Auditor’s career path

On your way up you will have to go through 6–7 steps. The first steps are an Assistant Auditor and Auditor; the next position is a Senior/Chief Auditor. Higher positions involving project management and client relationships management are Managers, Senior Managers and Directors. The top position is a Partner. All this way may take 10 years or more, but some auditors demonstrate outstanding performance and literally leap to the top of the career ladder!

The range of duties, responsibilities and authority of Unicon specialists’ correlates directly with their position in the career ladder.

Assistant Auditor and Auditor:

• audits certain FSA areas;
• gathers and documents audit evidence in accordance with the audit program and instructions of the audit team leader.

Senior/Chief Auditor:

• manages audits, embracing audit planning, task-setting to an audit team (including detailed allocation of functions), regular checks of the work of each team member and reviewing quality of working papers prepared by the team;
• is personally involved in the most complicated areas of the project;
• drafts all main documents for the client;
• regularly liaises with the client in the course of the audit.

Manager / Senior Manager / Director:

• manages audit projects (usually, several projects at a time);
• controls work quality;
• personally settles most challenging issues;
• liaises with the client and ensures smooth problem-solving;
• participates in business development, identifies clients’ needs for complementary services;
• participates in company management and staff development (including mentorship).

Partner:

• performs strategic project management and risk management functions;
• bears full responsibility for the results of audits and company performance;
• is engaged in business development and company management.