Full-Time Invoice Finance Business Auditor

Purpose of role: The primary responsibility of the Business Surveyor/Auditor is to undertake new business surveys and ongoing audits on behalf of clients of Hilton-Baird Audit & Survey, and to produce timely, accurate and insightful reports.

The role requires you to maintain the highest levels of quality and efficiency, whilst providing a detailed insight which includes highlighting risks identified and insight into potential mitigants, so that our clients can make informed and secure lending and risk decisions.

Key responsibilities:

• Undertake thorough new business surveys, follow-up audit visits and any other business reviews as required on behalf of clients
• Production of timely and accurate reports in a format agreed with clients with reasoned findings and recommendations
• Ensure adverse trends, industry risks, suspicions of fraud and security issues are identified and highlighted to clients
• Liaise with both external and internal clients, as appropriate
• Facilitate and record escalations to the Audit Manager
• Perform against targets individually whilst contributing to the overall productivity of the team
• Support colleagues on larger complex audits where required
• Ensure that issues outside the standard processes are escalated the Audit Manager
• Identify trends and suggest improvements to our processes and strategy, whilst sharing knowledge and best practice with colleagues
• Build relationships and gather important information
• Maintain the highest level of quality and professionalism in an effective yet courteous manner
• Ensure compliance to all data and wider regulations and in line with the requirements of our wide client base
• Attend regular team meetings and contribute as appropriate
• Maintain a detailed and accurate record of all findings

Experience: If you possess the drive and determination to succeed, and have a good level of audit and survey experience, along with a sound understanding of business and finance in general and specifically within the invoice finance (factoring, invoice discounting and asset based lending) markets, that is a distinct advantage.

Desired skills:

• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written
• High level of attention to detail and investigation skills
• High level of business acumen
• Able to work on their own initiative and yet be collaborative
• Driven, hard worker
• Punctual and reliable
• Technology-literate to a high degree and able to work with and interrogate different accounts packages
• Excellent time management
• Approachable and able to gain trust of those you interact with
• Ability to multi-task to a high degree
• Full clean driving licence
• Ability to focus on the tasks required and take the necessary action swiftly

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