Audit Assistant - AAT Apprentice Fortus Audit LLP

What you will do in your working day

• Supporting the delivery of assignments through undertaking audit fieldwork both at client premises and in the office
• Successfully communicating with the client throughout the audit, including systems understanding and for general queries relating to the testing being undertaken
• Attendance at stock takes
• Highlighting areas of risk or significance for the Senior or Executive to review
• Responding to review points and clearing them as and when required
• Collaborating with all team members and those within the wider business
• Extracting information from the client’s accounting system and obtaining supporting documents as required
• Preparation of accounts on Iris (including those under FRS102 and 1A)
• Completing audit programmes
• Building relationships with the client (and their team) and acting as an ambassador for the business. You will be expected to professionally represent the firm and its interests in dealings with clients and other professionals

The training you will be getting

• AAT level 3 qualification, moving on to AAT evel 4 after the successful completion of level 3
• Studies will be completed either on-line or in classroom (depending on the students base location and viability of travel to Leeds to attend classroom courses).  
• Course attendance is typically one day a week.

What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship

It is expected that on full completion of the AAT qualification (being completion of levels 3 and 4) apprentices move on to study the ACA qualification under a level 7 apprenticeship.  

Promotions and salary increases will be made during the course of completing the full AAT qualification, in line with the individual displaying the appropriate level of knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to the role.