Izona Bicaku
Summary
ACCA part-qualified TAuditor with over 3.5 years’ experience in external audit, specialising in not-for-profit organisations, including housing associations, colleges, charities, and private clients with revenues in the millions of pounds. Extensive experience leading audits from planning through to completion, including senior-level responsibilities such as risk assessment, audit strategy, delegation, and review. Confident working independently, engaging directly with clients at all levels, and delivering high-quality audits in compliance with UK GAAP, IFRS, SORPs, and International Standards on Auditing (ISAs). Recognised for strong technical ability, ownership of work, and consistently positive client and managerial feedback.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Auditor
Menzies LLP
2022.08 - 2026.01
- Delivered statutory external audits for housing associations, colleges, charities, and private clients, including not-for-profit entities with multi-million-pound revenues, ensuring compliance with UK GAAP, IFRS, SORPs, and ISAs.
- Led audits independently from start to finish, including planning, interim, fieldwork, completion, and finalisation, taking full ownership of audit delivery on solo engagements.
- Performed senior-level responsibilities including audit planning and completion, risk assessment, audit strategy development, delegation to junior staff, and review of audit work.
- Conducted interim and final audits, identifying key risks, assessing internal controls, and recommending process and control improvements.
- Audited complex and high-risk areas including housing properties, income, expenditure, creditors, debtors, regularity, fixed assets, cash and bank, salaries and wages, reserves, and profit and loss.
- Actively participated in client planning meetings, ongoing engagement discussions, and closing meetings, confidently communicating audit findings and resolving queries with senior stakeholders.
- Utilised audit technology and data analytics including SQL-based testing, Inflo Workpapers, CCH Audit Automation, Circit, Sage, and OpenAccounts.
- Received consistently positive feedback through six-monthly appraisals and engagement-level reviews.
Education
BSc - Accounting and Finance
The University of Salford
2018.01 - 2022.01
A Levels - Mathematics, Psychology, Health Studies
Holy Cross College
Bury 2016.01 - 2018.01
GCSEs - 11 GCSEs including Mathematics and English Language
Prestwich Arts College
Bury 2011.01 - 2016.01
Skills
- CCH Audit Automation
- Inflo
- MyWorkPapers
- Circit
- Digita Personal & Corporation Tax
- OpenAccounts
- Sage
- SQL-based audit testing
- Microsoft Excel (advanced)
- Microsoft Office Suite
Hobbies
- Netball
- Golf
- Bouldering/climbing
- Hiking
Timeline
Auditor
Menzies LLP
2022.08 - 2026.01
BSc - Accounting and Finance
The University of Salford
2018.01 - 2022.01
A Levels - Mathematics, Psychology, Health Studies
Holy Cross College
2016.01 - 2018.01
GCSEs - 11 GCSEs including Mathematics and English Language
Prestwich Arts College
2011.01 - 2016.01