Senior Auditor

2 weeks ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Grant Thornton New Zealand Full time
Supportive team - develop your career with us

  • 9day fortnight with the same salary More benefits below
  • Awesome CBD office + flexible working arrangements

About our company

Grant Thornton New Zealand is a member of an ambitious global organisation providing audit, tax, and advisory services to dynamic organisations to unlock their potential for growth.

Our proactive teams led by approachable partners use insights, experience, and instinct to understand complex issues for our clients.


Our collaborative culture means we share ideas as well as the responsibility for making them happen, and our fresh thinking and agile working helps businesses, communities, and our people to flourish.


About the role
Join our Wellington Audit team, bring your experience to this Senior role.

Are you an authentic team member who understand technical aspects? Are you considered and confident to suggest new or better ways of doing things? If you answered yes, then please apply.

We have an open and honest, trusting environment that supports staff development and believe that this enables us to provide quality client service.


You will work closely with experienced Managers and Partners across a variety of industry sectors, liaising directly with the clients and supervising more junior team members.

You will build strong relationships with clients and ask questions that cut to the heart of their business in order to understand the risk, responding with technical expertise, intuition and insight.


Your responsibilities will include:

  • Leading or assisting with audit assignments as part of a team at any or all stages of the assignment including planning, fieldwork, and completion
  • Leading audit planning discussions as required, including identifying risks and assisting with the development of an appropriate audit approach
  • Maintaining an overview of all aspects of audit fieldwork and completion as assigned, referring risks and issues to manager including a suggested response

About You

  • External audit experience
  • CA or CPA qualification (or equivalent) in progress
  • Exceptional communications skills, both written and verbal
  • Confidence with systems and MS Office suite
- advanced excel

  • Solid organisation and time management
  • Experience managing multiple audits simultaneously
  • Work collaboratively as a part of a team and have fun

About Our Culture

At Grant Thornton we are committed to growing authentic and inclusive leaders who create a vibrant and innovative working environment that inspire and engage our people to perform to their potential.

Our collaborative teams enjoy working together and ensure they are constantly learning, exceeding client requirements and expectations as a result.

Our Partners are down to earth, approachable, and recognise and reward achievements of the team and individuals.

We enable our team members to be themselves at work and match drive and commercial acumen with further opportunities to learn and advance.


Our Benefits:

  • 9day fortnight (with no reduction in salary)
  • Competitive remuneration package
  • A highly supportive team environment where you are encouraged to pave your own career path
- $1,040 per year for fitness & gym memberships

  • A flexible working culture and working arrangements
  • The ability to purchase up to 2 weeks extra leave per year
  • A very active and fully funded social club including team sports
  • A financially rewarding referral programme
  • A day to volunteer
  • Professional memberships and continued education support
  • Free fruit baskets and loads of morning teas
  • Additional parental leave, salary topup and a back to work coaching programme
  • Cultural swap days
  • Dress for your day
  • Laptop & mobile phone (you choose iphone or Samsung)


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