audit assistant
BDO , Semaan & Ghoulam
Total years of experience :11 years, 0 Months
Junior Auditor-External
• Review contracts, payments and other executed documents for evidence or indication of authorization of transaction
• Ensure and analyze reconciliation of bank accounts. Assist in resolution of possible discrepancies
• Determine compliance of the company with controls and procedures for execution of documents and payment methods
• Track payments to internal and external stakeholders
• Evaluate reliability of source of financial data
• Retrieve bank or financial statements, receipts, invoices, checks and other documentation of company transactions
• Compare invoices, checks and receipts with statements to find inconsistencies or incomplete documentation
• Evaluate taxpayer finances to determine tax liability, using knowledge of interest and discount rates and valuation of stocks and bonds
• Assist in processing tax payments and returns
• Audit payroll and personnel records to determine unemployment insurance premiums, workers' compensation coverage, liabilities, and compliance with tax laws.
• Examine statements, forms and internal organization controls for compliance with regulatory and accounting standards
• Conduct stock counts to ascertain the effectiveness of internal control systems put in stocks.
• Prepare audit work-papers (mostly on Excel sheets) to report the findings/issues encountered at the end of the audit task attaching relevant supporting documents/audit evidence. The report also includes stakeholder’s comments on our findings.
• Prepared work-papers are then submitted to senior auditor colleagues to work together on preparing the financial audit report which will be submitted to higher administrative authorities.
• Make follow-up on the implementation of the audit recommendations and ensure that improvements are happening.
Junior Auditor-Internal
• Taking part in “special job-internal audits’ for a number of companies to oversee the ongoing audit process.
• Assess the performance of organizational units to ascertain whether defined objectives of the process are being efficiently achieved and whether duties and tasks are segregated in compliance with proper functioning control systems and laws.
• Involved in brainstorming sessions aiming to identify ways in which an organization's internal controls can be enhanced
• Participate in critical thinking strategies on how to avoid or prevent fraud
Junior Accountant
• Monthly closings and preparation of monthly financial statements
• Administer accounts receivable and accounts payable
• Prepare tax computations and returns
• Account/bank reconciliations
• Secure financial information by completing database backups while keeping information confidential.
• Maintain accounting controls by following policies and procedures while complying with financial legal requirements
Administrative assistant & Data Entry
• Data entry of information requested by local government for prospective pilgrimage applicants.
• Audit passports and transactions required for Visa approval of admitted pilgrimages under the Lebanese authority.