Sarah Choa

• Managed a portfolio of 3 clients (one being a FTSE 250), delivering high quality audit services within tight deadlines

• Prepared timely audit reports for executive management, the audit committee and the board of directors

• Identified internal control deficiencies and provided recommendations to enhance operational efficiency

• Review audit workpapers and reports to ensure accuracy and compliance with regulations

• Responsible for a team of 5 to10 individuals across audit engagements

• Facilitated training sessions for junior auditors to enhance team skills

• Coordinated with other internal departments (Deloitte specialists) ensuring a smooth auditing process.

• Ensure assigned work is completed within agreed time frames and carried out in accordance with approved methodologies and standards

• Acting as a point of contact for clients and audit managers and ensuring they are kept-up to date with developments

• Organising the audit and delegating responsibilities to junior team members

• Providing coaching to junior team members

• Reviewing the audit work performed by junior members of the audit team, before the work is pushed through to the audit manager

• Assisting the audit manager with file completion

Providing external audit services to complex, large-scale organisations such as Local Authorities, NHS Trusts, Foundation Trusts, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and all areas of central government.

• Performed substantive audit testing on sections – including: payables, receivables, revenue, expenditure, investments, cash, payroll, journals, AOB (agreement of balances), financial statement preparation, public dividend capital, laws and regulations, related parties transactions and contingency commitments

• Performed controls testing and walkthroughs including purchases, accounts payable, accounts receivable, journal processing, financial reporting processes and payroll system