Fanni Szilvia Fabini

Audit Assistant Manager

BDO LLP

London, City of Westminster

09.2021 - Current

Leading audit teams of various sizes as the auditor in charge, guaranteeing manageable workload aligned with technical expertise and abilities of team members.
Overseeing team dynamics by providing coaching and conducting thorough reviews to ensure efficiency, while streamlining testing processes by implementing efficient tracking systems.
Managing high profile and AIM listed entities, ensuring meeting deadlines set by Audit Committees, all while enhancing audit quality through effective team management, knowledge sharing and review procedures.
Facilitating discussions with Audited Entities regarding their internal system notes and processes, reviewing the design and implementation of controls within different financial cycles. Upon unsatisfactory design or control findings, advising on best practices for improvement to ensure robust processes and operational effectiveness.
Communicating effectively with senior financial personnel, leading challenging conversations relating to control deficiencies, misstatements found during the audit or overruns relating to the audit fee.
Evaluating significant long term investment funds, including an endowment fund valued at £120billion consisting of government bonds, active and private equity, comprehending the complexity of financial instruments and ensuring compliance with regulations and accounting standards
Completing internal learning sessions relating to recent UK GAAP, IFRS and US GAAP regulatory changes, and successfully passing internal test of knowledge.
Preparing VAT and payroll reconciliations to facilitate thorough testing of these sections.
Preparing tax recalculations for smaller audited entities, ensuring compliance with latest tax rules. For larger entities, reviewing tax packs that are prepared by tax experts.
Navigating different ERPs and accounting software, such as Xero, Sage50 and NetSuite, while accessing TBs, General Ledgers and other information from audited entities.
Performing balance sheet reconciliations in areas including trade and other debtors, trade and other creditors, cash
Ensuring accuracy and relevance of financial data by testing journal entries across all business areas
Taking the initiative to coordinate learning sessions for junior colleagues to foster knowledge of audit rules, regulations, and best practices.