Audit Assistant Responsibilities and Duties
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Added on 2019-11-25
Audit Assistant Responsibilities and Duties
Added on 2019-11-25
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Personalise this page as your title page – include your name and student numberAfter writing your Performance Review Summarydelete any extra line spaces on the following pages so it fits neatly on 2 pages plus the title page and attachments (journal extracts)
AccountabilityAttachment 1 – attach an extract from your Reflective Journal that talks about your team work skills (see C1: i, iior iii in the additional assessment information sheet in the Assessment block in Moodle). Summarise your duties and responsibilities as an Audit Assistant for the Cloud 9 audit for weeks 5 to 8 inclusively.As an audit assistant, my role required to help my senior auditors in routine and non routine matters relatedto the audit of the company, and to work as per their directions. It required me to work in team with myfellow article assistants and maintain proper code of ethics in my work[ CITATION Pra17 \l 1033 ].Refer to journal Attachment 1 was further light on the role.Summarise your duties and responsibilities as an Audit Senior for the Cloud 9 audit.As the senior auditor of the company for the given week, I had a fair share of responsibilities that helpedme in understanding the overall concept of auditing very closely. As the senior auditor I was required todeal with the clients, and solve all their queries which they brought up every now and then[ CITATIONAle16 \l 1033 ]. Refer to attachment 1 for further light on the role.How did you perform your role as a team member? Identify your team work strengths and weaknesses, or aspects ofthe role you found challenging. Use an extract from your Reflective Journal to support your claims. As a team member I feel my performance was quite satisfactory and it helped in getting to understand thedifferent perspectives of people. The most challenging aspect was to come on a neutral ground on certainspecific matters with respect to my team member. It was also difficult to understand the view point of allthe members of the team. Refer to journal attachment 1 was further explanationHow did you perform your role as a leader? Identify your team work strengths and weaknesses, or aspects of the rolethat you found challenging. Refer to your Reflective Journal extract for substantiation.As a leader the role was very challenging, because it required managing the overall work and providingfull support to my team. It also required taking some very important decisions related to the audit thatmight have affected the entire company. It required dealing with the management of the company and alsogive proper feedback s and when asked for[ CITATION Gre17 \l 1033 ]. Refer the journal for furtherreference.PerformanceAttachment 2 – attach an extract from your Reflective Journal that talks about your performance. Focus on yourproblem-solving and information literacy abilities which you used while working with your audit team (see C2: i, iior iii in the additional assessment information sheet in the Assessment block in Moodle). Summarise your overall performance and the role you played in communicating your ideas during the audit process.Substantiate your claims with your chosen extract from your Reflective Journal.I played an important role and took initiative in presenting my ideas and my view points to themanagement of the company and my team of auditors. The seniors found my overall ideas very insightfuland detailed also considered few of them in the overall audit process[ CITATION Abb17 \l 1033 ].Refer to the journal attachment 2 for further information.Page 2
What did you do? How well did you perform and contribute through problem-solving and information literacy, andwhat part did this play in successfully completing the Cloud 9 audit? I tried using my basic knowledge and my skills that I had developed over the weeks by working with myteam. I also did my own research to get an insight into the most important matters relating to the company.These made all my suggestions very apt and suited to the needs of the management[ CITATION Kne16 \l 1033 ]. Refer journal extract attachment 2 for further references.Professional conductAttachment 3 – attach an extract from your Reflective Journal that talks about your professional conduct,especially your ethical practice while working with your audit team during the term (see C3: i, ii or iii in theadditional assessment information sheet in the Assessment block in Moodle). Summarise your thoughts on professionalism and ethical practice, drawing on your experience as an Audit Assistantfor W & S Partners, working independently and as part of a team. For example, how well did you demonstrate yourprofessional and ethical behaviour towards others? Draw on your Reflective Journal to give some examples of yourapproaches. It is important as an auditor to maintain the highest level of professional scepticism in my work and I didthe same both when I was working independently and as the member of the audit team. I made sure tofollow the required code of ethics. Refer to the journal extract 3 for further light on the question.Explain your awareness in upholding professional values and ethics, e.g. what measures did you personally observe,or most likely to observe in the future? Support your assertions with an extract from your Reflective Journal.The auditing committee and its member must be unbiased in their approach while they are conducting anaudit, and should follow the prescribed rules and guidelines that has been stated by the body of law. I as aprofessional educated myself on the same and maintained the same throughout the process ofaudit[ CITATION Pra17 \l 1033 ]. Refer to Journal extract 3 for further reference.SummaryIn 500 words or less, discuss the critical elements of your learning as part of an audit team, paying particularattention to some of the questions outlined within the additional information sheet provided in the Assessment blockin Moodle. You may have already written similar reflections in your Reflective Journal; please feel free to use andsummarise what you have already recorded in your journal. You may also indicate the date of your journal entries toPage 3
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