the RSM culture and embody our values in everything he/she does.

• Core competency in audit
• Fluency in MS Office applications
• Fast learner and comfortable with new challenges
• Integrity and reliability
• A team player
• Good communication and social skills
• Commitment to complete tasks within the agreed timelines
• Fluency in English and excellent research and report writing skills
• Self-motivated and ability to take initiative

Responsibilities and Outcomes

• Carrying out an audit, following the audit plan, under the supervision of the field team leader and the engagement manager.
• Working as an effective team member to complete assigned tasks within the time budgeted for those tasks
• Communicating the engagement progress on a regular basis to the field team leader.
• Ensuring review notes on assigned tasks are resolved within standard turnaround time or such other time as agreed with the team leader.
• Identifying engagement issues and communicating these, as they arise, to the team leader
• Effectively documenting work to performance standards.
• Actively developing technical skills on the job and through formal training and
• Complying with the firm’s CPD requirements.
• Building working relationships with the client
• Carrying out any other tasks as may be delegated from time to time

• Carrying out an audit, following the audit plan, under the supervision of the field team leader and the engagement manager.
• Working as an effective team member to complete assigned tasks within the time budgeted for those tasks
• Communicating the engagement progress on a regular basis to the field team leader.
• Ensuring review notes on assigned tasks are resolved within standard turnaround time or such other time as agreed with the team leader.
• Identifying engagement issues and communicating these, as they arise, to the team leader
• Effectively documenting work to performance standards.
• Actively developing technical skills on the job and through formal training and
• Complying with the firm’s CPD requirements.
• Building working relationships with the client
• Carrying out any other tasks as may be delegated from time to time

• Core competency in audit
• Fluency in MS Office applications
• Fast learner and comfortable with new challenges
• Integrity and reliability
• A team player
• Good communication and social skills
• Commitment to complete tasks within the agreed timelines
• Fluency in English and excellent research and report writing skills
• Self-motivated and ability to take initiative

• An undergraduate degree in a business-related field with a minimum of Upper Second-Class honors.
• Be actively pursuing the CPA (T) or ACCA qualification.
• A minimum 1 year practical experience with ISA compliant audits